s , ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Biography ▁W iley ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Fort ▁Gib son , ▁Oklahoma . ▁At ▁fifteen , ▁she ▁left ▁home ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁singing ▁career , ▁singing ▁on ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁radio ▁stations . ▁Her ▁career ▁was ▁interrupted ▁by ▁a ▁fall ▁while ▁horse back ▁r iding . ▁She ▁suffered ▁temporary ▁blind ness ▁but ▁recovered . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Leo ▁Re is man ▁Orchestra , ▁with ▁whom ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁she ▁recorded ▁three ▁songs : ▁" Take ▁It ▁from ▁Me ", ▁" Time ▁On ▁My ▁H ands ", ▁and ▁her ▁composition ▁" G ot ▁the ▁South ▁in ▁My ▁Soul ". ▁ ▁W iley ▁began ▁her ▁radio ▁career ▁at ▁K VO O ▁in ▁Tul sa , ▁Oklahoma . ▁She ▁sang ▁on ▁the ▁Mrs . ▁Ele an or ▁Ro ose vel t ▁program ▁on ▁N BC ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁Victor ▁Young ' s ▁radio ▁show ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁From ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁she ▁had ▁her ▁own ▁show , ▁Lee ▁W iley , ▁on ▁CBS . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁W iley ▁recorded ▁eight ▁G ers h win ▁songs ▁on ▁ 7 8 s ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁for ▁Liber ty ▁Music ▁Sh op ▁Records . ▁The ▁set ▁sold