Interesting, Michael.  And, you and I are pretty close in age, too.  My
younger brother was born in 1952.  Guess we're two of the oldest here!
Thanks for your input!  I enjoyed reading it!

Judy
www.topshelfoldies.com
www.superoldies.com
for the best in obscure '50s and '60s music


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Coxe" <audities@sonic.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: Favorites...


> J&J Giddings wrote:
>
> > Ok, I know this has probably been discussed before, but I'm fairly new
here.
> > What were some of your favorite songs, favorite groups, favorite albums,
> > etc., when you were growing up
>
> Born in 52 with musical awareness starting early due to my much older
> half-brothers. My 1st two albums were Bo Diddley (57) & "The Everly
> Brothers" (58) - gifts from my 2 brothers - I still have them. A few 45s
> - Drifters/Platters/Coasters cuts, Purple People Eater, Battle of New
> Orleans, Palasades Park, and later Lion Sleeps Tonight. My brother's
> extensive Do Wop collection (78's!) and Little Walter & Otis Spann 45's.
> Another big influence was a 3 record set of John Phillip Sousa music and
> my oldest brother's extensive Baroque & Beethoven collection. And my
> parents 78's (Sinatra, Andrews Sisters, Goodman, Porgie & Bess and other
> Gershwin, and alot more).
>
> Then my parents took me to see the Kingston Trio ~1960 (a very adult
> performance banter wise - I loved it!). My dad did publicity for the
> biggest promoter in the Southeast (Joe Murnick - who made most of his
> $$$ promoting wrestling - George & Sandy Scott  & Billy 2 Rivers were
> his finds). I saw hundreds of concerts starting before I could even
> appreciate (or really remember) them. R&R, Folk, Mainstream Pop, Country
> & Bluegrass, Soul, Classical - you name it, I saw nearly everyone who
> toured the South (except the Beatles & Otis Redding). Thus my primary
> early-age influence was live music.
>
> And WLAC Nashville Tennessee - Randy's Record Shop. One of the
> pioneering radio shows of the late 50's. Sitting in my brothers' room (I
> was 5/6 and they 17 & 18) listening to the latest from Memphis and
> Chicago was heaven. My oldest brother was a Ham operator and DX's AM
> radio from 2/3's of the US (from Raleigh, NC), but nothing beat WLAC.
>
> Then in 1963 a musical group from England...
>
>   - michael
>
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