Art Greenhaw

Greenhaw was born in Dallas, Texas{{cite web|url=http://www.artgreenhaw.com/biography.htm|title=Art Greenhaw Biography|website=Artgreenhaw.com|accessdate=October 2, 2018}} in 1954. He learned to play the guitar at age eight, and by fourth grade had his own band, "The Doodlebugs". He played in a rock band named "The Inner Soul",{{sfn|Dempsey|2002|p=204}} where he met physician George Miller, father of rock musician Steve Miller. The elder Miller hired Greenhaw's band to play at parties,{{sfn|Dempsey|2002|p=204}} and Greenhaw's interest in guitar led him to country music. He also studied classical music as a child, and he was part of the first group of students admitted by audition to Southern Methodist University's (SMU) newly created Piano Preparatory Department. He was eventually taught by Lucien Leinfelder.{{Cite web |title=Lucien Leinfelder, the Pianist Who Played Through Parkinson's |url=https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/News/2018/180110-MeadowsAlumLucienLeinfelder |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Smu.edu |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=WELCOME TO ART GREENHAW RECORDS - HISTORY! |url=https://www.honkytonkform.com/artgreenhaw/history.html |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Honkytonkform.com}} Greenhaw received his bachelor's degree in political science from SMU in 1976.{{sfn|Dempsey|2002|p=205}}

From 1983, Greenhaw was musical director and band leader of a weekly country music revue, the Mesquite Opry. He first worked with the Light Crust Doughboys when he booked them to play at the Mesquite Folk Festival in 1983, which he had founded.{{sfn|Dempsey|2002|p=205}} Walter Hailey, the Doughboys' master of ceremonies in the 1950s, was born in Mesquite and was a friend of Greenhaw's family.{{cite web|url=http://obits.dallasnews.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=walter-burton-hailey&pid=1372412|title=Obituary : Walter Burton Hailey Jr.|website=Obits.dallasnews.com|accessdate=November 1, 2018}}

The band had been working only sporadically for several years. Greenhaw became their bassist, co-producer, and manager in 1993. He arranged for the band to play in theaters throughout Texas and Oklahoma, and brought his experience as a rock bassist to their musical style. He organized performance and recording opportunities for the Doughboys. In 1997, he took the lead in composing and arranging music and recording the soundtrack for the documentary film Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula {{cite web |title=Lugosi Hollywood's Dracula – Art Greenhaw – Releases – AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lugosi-hollywoods-dracula-mw0002825014/releases |accessdate=October 3, 2018 |website=AllMusic}}, about actor Bela Lugosi. He worked on the project with University of Oklahoma instructor Gary Rhodes.{{sfn|Dempsey|2002|p=201}} The project received a positive review in Filmfax magazine.{{cite book|title=Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula|volume=67|date=July 1998|page=36|isbn=978-1-57441-151-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vUlMJrFzH6EC&q=Lugosi:+Hollywood%27s+Dracula.+filmfax&pg=PA275|last1=Dempsey|first1=John Mark|publisher=University of North Texas Press }}

Also in 1997, the Doughboys joined the Southern Methodist University Mustang Band{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-high-road-on-the-hilltop-mw0000832682|title=The High Road on the Hilltop – The Light Crust Doughboys – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=October 2, 2018}} and worked on a recording entitled The High Road on the Hilltop. This collaboration came through Greenhaw's previous connections with SMU. His father, Frank, earned a degree from SMU and from 1941 to 1945 was student director of the SMU Mustang Band.{{sfn|Dempsey|2002|p=204}} Greenhaw wrote three of the songs that were recorded, "High Road", "Texas Women" and "Hangin' 'Round Deep Ellum".{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Light-Crust-Doughboys-The-High-Road-On-The-Hilltop-/release/5823186|title=The Light Crust Doughboys – The High Road On The Hilltop|website=Discogs.com|year=1997 |accessdate=November 1, 2018}}

The 2005 album 20th Century Gospel: From Hymns to Blackwood Brothers Tribute to Christian Country, included contributions from Greenhaw and the Light Crust Doughboys, as well as The Jordanaires and Nokie Edwards. AllMusic said the album was "A pristinely recorded and expertly played slice of truly American music . . . an uplifting work that resonates with the participants' obvious love of making music."{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/20th-century-gospel-from-hymns-to-blackwood-brothers-tribute-to-christian-country-mw0000140879|title=20th Century Gospel: From Hymns to Blackwood Brothers Tribute to Christian Country – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=January 19, 2019}}

