Charlie Poole, Jr.

James Clay "Charlie Dunk" Poole 2 Dec 1912 NC-15 Jul 1968 Burlington, Alamance County, NC was the son of Charles Cleveland Poole [Charlie Poole 1892-21 May 1931] & his first wife [Maude Gibson 1895-1987] Often billed as Charlie Poole Junior [aka Dunk Poole], he was a great singer and recorded for Bluebird 1937-38 with his group The Swingbillies/The Swing Billies. A Caporal in WWII, he had his throat slashed in 1944 [Anzio, Italy ] , he survived but that ended his singing.