Del Dunbar

Born: February 16, 1918 - Died: August 19, 1993. Known to his fans as the D-Bar Ranch Hand. Registered his own D-BAR cattle brand. He also participated in rodeo shows, showing off his roping and lariat skills in roping, bronco riding and bulldogging contests. Del's radio career began in San Antonio over KONO, which is also where Ernest Tubb spent part of his early career. The D-Bar Ranch Hand then acquired the rights to the name "Texas Outlaws" which was a staff band that was formerly led by Dave Rogers. Del and the Texas Outlaws had a show that was heard every day at 12:15pm, and sponsored by Heart's Delight flour. Members included Louie Skufe, a native of West Virginia and playing the fiddle; Shorty Bryan, born in Oklahoma and their bass fiddle player; Charlie Poss, a San Antonio home-town native who played the piano; and Bob Symons on the steel guitar and vocals.