Beginnings
Boudleaux was born Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant in Shellman, Georgia, and was trained as a classical violinist. He performed with the Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra during its 1937-38 season, but had more interest in country fiddling and joined Hank Penny and his Radio Cowboys, an Atlanta-based western music band. In 1945 he met Matilda Genevieve Scaduto while performing at a hotel in her hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and they were later married.
Felice, as her husband affectionately called her, came from an Italian family of music lovers. Although she had done some singing, she had a natural gift for writing songs that, combined with her husband's music expertise, led to them becoming one of the most successful writing teams in country music.
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