I recently came across this interesting biography of Frank Gay, a luthier and guitarist from Edmonton, Alberta. He was active from the 50's through to his death in 1982. There are some references to Chet and Lenny as well. I enjoyed the book and thought it might be of interest to some on the CB. The link below should go to Amazon for more details.
http://www.amazon.ca/Prairie-Bohemian-F ... +frank+gay
Roger