Louise Massey, country and western singer, was born Victoria Louise Massey in Midland, Texas, on August 10, 1902. She was the daughter of Henry Massey.

The Massey family left Texas while Louise Massey was very young and she grew up near Roswell in Lincoln County, New Mexico. In 1918, Louise's father, Henry Massey, started a band that featured himself and three of his eight children singing and playing musical instruments. Most of the children were able to play several instruments while dressed in “elaborate cowboy outfits as their stage attire,” Louise played piano and sang. The Masseys' music career began in 1920s, when they played and sang at local shows and church socials. At the age of 15, Louise married Milton Mabie, who also joined the group.

In 1930, the quintet known as The Westerners included Louise, Curt and Allen Massey, Milton Mabie, and Larry Wellington, who had replaced Henry Massey. Louise, with her flamboyant Spanish-style costumes, became the focal point of the act and received lead billing. The Westerners' first radio performance was on KMBC in Kansas City. They moved to WLS Radio in Chicago in 1933. In 1934, the song "When the White Azaleas Start Blooming" was released by the band and sold three million copies. In 1936, they moved to New York, where they continued their radio work on NBC. In 1938, Louise Massey and the Westerners appeared in the Tex Ritter film Where the Buffalo Roam. The group returned to WLS Radio in 1939 and did a morning broadcast on NBC called Reveille Roundup.

Louise was labeled the "original rhinestone cowgirl" by later generations, she was known for her spectacular costumes and ladylike style on stage and for recording in both English and Spanish. The band was considered to be one of the most successful western acts in the USA. Polished, versatile and influential, they boasted a smooth sound that obscured their origins as rural musicians under their fiddling father Henry’s tutelage in New Mexico.

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https://www.flametreepro.com/personalities-louise-massey-and-the-westerners-cowboys-and-playboys-country.html
https://countrydiscoghraphy2.blogspot.com/2016/10/louise-massey-massey-family-westerners.html

Recording Session Chronology
13-Song Playlist Part 7
May 29, 1941 – Chicago, IL
Louise Massey and The Westerners or Massey Family
Louise Massey (vocals), Allen Massey (guitar), Milt Mabie (bass), Curt Massey
(fiddle), Larry Wellington (accordion), Smokey Lohman (steel guitar), Probably
Bill Thall (clarinet).

117. I Used To Love You (But It’s All Over Now)
118. My Sister And I (Missing Song)
119. The Band Played On (Missing Song)
120. Nellie Bly (Missing Song)
121. Ridin’ High
122. Huckleberry Picnic (Missing Song)
123. Mama Inez (Oh! Mom-E-Nez) (Missing Song)

June 3, 1941 – Chicago, IL
Louise Massey and The Westerners or Massey Family
Louise Massey (vocals), Allen Massey (guitar), Milt Mabie (bass), Curt Massey
(fiddle), Larry Wellington (accordion).

124. It Was Wonderful Then (And It’s Wornderful Now)
125. Where The Mountains Meet The Moon
126. Don’t Be Blue For Me (Missing Song)
127. Always Alone
128. Lazy Acres
129. You Don’t Love Me (But I’ll Always Care) (Missing Song)
130. With So Many Reasons (Missing Song)
131. Nothing Matters Anymore

January 22, 1941 – Chicago, IL
Louise Massey and The Westerners or Massey Family
Louise Massey (vocals), Allen Massey (guitar), Milt Mabie (bass), Curt Massey
(fiddle), Larry Wellington (accordion), ? (steel guitar).

132. There’ll Come A Day
133. I’m Human Too (Missing Song)
134. Rancho Pillow (Missing Song)
135. Gals Don’t Mean A Thing (In My Young Life)

January 26, 1941 – Chicago, IL
Louise Massey and The Westerners or Massey Family
Louise Massey (vocals), Allen Massey (guitar), Milt Mabie (bass), Curt Massey
(fiddle), Larry Wellington (accordion), ? (steel guitar).

136. The Ghost Of The Robert E Lee (Missing Song)
137. I’m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
138. How Foolish Of Me (Unissued)
139. The Honey Song (Honey, I’m In Love With You)
140. Somewhere West Of Heaven (Unissued)
141. Squeeze Box Polka
142. Starlight Schottische
143. ‘Long The Rio Grande (Unissued)

1944 Unknown Date and Location
Louise Massey and The Westerners
Louise Massey (vocals), Allen Massey (guitar), Milt Mabie (bass), Curt Massey
(fiddle), Larry Wellington (accordion), ? (steel guitar).

144. Goofus (Missing Song)
145. You Don’t Love Me (But I’ll Always Care) (Missing Song)
146. Wildcat (Missing Song)

1952 Unknown Date and Studio – New Mexico
Louise Massey
147. Sage Brush And Sand (Missing Song)
148. Lost (As I’d Be Without You) (Missing Song)
End Of Known Recording Sessions

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