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GUS FUHRMAN ORCHESTRA
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GUS FUHRMAN ORCHESTRA. The Gus Fuhrman Orchestra performed from the late 1920s until about 1980. During that time Gus FUHRMAN had either a full orchestra, a small trio, or combo. He was very well known in the small towns in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. As a life long Elk, Gus also played the many Elks clubs in the Tri State area.
A 1936 Telegraph-Herald advertisement through the 1970 Dubuque City Directory listed 530 Wilbur Lane.