Curley myers biography

Gerald L. "Curley" Myers, former member of Captain Stubby's Buccaneers and former member of the Indiana Hoedown cast, was born April 1, 1920, on a farm approximately 12 miles east of Lebanon, Indiana.

From the age of eight he was in love with music. As he progressed through school he played a bass violin in the school orchestra. Somewhere later in life he took up the banjo and guitar, and each served him through a successful career in show business.

Early on he became a part of a group of musicians in his local church that formed a band called the Woodside Harmonica Band.

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This lead to a group called "The Hoosier Ramblers", and they secured a radio spot on radio station WDAN in Danville, Illinois. That group consisted of Jim Stokes, John Fife, Carl Smith, Dwight Stokes and Gerald (Curly) Myers.

By 1939, they had evolved into a new group of entertainers over WDAN. That ensemble included Carl Smith (not the Carl Smith), Jim Stokes, Tom "Stubby" Fouts, Jerry Richards, and Tiny Sto