#Slim andrews one man band full

Ginger Mae’s first singing appearance was at the age of six in the Baptist Church in Hermon, Maine. Doc Williams recently recorded 12 of Ray’s original songs. Ray is now retired and spends his musical time writing sounds with more than 500 to his credit, including “Good-Bye and So Long To You”, “Prince Edward Island Is Heaven To Me”, and “The Tom-Tom Yodel”. The late Lenny Breau, one of the greatest guitar players in the world, was taught by Ray Couture when Lenny was a young boy. Ray has recorded with Lone Pine & Betty Cody, Gene Hooper, Big Slim, The Lone Cowboy, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Chet Atkins, Grady martin and played back up for many well known artists. When Lone Pine left the show in Wheeling, Ray stayed on and spent 45 years working on the Wheeling Jamboree, originally as a guitar player and later as Director of the Staff Band. In 1953, Ray went to Wheeling with Lone Pine and Betty Cody. About this time Ray joined Gene Hooper and played for several years in Bangor, Lewiston, Aroostook County and Eastern Canada. They broadcasted daily on WABI and played many concerts in the area. The group broadcaster nightly shows in the area until moving to Bangor where Lone Pine was well known. In 1938, Ray joined the Lone Pine Mountaineer Show. They were one of the first groups to broadcast on WCOU in Lewiston. At the age of 15, Ray and his cousins, Champ and Rich Bilodeau, formed a country band called Champ-Rich & Pan. Ray was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine. After 58 years of playing, he is still veryĪctive in promoting country music in Maine.Īlbum of songs that he has written. In 1958, heįormed the Bedard Trio which today is still very active playing at area eventsĪnd nursing homes, They also play with 'The Richard Feltīill plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, 2 stringīass and even a musical saw. When he returned, he formed a band called 'The He played in theĬalifornia desert and overseas in Japan and New Guinea. He went in the service, taking his music with him. After a lot of playing around the state of Maine, Makers' at the age of 16 where he met his future wife, Lona - who is the Then he and his brother played atīill started playing with 'Nate Noble and his Harmony Hay Once he swapped 5 roosters for a musical saw which Hooper, has dedicated her musical career to traditional music and yodelingĪnd travels with the Gene Hooper Family Show and can be seen quite oftenĪppearing with the Allan 'Mac' McHale and the Old Time RadioĮmile started playing music at home.

#Slim andrews one man band full

In 1994, Flo Hooper recorded her first solo full length

In 1948, Flo and Gene Hooper were married in Muncton, Newīrunswick where they were doing a daily radio show and making personal Sister, Lucille, joined the Lone Pine Show, doing solos, duets, and trios With betty and Lone Pine and was asked to sing and yodel.

The time, decided she wanted to yodel too, so with Betty's help and Music was listening to Jimmie Rogers and Patsy Montanna records.įlo's sister, Betty Cody, learned to yodel at 15 and Flo who was nine at She sang in church choir whileĪttending local schools in the Auburn area.