In 2006, for the Diamond Anniversary of the Light Crust Doughboys, America Sejung Corporation (ASC) were commissioned to produce a limited edition series of seven fretted musical instruments. With Greenhaw as technical advisor, they included a banjo, mandolin (with pickup), electric bass, and hollow and solid-body electric guitars. The instruments were produced in a customised "Biscuit Brown" colour.{{cite web|url=https://www.harmonycentral.com/news/limited-edition-75th-anniversary-light-crust-doughboys-instruments|title=News: Limited Edition 75th Anniversary Light Crust Doughboys Instruments|website=Harmonycentral.com|date=January 30, 2006 |accessdate=April 18, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.artgreenhaw.com/collectiblesarchive/collectibles2008.htm|title=Art Greenhaw Collectible Instruments|website=Artgreenhaw.com|accessdate=April 18, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gbase.com/powered/golden-age-fretted-instruments/gear/asc-light-crust-doughboys-75th-diamond-anniversary-commemorative-biscuit-brown-burst|title=ASC Light Crust Doughboys 75th Diamond Anniversary Commemorative Biscuit Brown Burst > Guitars Electric Solid Body – Golden Age Fretted Instruments|website=Gbase.com|accessdate=April 18, 2019}}

Greenhaw was inducted into the Texas Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2015 at Dallas Baptist University, in Dallas, Texas.{{cite web|url=http://www.tgmhf.org/inductees|title=Inductees – Texas Gospel Music Museum and Hall of Fame|website=Tgmhf.org|accessdate=September 7, 2018}} In 2015, his book, Mesquite (Images of America), was released by Arcadia Publishing.{{cite book|title=Mesquite (Images of America)|author=Art Greenhaw|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|date=September 7, 2015|isbn=978-1-4671-3357-9}}

In 2016, Greenhaw began creating, editing and writing faith-based visual novels and comic books, starting with a book series titled God's Silver Soldiers{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gods-silver-soldiers-mw0002980434|title=God's Silver Soldiers – Art Greenhaw, The Light Crust Doughboys – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=November 1, 2018}} (also known as Silver Soldiers: The Comic), and followed by Tales of Nazareth: The Boyhood of Jesus.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/tales-of-nazareth-boyhood-of-jesus-feat-art-greenhaw-eli/1237300201|title=Tales of Nazareth: Boyhood of Jesus (feat. Art Greenhaw & Eli) by Truthmonger Comics Group|date=April 14, 2017|website=iTunes|access-date=November 1, 2018}} The comic books, under the imprint of Truthmonger Comics Group Publishing, were praised for their innovative illustrations as well as their storylines and received media coverage.{{cite web|url=http://www.cw33.com/2016/08/03/mesquite-grammy-winner-turns-comic-book-author|title=Mesquite Grammy Winner Turns Comic Book Author|date=August 4, 2016|website=Cw33.com|accessdate=September 7, 2018}}

• 1980: Recipient of commendation, President Jimmy Carter
• 1995: Named Official State of Texas Music Ambassador, Texas House of Representatives
• 1995: Recipient of Family Business of Year Award, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
• 1995: Commendation from Texas Commission on the Arts, Austin{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
• 1999: Dove Award nominee{{cite web|url=https://www.crosswalk.com/culture/music/dove-award-nominees-540154.html|title=DOVE AWARD NOMINEES (1999)|website=Crosswalk.com|accessdate=November 7, 2018}}
• 2002: Dove Award nominee{{cite web|url=http://cmnexus.org/awards/Dove_Awards/2002|title=Dove Awards 2002 :: CMnexus|website=Cmnexus.org|accessdate=November 7, 2018}}

• The Ultimate All-Day Singing Songook Book, Marvin Montgomery & Art Greenhaw, 1999, Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated, CD / Hardback book, {{ISBN|978-0786650156}}
• The Light Crust Doughboys Songbook, Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery & Art Greenhaw, 2001, Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated, CD / Hardback book, {{ISBN|9780786630707}}

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• {{cite book|author=Boyd, Jean A.|date=2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HLZyxZk1BiUC|title="We're the Light Crust Doughboys from Burrus Mill": An Oral History|publisher=University of Texas Press|edition=1st|isbn=978-0-292-70925-6}} pp. 108, 111, 113, 114, 115, 119, 121.
• {{cite book|last=Dempsey |first=John Mark|date=2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vUlMJrFzH6EC|title=The Light Crust Doughboys are on the Air : Celebrating Seventy Years of Texas Music|publisher=University of North Texas Press|isbn=978-1-57441-151-5}}

• [http://www.artgreenhaw.com/biography.htm Official website]
• [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RztHCEkSZ10 A Life In Gospel Music – Art Greenhaw Records (video)]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpP7Qd5gE0M Stan Lee and Grammy-Winning Christian Comics Creator Art Greenhaw (video)]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlwKpq26OU8 Trini Lopez – Legacy: My Texas Roots story with Art Greenhaw (video)]

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