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The Wink Westerners
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In 1949, at the age of 13, Roy Orbison organized his first band "The Wink Westerners". After the Wink Westerners won a talent contest organized by Pioneer Furniture company in Midland, Pioneer sponsored a weekly television show for them on KMID-TV. The Westerners consisted of Charles Evans on stand up Bass, Billy Par Ellis on drums, Richard West on piano and James Morrow on electric mandolin. In 1951, at the age of fifteen, Orbison and the band began appearing on radio broadcasts from nearby Kermit. Mr. Limpscombe, superintendent at Wink High School was running for a posit… read more
In 1949, at the age of 13, Roy Orbison organized his first band "The Wink Westerners". After the Wink Westerners won a talent contest organized by Pioneer Furniture company in Mid… read more
In 1949, at the age of 13, Roy Orbison organized his first band "The Wink Westerners". After the Wink Westerners won a talent contest organized by Pioneer Furniture company in Midland, Pioneer sponsored a weekly television sh… read more
