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So many firsts....by a talented women
Herman The Hermit, Radio and Stage Star. Band leader of Stuart Hamblin’s Western Music Radio Show. Helped Ruby start the Covered Wagon Girls Band. Sharing his talents he taught Rubye to play the Tenor Guitar, Base Fiddle. Taught her daughter Dolores to Yodel. As well as teaching Beulah of the Kettle Sisters Band to play the Banjo and then gave it to her.
- First Woman to have a Newspaper Column The Pony Express News, syndicated in 35 papers in the Southern Calif
- 1948 She was the first Woman to Start Western Radio Show
- 1948 -
1967 First Woman Magazine publisher Pony Express News Magazine Western Music, Events and Equestrian Events Len Slye (Roy Rogers) was very supportive and helpful.
The Covered Wagon Girls
First Band Members
Rubye Whitaker * Viola Soule * Marianne Bennett * Nadine Ostlund
Kettle Sisters : Eunice ~ Beulah ~ Ione
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