▁Italy ▁as ▁a ▁merchant ▁se aman ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁tou red ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁arrived ▁in ▁Gal vest on ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁sound ▁he ▁heard ▁was ▁a ▁J imm ie ▁Rod gers ▁record ▁playing ▁from ▁a ▁record ▁store . ▁ ▁M aking ▁records ▁seemed ▁like ▁a ▁good ▁idea , ▁so ▁he ▁sw ung ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁fast ▁fre ight ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁pract icing ▁y od els ▁in ▁the ▁box car ▁st raw . ▁Re e ves ▁walked ▁into ▁Long ▁Island ▁recording ▁studio ▁of ▁the ▁Gen nett ▁Record ▁Co . ▁and ▁told ▁George ▁Ke ats , ▁the ▁manager , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁recording ▁artist ▁from ▁Texas . ▁His ▁first ▁record ings ▁were ▁issued ▁as ▁Go e ble ▁Re e ves , ▁but ▁that ▁was ▁too ▁m und ane ; ▁at ▁all ▁later ▁sessions ▁for ▁Gen nett ▁Records , ▁O ke h ▁Records , ▁and ▁A . R . C ▁he ▁used ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁pseud onym s ▁including : ▁The ▁Texas ▁Dr if ter ; ▁The ▁Y od elling ▁W r ang ler ; ▁George ▁R iley ; ▁Bert ▁Know les ; ▁The ▁Broadway ▁W r ang ler ; ▁The ▁Y od elling ▁R ust ler ; ▁Johnny ▁F ay ; ▁The ▁Broadway ▁R ust ler ▁and ▁Lou ie ▁A cker . ▁ ▁Re e ves ' ▁big ▁break ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁client