Odyssey of the Mid-Nite Flyer

Lee Barron (born as Elroy Vernon Lee 1 August 1915 Minnesota; died 21 December 1993, Omaha) was an American big band leader and radio and TV personality. His bands included Elroy Lee and the Crookston Dinner Club Orchestra, Snorty and His City Slickers, Lee Barron and His Belltone Music and the Lee Barron Orchestra, a territory band. He started in radio at KOIL in 1944 and later worked for several other radio and TV stations. In the late 1980s, he wrote the book The Odyssey of the Mid-Nite Flyer. (Wikipedia)