Please Pass the Biscuits, Pappy

My grandfather, who lived on the North Side of Fort Worth near the Stockyards for the early part of his childhood, remembers being handed a biscuit by Pappy O'Daniel during one of his political campaigns. In his brief childhood recollection, my grandfather tells of O'Daniel coming down Clinton Street on what he describes as a chuckwagon and O'Daniel stepping down to hand him a biscuit.

In the following years, O'Daniel went on to become the governor of Texas and even a US senator, but perhaps his most lasting legacy is his contribution to music. O'Daniel, who at one time served as the general sales manager at Burrus Mill, was integral in the early success of the Light Crust Doughboys, which gave wide exposure to both Bob Wills and Milton Brown. After leaving Burrus Mill, O'Daniel started his own company, Hillbilly Flour, and the band he formed, called W. Lee O'Daniel and his Hillbilly Boys, helped him win the governorship.     

Here is the song containing Pappy O'Daniel's famous slogan, "Please Pass the Biscuits, Pappy."