Leo Killion, Musical Composer
August 30, 2021 — Leo Killion, well-known musical composer, was born on this date in 1908. He was born in Towner and grew up in Minneapolis, learning many Swedish folk songs along the way. He often wrote nonsense lyrics to go with the tunes he was hearing.
In 1939, Killion, along with Ted McMichael and John Milton “Jack” Owens, co-w...