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1936Sep, 26

Leroy Drumm

Leroy Drumm, American sailor and songwriter (d. 2010)
Leroy Maxey Drumm (September 26, 1936 – November 26, 2010) was an American bluegrass/country music songwriter who served in the United States Navy, in the 3rd Division as a sonar man aboard the USS Soley (DD-707), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer and deployed to the Mediterranean from July 1956 to February 1957.

Upon leaving the Navy he worked as a general laborer and welder in and around Detroit, Michigan. Leroy and Pete Goble co-wrote the song "Colleen Malone" recorded by Hot Rize on their Take It Home, that won the IBMA's Song of the Year award in 1991.

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