He is survived by sons, Brian Howard and Anthony (Claudia) Howard of Franklin a daughter-in-law, Kimberly Howard of Franklin sister, Mary Rose (Dale) Zink of Franklin five grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Louis, the Franklin High School Hall of Fame in 2016, and the Ohio Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019. He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 2015 during the 44th International Steel Guitar Convention in St. He then became a beloved weekend personality on the Real Roots Radio network out of Xenia. Then in 1989, he was a member of the house band at Renfro Valley (Ky.), the longest-running radio show in the country, enjoying a 10-year run. and Europe in 1983-84 with Grand Ole Opry star Boxcar Willie, making 26 Opry appearances.
Throughout the 1970s, he toured the nation with Steve Lake and The Swingmasters backing up artists such as Connie Smith, The Statler Brothers, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn, Lorne Greene, and members of the "Hee Haw" cast and "Lawrence Welk Show." steel guitar club in the 1950s, appearing on country music television programs throughout the ‘50s and ‘60s, and making seven USO tours throughout Japan, Korea, Newfoundland, Greenland, and Alaska that included entertainment icons Roy Acuff and Bob Hope. The family moved from Kentucky to Franklin, where Howard attended high school. “And I plugged that thing in and it made all kinds of noise.” “When I got it back (to Kentucky), we just barely got electricity,” he said in a 2015 newspaper article. His love of music started in the 1930s when his father purchased him a Sears, Roebuck and Co. FRANKLIN, Ohio - Ray “Chubby” Howard, of Franklin, who was nationally known as a steel guitar player and radio broadcaster, died Dec.
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