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4 unusual facts about Ray Whitley


Diana Gibson

Her last credited role was in the 1938 film Western Welcome starring Ray Whitley.

Gibson Advanced Jumbo

Gibson's Ray Whitley-branded "Recording King", introduced in 1939, was a similar sized flat-top guitar with rosewood back and sides and a sunburst spruce top.

Ray Whitley

He formed "The Range Ramblers" and began to broadcast on WMCA.

In 1938, Whitley was signed to RKO Pictures and made 59 movies, over 20 of them short western musicals where he played the lead role.


Fleming Allen

Allan composed songs for western movies by Gene Autry, Ken Curtis, Tim Holt, Rod Cameron, Ray Whitley, Bob Baker, George O'Brien, Roy Rogers and Dick Foran.


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