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    • Sep 13, 1903
    Banjo player Kenny "Rudy" Trietsch is born in Arcadia, Indiana. He forms the comedic "WLS Barn Dance" band The Hoosier Hot Shots, who earn a trio of mid-1940s hits and appear in a string of westerns
    Nov 26, 1904
    Woodwind player Charles "Gabe" Ward is born in Knightstown, Indiana. He becomes a member of the comedic "WLS Barn Dance" quartet The Hoosier Hot Shots, who score a trio of mid-1940s hits and appear in several western movies
    Apr 11, 1905
    Paul "Hezzie" Trietsch is born in Arcadia, Indiana. Playing drums and washboard, among other instruments, he helps create the "WLS Barn Dance" band The Hoosier Hot Shots, who earn a trio of mid-1940s hits and appear in numerous westerns
    Jan 1, 1909
    Multi-instrumentalist Frank Kettering is born in Monmouth, Illinois. He co-founds the comedic "WLS Barn Dance" quartet The Hoosier Hot Shots, who score a trio of hits in the mid-1940s and appear in a string of westerns. He leaves the band in 1944
    Jan 22, 1923
    Banjo player Ken Trietsch marries Ruth Modlin. He gains acclaim as Hot Shot Rudy in the comedic band The Hoosier Hot Shots on WLS Radio's weekly variety show "The National Barn Dance"
    Mar 15, 1924
    "Are you ready, Hezzie?" Apparently so. Percussionist Paul Trietsch marries Bessie Burk. During the next decade, he takes the role of Hot Shot Hezzie in WLS' Hoosier Hot Shots, who begin most of their comedic records inquiring about his preparation
    Dec 25, 1926
    Vaudevillian Kenny Trietsch and his wife, Ruth, have a daughter, Gloria Joan Trietsch. Within seven years, he becomes a member of the comedic country quartet, The Hoosier Hot Shots
    Nov 13, 1934
    The Hoosier Hot Shots hold their first recording session at the Furniture Mart Building in Chicago, Illinois
    Mar 13, 1935
    Hoosier Hot Shot Frank Kettering and his wife, Dorothy, have a daughter, Carol Suzanne Kettering, in Illinois
    Jun 15, 1935
    The Hoosier Hot Shots sign with Columbia Records
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