The Bradley Family
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The Bradley Family at Track 2 Chicago, 1995. L to R: Uncle Joe Jo, Blanchie Jo, Fannie Jo, Janie Jo, Suzie Jo, and Mama Jo
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The Bradley Family at the 1990 IAGSDC Convention in Vancouver. L to R: Blanchie Jo, Ina Jo, Suzie Jo, Mama Jo, and Wynonna Jo. Seated: Janie Jo.
also known as The Bradleys or The Bradley Sisters.
Hailing from Hooterville, near Pixley.
At a Western Star Dancers retreat in 1986, one group decorated their cabin as "The Shady Rest", the hotel from television's Petticoat Junction series. Thus the Bradleys (owners of the TV hotel) were born. The original Bradleys debuted at the 1987 IAGSDC convention in Portland.
The group, under Mama Jo's leadership, was the original publisher of the Bradley Bell.
The family includes
- Mama Jo - Freeman Stamper
- Suzie Jo - Sue Siegfried
- Janie Jo - Tom Tripp
- Wynonna Jo - Eddie Smith (deceased)
- Ina Jo - Garrett Peter (deceased)
- Fannie Jo - Russ Marsh
- Blanchie Jo - James Ozanich
- Sammie Jo - Sam Kaluf
- Uncle Joe Jo - Chris Anderson (deceased)
