Del Reeves

Known for

Acting

Born

July 14, 1932

Died

January 1, 2007

Birthplace

Sparta, North Carolina, USA

Country singer/songwriter Franklin Delano Reeves was born on July 14, 1932 in Sparta, North Carolina. The youngest of eleven children, Reeves learned how to play guitar with his mother's help (he borrowed his brothers' instruments while they were serving in World War II) and was a local radio star at age twelve.