He learned to play the fiddle with some help from his father and from James McCarroll, a member of the Roane County Ramblers.

Sunbrock would travel around the country with his fiddlers and arrange "world championship fiddling contests" in towns along the way.

[2] In 1948, Curly and Ruby moved to Houston, Texas, where they remained for over a decade, working in radio and television.

In 1960, the pair returned to work on the Grand Ole Opry, but Ruby often fell ill and Fox frequently performed solo.

[2] After her death, Fox played solo for several years, but eventually moved to Chicago to live with family.