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Chet Flippo

Chet Flippo

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Born October 21, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Died June 19, 2013

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Chet Flippo was born on October 21, 1943 in Forth Worth, Texas. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Chet has both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in journalism. Flippo joined the staff of "Rolling Stone" magazine as a contributing editor while attending graduate school at the University of Texas in Austin. He became the bureau chief for "Rolling Stone" in 1974. In 1977 Chet became a senior editor for "Rolling Stone." Among the famous artists and musicians Flippo interviewed and/or wrote articles on for the legendary rock magazine are the Rolling Stones, Tom Wolfe, Bob Dylan, the Who, Jimmy Buffett, Waylon Jennings, John Lennon, Dolly Parton, Joseph Heller, Tanya Tucker, and Willie Nelson. Other publications Chet wrote articles for include "The New York Times," "TV Guide," "Gallery," "New York," and "Texas Monthly." He's the author of the book "Your Cheatin' Heart: A Biography of Hank Williams" and the compilation "Everybody Was Kung-Fu Dancing." Moreover, Chet penned scripts for VH1, CBS, and CMT. Flippo has an uncredited bit part as a cowboy zombie in George Romero's horror cult classic "Dawn of the Dead." He was a lecturer in journalism at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville from 1991 to 1994 and was Billboard's Nashville bureau chief from 1995 to 2000. Flippo joined Sonicnet.com in 2000. In 2001 Chet became the editorial director for CMT and CMT.com. He's the recipient of the Country Music Association's 1998 CMA Media Achievement Award. In 2006 Flippo was honored with the Charlie Lamb Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism from the International Country Music Conference. Chet died from pneumonia at age 69 on June 19, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Type

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The 56th Annual Grammy Awards Poster

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards TV Special2014Self - Music Journalist

CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton Poster

CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton Documentary2006Self

CMT Greatest Moments: Johnny Cash TV Special2006Self

CMT Greatest Moments: Willie Nelson TV Special2006Self

CMT Greatest Myths 3: Even More Rumors, Legends and Downright Lies TV Movie2006Self

CMT: The Greatest - 40 Greatest Albums Documentary2006Self

Dust: A Tale of the Wired West Poster

Dust: A Tale of the Wired West Video Game1995Self

Dawn of the Dead Poster

Dawn of the Dead Feature Film1978Cowboy Zombie

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Year

2012 CMT Music Awards Poster

2012 CMT Music Awards TV Special2012

2010 CMT Music Awards Poster

2010 CMT Music Awards TV Special2010

2009 CMT Music Awards Poster

2009 CMT Music Awards TV Special2009

2008 CMT Music Awards TV Special2008

The CMT Music Awards 2006 TV Special2006

Century of Country Mini-Series1999

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The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash - A Story of Faith and Redemption Poster

The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash - A Story of Faith and Redemption Documentary2007

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