6. During the late 1940s I started doing musical tours while still doing my radio gig.

Alan Freed?

Not Alan.

7. To distinguish myself from other ratio personalities I adopted a nickname and a persona: "a wild, madcap, exaggerated " . . . well, if I told you more I'd be giving away the store.

Maybe the radio DJ (whose name I don't know) who was portrayed by Robin Williams in the movie "Good Morning Vietnam"?

Interesting guess. I don't know that DJ's name (I'll see if I can look it up), but it's not he.

8. I was known for my rich bass-baritone voice.

Paul Harvey Jr.?

Not Paul.

I looked up the Viet Nam DJ: Adrian Cronauer. I'd never heard the name before.

9. In 1949, I signed a recording contract with Capitol Records.

The Big Bopper?

Can I retract the Big Bopper and go with Bill Haley?

You certainly may.

Not Bill.

(Nor the Bopper. I knew you were wondering.)

10. I released almost 50 singles through the early 1950s.

How about Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.

Nor Jay.

11. I became something of a household name when I appeared on "I Love Lucy".

12. In 1955 I recorded a song that spent seven weeks at number one on the pop chart and ten weeks at number one on the country chart.

<crickets>

13. From 1956 to 1961 I hosted my own variety show on television.

"Tennesee" Ernie Ford.

You got it, Cliff!

I was somewhat surprised that nobody guessed Jim Nabors, who was a baritone, not a bass-baritone.

The final word missing from the description of his persona (clue 7) is "hillbilly".

Jim Nabors was a hoosier through and through, so the TN connection didn’t work.

. . . who was born in Alabama.

I am laughing at myself. I just looked it up and I could not be more wrong. Nabors only real tie to Indiana was his singing of Back Home Again in Indiana before the Indy 500 for more than 40 years. That's hardly hoosier through and through

Here we go...

1. I was born in 1949
2. I come from Los Angeles California, but I moved around a lot.
3. I have been married four times! I have also been divorced four times!