Ken Darby (Kenneth-Lorin Darby) (May 13, 1909 – January 24, 1992) was an American composer, vocal arranger, lyricist,
and conductor. His film scores were recognized by the awarding of three Academy Awards and one Grammy Award. He provided vocals
for the Munchkinland mayor in The Wizard of Oz (1939), who was portrayed in the film by Charlie Becker. Darby is also notable
as the author of The Brownstone House of Nero Wolfe (1983), a biography of the home of Rex Stout's fictional detective. (Wikipedia,
retrieved Sept. 24, 2018). He was also the arranger and lyricist for Elvis Presley's 1956 hit, Love Me Tender. Darby had a
long association with the Bohemian Club and composed and performed numerous pieces for both his camp at Bohemian Grove and
for annual Grove productions during the summer encampments.The Bohemian Grove's annual Preachers' Sons Night program was initiated in the 1940s by John Charles Thomas (1891-1960), American
opera, operetta and concert baritone. He launched the program "when he discovered that many of the Club's members were also
sons of preachers." (Maher, Michael J. John Charles Thomas: beloved baritone of American opera and popular music. Jefferson,
N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2006; page 17). Charles Easton Rothwell notes that "one of the most popular members of the club is
Wally Sterling, retired president of Stanford University. He presides over [the event] held each encampment on the middle
Sunday. (Source:
Rothwell, Charles Easton, 1902- .
From mines to minds : From mines to minds ; an interview conducted by Malca Chall in 1984 ; with an introduction by Ella Barrows
Hagar
. Berkeley, Calif. : Regional Oral History Office, c1985, page 225; available online:
https://nma.berkeley.edu/ark:/28722/bk0005z2j1g).