Clarissa Lynn has strong roots in North Dakota coming from a small, family farm operation north of Stanton or just a little south of Pick City by the Lake Sakakawea area where she did more bale haulin' and cow milkin' than fishin'; however, Clarissa grew up in a musical family loving and learning to dance to old time and country music.
One of the many old time local bands featured on KBMR’S Happy Hour program is Rocky and the Happy Valley Gang from Glen Ullin, L.J. “Rocky” Rambousek owned and operated a nightclub in Glen Ullin known as Rocky’s Bar and Lounge. The band (early on) consisted of guitar player, Gene Kohler, Rocky’s brother-in-law, Clyde Staiger playing drums, and Rocky on the accordion. At least six albums were recorded including other talented musicians like the late Tom Frank and Tony Schaaf. The band was very popular in the tri-state area entertaining with Czech and German waltzes and polkas. The music is still most requested on KBMR’s Happy Hour program. Listeners around the state like to relate with Tony Schaaf’s good old-time German melodies.
