Weekly notes on the records, radio hits, and hymnals that shaped American life — from parlor pianos to the Top 40.
Today I discuss how I spent many a weekend night at Sarah's Place listening to live BLUES and R&B in the African American community of Gainesville, Florida.
Coffee Houses were the trend in the early 1960s and The Vanguard in Jacksonville is where I met the legendary JOSH WHITE.
How I met Dick Clark as a teenager because of a girlfriend.
Hi, I'm Hugh and I have been a LOVER of AMERICA'S GOLDEN MUSIC ™ since my Mom would dress me up to attend the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performances! Actually I think I dressed myself by then. I then found not only symphonies but The Kingston Trio, Sarah Vaughn, Elvis, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Beach Boys, Leonard Bernstein, Eddie Arnold, etc...
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