Mark Eugene Gray was a member of a country pop band that started by playing local clubs which led to touring with what?
Mark Gray (singer) Mark Eugene Gray (October 24, 1952 – December 2, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter and country music artist. He recorded both as a solo artist for Columbia Records and as a member of the country pop band Exile, of which he was a member between 1979 and 1982.
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".