Mark Eugene Gray was a member of a country pop band that started by playing local clubs which led to touring with what?
Exile (American band) Exile, originally known as The Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky, by J.P. Pennington. They started by playing local clubs which led to touring with Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars opening shows and providing backup for major rock artists of the period.
Wheeling Jamboree The Wheeling Jamboree is a pioneering American radio show that features country music and has aired since 1933. It was broadcast from Wheeling, West Virginia on WWVA, the first radio station in West Virginia and a 50,000-watt clear-channel station, from its launch through approximately 2008. As of 2016, the Jamboree now only broadcasts on a 6-watt low-power station and is, for the most part, no longer broadcast live. Numerous acts and stars passed through the annals of the "Jamboree"; some reached fame and fortune while others fell into oblivion. It is the second oldest country music broadcast in the United States after the "Grand Ole Opry".