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Another stage performance with some of the Briarhoppers cast, probably at the old Armory Auditorium. The emcee is Lee Kirby, WBT's sports reporter. From left: Arval Hogan, Bill Davis, ?, "Fiddlin' Hank" Warren, Lee Kirby, Claude Casey, Homer Christopher with accordion, Whitey Grant. |
The Golden Gate Quartet. They came to WBT in 1934 and remained there through the fifties. We have their names but can't assign them to the proper person. Jim Stick sang bass; Willie "Bill" Lanford was tenor; Henry Owens was the lead; Francis Ivy sang baritone; and Willie Johnson played guitar. In our sound vault there's an 11-minute clip of a show the quartet did in 1942 commemorating WBT's 20th anniversary. The announcer sounds like Tony Marvin, who for years was Arthur Godfrey's announcer.
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| Courtesy Jim Scancarelli |
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