LeRoy V. "Snake" Whyte (changed from “White”) was trumpeter, jazz musician and song writer. His father was a minister and coal miner. Whyte left home and joined a carnival band and eventually joined the Kansas City jazz circuit; traveling all over the country playing with big bands like Duke Ellington. He wrote music for many famous groups; produced and recorded music in Los Angeles. He returned to Perry and started the Roy Whyte Big Band.
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