Town and community · added September 14, 2026
Otto Gray / Billy McGinty cowboy band
Evidence note · medium confidenceWhat the evidence supports
Carla Chlouber’s 1997 Chronicles article documents the Ripley group’s 1925 KFRU activity and cites September 7, 1929 Billboard for a scheduled Ohio RKO tour.
Limits and open questions
Full article now retrieved, strengthening the previous inaccessible 1929 lead. This is scholarly evidence quoting earlier records; does not prove every tour engagement occurred or authorize a national “first” claim.
Confidence detail: medium. Evidence notes are not a count of distinct ensembles.