| Louise Massey and the Westerners. Stars in the 1930s on WLS radio's (Chicago) "National Barn Dance" which presented rural music and humor. Louise Massey (1902-1983) grew up in her father's band, the Massey Five. When the elder Massey retired in 1930, Louise, her husband Milt, and her brothers Curt and Allen added Larry Wellington to the act, changed their name to the Westerners. |