Born: January 10, 1928 - Died: August 24, 1972. In 1953, Ray formed his Ranch Hands band and began working at the Sunset Ballroom in Fort Worth, Texas. The band also had a 25 minute radio show on radio station KXOL which was a country station at the time. Group Members (1953): Ray Chaney, lead, guitar; Johnny Strawn, fiddle; Bob Hittson, fiddle; Jack Guhl, steel guitar; Ray Johnson, drums; Hallis Nord, bass; Johnny Crawford, saxophone, Bill Nelson, piano