- Youngest of 11 children.
- Promoted the career of Billy Ray Cyrus, but ended up in court with Reeves suing for damages. The matter was settled out of court.
- Learned to play the guitar with his mother's help. Got a regular gig on a local radio show by age 12.
- Named after Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- Attended Appalachian State College in Boone, N.C. and served 4 years in the Air Force.
- After his military discharge, he stayed in California. His friend, Hank Cochran, talked him into moving to Nashville in 1962.
- Became a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry in October, 1988.
- He used humor in his performances, telling jokes and doing impressions of Johnny Cash, James Stewart, and Walter Brennan.
- He got his nickname from the nonsense syllables "doodle-oo-doo-doo" that he sang with the guitar intro to his 1965 number-one hit song "Girl on the Billboard". His other hits included "Belles of Southern Bell", "Be Glad", "Good Time Charlie's", "Looking at the World through a Windshield", "Philadelphia Fillies", and "Women Do Funny Things to Me".
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