Daisy Mae & Old Brother Charlie Arnett

After performing on the CBS radio Network shows "Renfro Valley Folks" and "Shady Valley Folks", and legendary WWVA in Wheeling, WV, Daisy Mae and Old Brother Charlie moved to Tampa and performed daily on WDAE during the late 1940s, amassing quite an audience.

They moved to Charlotte, NC, for a short while in the early 1950s, they returned to Tampa, and continued with daily radio shows on WHBO and a weekly show on WSUN-TV. Bobby Lord and Slim Whitman frequently appeared on their TV show. They also performed on records.

Along the way, the TV show was discontinued and their marriage dissolved, and they discontinued performing as an act. I believe that Charlie Arnett moved to Miami. Daisy Mae continued performing on WHBO, WDAE, and WTWB. (Approximately 270 of her 15-minute WHBO radio shows have survived.)

Sometime around 1966, Daisy discontinued performing on radio and began working in the business sector. Daisy Mae passed away around 1986, and Charlie passed away in the year 2000.

Daisy Mae and Old Brother Charlie were known nationally during the years that they performed in the Tampa area.