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Ray Hackett
Ray Hackett ''(né'' Raymond William Hackett; 5 November 1909 Carlin, Nevada – 29 March 1987 Santa Rosa, California) was an American radio broadcast and dance orchestra leader who flourished from 1928, while attending the University of Nevada, Reno, to the mid-1970s in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he spent most of his professional career. Career By the age of 15 (January 1924), Hackett – billed as "The Boy Wonder" – was playing popular piano music in Reno, Nevada, Reno theaters. Hackett was a 1932 graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno. He studied philosophy with plans to become a lawyer. In 1928, while in college, he was leading his own dance orchestra. Following the Wall Street crash of 1929, crash of 1929, Hackett lost his scholarship and began relying mostly on gigs from his Big band, dance band to pay tuition. He graduated and pursued music. His primary instrument was piano. In 1937, Hackett became music director at CBS in San Francisco. In 1939, he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlin, Nevada
Carlin is a city in Elko County of northeast Nevada, United States, and west of the city of Elko. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,368, up from 2,161 at the 2000 census. Carlin sits along Interstate 80 at an elevation of approximately . The city was named for Civil War general William Passmore Carlin. Its slogan is "Where the Train Stops...And the Gold Rush Begins". History On August 12, 1939, the '' City of San Francisco'' train derailed while crossing a bridge near Carlin, killing 24 and injuring 121. The wreck appeared to have been caused by sabotage but remains unsolved to this day. The train was operated by a joint partnership of the Chicago and North Western Railway, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Union Pacific Railroad. Carlin was the home of the Native American medicine man John "Rolling Thunder" Pope (1916–1997), who had worked as a brakeman on the railway. Geography Carlin is located southeast of the Carlin Trend, one of the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |