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Pictured at Mt. Sterling High School (now Sterling Meadows) were the Dukes of Rhythm performing. The photo is believed to have been taken in the spring of 1946. Front row, from left: Mr. Agee-teacher; Bobbie Arnold McCarty, Bettie Sue Scott and David Howell. Back row, from right: Billie Peavyhouse, Donald Stone, Jake Rainey, Bill Rossenfoss, Clyde “Little” Reed. Individual in back row behind piano not immediately known. Photo submitted by Karen McCarty Tegt, daughter of Bobbie Arnold McCarty.


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