Stecker Brothers Agency was an American booking and management agency for

territory band Territory bands were dance bands that crisscrossed specific regions of the United States from the 1920s through the 1960s. Beginning in the 1920s, the bands typically had 8 to 12 musicians. These bands typically played one-nighters, six or seven n ...

s that performed in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Ohio. Stecker also owned ballrooms in Wisconsin and Michigan. Stecker's territory also included Wisconsin. Stecker's presence as a booking agent dates back to 1912. Frank Fred Stecker (1889–1978) was one of the brothers. The Stecker Brothers, initially, had a dance orchestra ''(circa'' 1912) called the Stecker Bros. Peerless Orchestra, based in

Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton ( mez, Ahkōnemeh) is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. One of the Fox Cities, it is situated on the Fox River, southwest of Green Bay and north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the c ...

Notable bands under management

* Grant Moore and his Original New Orleans Black Devils * Sylvester H. Rice''Late Eli Rice, Prominent Midwest Bandleader, Once was an Oshkoshian'',

Oshkosh Northwestern The ''Oshkosh Northwestern'' is a daily newspaper based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The ''Northwestern'' was owned by the Schwalm and Heaney families until 1998, when it was sold to Ogden Newspapers; Ogden traded the paper to Thomson Newspapers two ...

, June 28, 1962 (1905–1984)

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