Cecil Null
Musician · 1927–2001 · Crocketts Cove, Virginia
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Songwriter
Cecil Null was a Virginia-born Nashville country songwriter, autoharpist, and Grand Ole Opry member best remembered for writing “I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (About Him),” the 1953 No. 1 country hit for the Davis Sisters that has since been recorded by Patsy Cline, Skeeter Davis, Bill Monroe, and Esther Phillips.
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- Born April 26, 1927, in East War, West Virginia.
- Wrote “I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (About Him).” The Davis Sisters’ 1953 RCA recording reached No. 1 country.
- Wrote “Don’t Let Smokey Mountain Smoke Get in Your Eyes” for traditional bluegrass acts.
- Joined the Grand Ole Opry cast as an autoharp soloist.
- Died August 26, 2001, at age 74.
