Real name: Leichester Howard “Corky” Edminster

Born Feb. 16, 1916, in Wichita, KS. Studied piano at Friends Conservatory of Music. During the 1930s , the Ark Valley Boys, performed on KFH, Wichita’s first radio station. During World War II, played in the U.S. Navy Band. After the war, his band evolved into Corky’s Corral Gang and played on KANS radio. In 1952, they went to Hollywood, working with Gene Autry and his comic sidekick Smiley Burnette on a number of B-grade Westerns. Known for his bright pink and lavender clothes when he performed, and his distinctive white glasses.