17 Facts About Wynn Stewart

Winford Lindsey "Wynn" Stewart was an American country music singer and songwriter.

Wynn Stewart was one of the progenitors of the Bakersfield sound.

Wynn Stewart spent most of his childhood moving around the country with his sharecropping family.

Wynn Stewart originally wanted to become a professional baseball player, but suffered from a hand disease and was too short to play professional baseball.

In high school, Wynn Stewart formed a band that played at clubs around California.

Wynn Stewart soon met steel guitarist Ralph Mooney, who joined Stewart's band.

In 1954, Wynn Stewart signed a recording contract with an independent record label called Intro Records.

Wynn Stewart liked the song so much, he arranged an audition with Capitol Records for Stewart.

Wynn Stewart soon recorded and released his first single from the label, "Waltz of the Angels", that same year.

However, Wynn Stewart did not stay with Capitol much longer as none of his other singles was gaining much success.

Wynn Stewart was part owner of a Las Vegas, Nevada, nightclub called Nashville Nevada during the early 1960s.

Wynn Stewart performed there six nights a week and hosted his own television show.

Wynn Stewart returned early, was impressed with Haggard's performance, and hired him as his regular bass player.

Wynn Stewart wrote Haggard's first hit "Sing a Sad Song".

Wynn Stewart recorded a string of singles that were a mix of different styles, ranging from pop to rockabilly.

Wynn Stewart moved back to the center of the Bakersfield sound, California, in 1965.

Wynn Stewart's first couple of singles for the label proved unsuccessful for Stewart, but his fifth single was a different story.