Ozarks Voices: Mark Pearman, December 13, 2022
Interview with Mark Pearman by Tom Peters, Dean of Library Services at Missouri State University. Mr. Pearman is a professional musician who most recently performed with the Presleys’ Country Jubilee in Branson, Missouri. He has also performed with a wide range of musical celebrities including Mel Tillis, Clay Cooper, The Cleverlys, Roy Clark, Loretta Lynn, and Jerry Reed. This interview took place on December 13, 2022, at the Branson Craft Mall-Pickin Porch Grill in Branson, Missouri. Mr. Pearman and his wife own and operate this venue.
Topics discussed during the interview include: performing with the Presley family in Branson, Missouri; memories of Harold Morrison and Red Foley (from the “Ozark Jubilee”); Morrison’s stories about performing on the “Ozark Jubilee;” details about the “Ozark Jubilee;” playing the bluegrass festival circuit with Morrison and staying in his basement in Nashville; challenges of performing on live television and being a celebrity in the 1950s.