What key details about doc williams -lrb- singer -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: doc williams -lrb- june 26 , 1914 -- january 31 , 2011 -rrb- was an influential american country music band leader and vocalist . born as andrew john smik , jr. in cleveland , ohio , and raised in kittanning , pennsylvania , he got his professional start playing with the kansas clodhoppers during the early 1930s . doc eventually formed his own band , doc williams and the border riders . the group went on the air on wwva wheeling in 1937 ; soon , with the addition of comedian froggie cortez and cowboy crooner '' big slim the lone cowboy '' , and became one of the station 's most popular attractions . in 1939 , williams married jessie wanda crupe , a singer who soon adopted the stage name chickie williams -lrb- february 13 , 1919 -- november 18 , 2007 -rrb- . the williams ' were popular performers . although the couple and their band the border riders recorded , performed live and appeared on the radio for over five decades , they never had a national hit . doc williams founded wheeling records in 1947 and through it released all of his and his wife 's albums ; occasionally , they sang together , and sometimes with their three daughters . among his best-known songs are '' willie roy the crippled boy '' and '' my old brown coat and me '' . williams died on january 31 , 2011 in wheeling , west virginia , aged 96 .
- death place is wheeling , west virginia , u.s.- years active is 1929 -- 2006- birth name is andrew john smik , jr.- death date is 31 january 2011- birth date is 26 june 1914- name is doc williams- image is doc williams.jpg- birth place is cleveland , ohio , u.s.- occupation is band leader , vocalist