translate English to German: He had a solo spot on the Opry for a while but when that was cut Atkins moved on to KWTO in Springfield, Missouri , and despite the support of executive Si Siman, soon was fired for not sounding country enough.
Atkins wechselte noch mehrmals Stadt und Radiosender, bevor er 1947 von Steve Sholes, dem Chef der Country-Abteilung von RCA Victor unter Vertrag genommen wurde.