Spoiler : LUTHER, FRANK (aka Frank Luther Crow and Bud Billings) Born in Lakin, Kansas 8/4/1899, (some sources say 1900 & 1905, Social Security records support the year as I have it here); died 11/16/1980 in New York City. Married and divorced to vocalist Zora Layman (?-1941). Luther was raised in Bakersfield, California. He studied music at Kansas State Normal College. Luther sang and played piano with gospel quartets before relocating in New York City in the late 1920s. Subsequently Luther recorded with his wife, vocalist Zora Layman, and with singing cowboy Ray Whitley. When Robison split with his partner Vernon Dalhart in 1928, Robison joined forces with the Luther Brothers-including Frank and sibling Phil Crow- and the threesome was billed as the Carson Robison Trio. After Phil Crow left them to go solo, the duo appeared as Bud and Joe Billings. Together they cut records for Conqueror, Decca and Victor. Luther and Carson J. Robison wrote Barnacle Bill, the Sailor. Luther wrote many tunes for children, at one time it was said that, "Luther brought more stories in song to children than anyone else on radio and records." In the 1950s Luther became a music industry executive.

Spoiler : Vocalist on radio programs including Happy Wonder Bakers for NBC (1927-1931); Hollywood Nights for NBC-BLUE (1931-1932); Friendship Town for NBC-BLUE (1932); Manhattan Merry-Go-Round for NBC-BLUE (1932-1933); Five Star Theater (1932-1933); Heartthrobs of the Hills (aka Dreams of Long Ago & Hillbilly Heartthrobs) for NBC (1933-1938); Luther-Layman Singers for NBC (1939- 1941); I'll Never Forget for Mutual (1940); Luncheon at the Waldorf on NBC-BLUE (1940-1941); From 1933-1935, Luther was a recurring guest on Ethel Park Richardson's radio folk culture dramatizations (on New York's WOR and on NBC). Host and vocalist on Your Lover for NBC-Radio (1934). Announcer for the CBS-Radio soap The Life and Love of Dr. Susan (1939).