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Quincy Snodgrass 1922-2001
Born Leon
Milton Silby, Pops started singing as Hank Silby with The Skyline Boys.
He started in show business at the age of ten years old on the local radio
station in his birthplace of Lynchburg, Virginia. Hank performed at local fairs,
and vaudeville theaters, churches, schools and such affairs during his
youth. Fortunately for Quincy, his mother worked at a shoe factory
and she made his clown shoes for him.
Quincy's musical talent equaled his talent as a comedian. Throughout his career
he has recorded on some of the greatest country and western albums and some of
the early rock albums of our era. He made guest appearances on such shows as The
Big Valley and Bonanza, and character bit acting in numerous movies.
Quincy made friends with nearly all that were fortunate enough to have met him.
His infectious love of life, laughter and music continued throughout his
lifetime. A few, but certainly not all of his close personal friends
included
Leon created a place where he and his friends could play their music for others
instead of his kitchen at home, giving us nine wonderful years of The Town Hall
Party television show.
all rights reserved © 2003 A few links to Quincy
Watch Pops with Wanda Jackson performing Mean, Mean Man on Town Hall Party--->You Tube Link
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Hank began using Quincy Snodgrass for his comedy act at this time. This was how
he became known with three names, Hank, Quincy, and Leon. 
His career spanned six decades in the fields of comedy and
country music. His acting career spanned three decades. Quincy 
was the star comedian for three major long-running television shows, the
original Jimmy Dean Show out of Washington D.C. in the early fifties and Town
Hall Party out of Los Angeles in the later fifties and early sixties. Hank was
kept busy with Gene Autry's Ranch Party out of Los Angeles also in the sixties.
Tex Ritter, Johnny Cash, Merle Travis, and Cheeta (from the Tarzan
movies). He had the natural, God given ability to make us all feel at home
and relaxed within a few minutes of being in his presence.
The
television show aired each weekend and had an all star cast of country and
western musicians playing the nation's top hits such as Hot Rod Lincoln by Jonny
Bond. Quincy would be doing his own great comedy which would leave everyone
roaring with laughter. Leon's musical genius enabled him to play different
instruments and he joined his friends playing each show. 
Quincy teamed up with Hal Southern as a comedy duo and recorded You're Gonna
Cause Me Trouble?. His home forever remained open to any and all that
wanted to play or sing and music continually flowed.
Quincy retired from show business in the nineteen eighties. He never stopped
performing with his friends, he only changed his venue.
Most afternoons would find Quincy outdoors with a guitar in his hands, playing
along with his friends, enjoying the music and company. His sudden death,
due to heart failure, came within hours of yet another of those wonderful
afternoons. Quincy was blessed by God to be able to die laughing and on
the road. He was joking with his son Lee while only half a mile outside of
Nowhere (Nowhere, Arizona, that is). 
This photo was taken 2 hours before his passing.
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