Those 78s I mentioned that were lost “in a move” - my mom gave them to a neighbor kid and didn’t tell me. Scarred for life, I was.
Who in your family influenced your love of music?
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My grandfather. I was always very fond of my grandparents so a visit to them was something to enjoy. I recall going around the age of it must been between 2 and 4, to their house. I was very young, and I would sit on the edge of their bed and ask him to put song I liked. That song in particular was Rhapsody in Blue (either full length or harmonica Glory of Gershwin Larry Adler, I think what he put on varied from time to time. I love both.). I tended to respond specifically to that and to a lesser extent the 1812 overture and wanted to hear them over and over and again (especially the cannons).
So I tribute my interest in music to my grandfather. It is a memory I hold dear.
Later exploration would have been when driving back from long road trips where my father may have picked me up from a camping thing I did with other people my age and he would put a CD in the car. His taste tended to be best of or mixes by decade. I hit upon a few that I really liked and explore that artist in particular in an era that was easier to do so growing up when I did. it allowed me to find some favorites and run with it so both are really responsible.
So I tribute my interest in music to my grandfather. It is a memory I hold dear.
Later exploration would have been when driving back from long road trips where my father may have picked me up from a camping thing I did with other people my age and he would put a CD in the car. His taste tended to be best of or mixes by decade. I hit upon a few that I really liked and explore that artist in particular in an era that was easier to do so growing up when I did. it allowed me to find some favorites and run with it so both are really responsible.
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Nobody in my family influenced, or encouraged, my love of music that I can remember. My father died when I was 10. I've since heard that he was a big jazz fan and saw lots of cool people like Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, etc, back in the 40's/50's but by the time I came around, he was gone a lot and there was no records in the house that would indicate that.
I basically got into music on my own. First to try to fit in as an awkward kid, then later as a way to rebel and to help define myself, and finally as essentially a way of life. From my late teens to present day late 60's, it's been an obsession much of the time. It's been a life line for me in so many ways. I"m happy to say I did marry somebody who shares that passion, and we have passed it on to our daughter who does as well.
I basically got into music on my own. First to try to fit in as an awkward kid, then later as a way to rebel and to help define myself, and finally as essentially a way of life. From my late teens to present day late 60's, it's been an obsession much of the time. It's been a life line for me in so many ways. I"m happy to say I did marry somebody who shares that passion, and we have passed it on to our daughter who does as well.
I don't think my parents had much influence on my musical tastes. They had a Zenith console in the living room with just a few albums. It was one of those with the "phantom third channel" (which, when you played that demo record, the phrase was always belted out with a big voice and lots of reverb.)
Oddly enough, looking back on those few records, Andy Williams, Dean Martin and Mitch Miller - to name a few I vaguely remember, they had some Enoch Light! This was at the time when stereo was just getting big so they were stereo versions. I actually liked one album so much that, when I got back to collecting audio in around 2019, I made sure to go out and find this record. Cheesey and yet I love it. And, because the stereo is SO pronounced on this record, it sounds really cool through a QS style decoder.
The next person to actually influence me was my Uncle's (he was only 6 years older than me) wife's brother. I was such a nerd and Richie was such a cool dude. Despite being something like 7 feet tall, he drove this tiny Opel sports car. He could barely get in it.
I think the year was 1973ish (me, about 14 years old) and at that time I only owned one record. The Monkees Headquarters. That was, of course , because I watched the TV show every week. Richie played Dark Side of the Moon for me. I was blown away! The ticking clocks on Time just enamored me. I HAD to buy it. Of course, Money was played on the radio at the time, so that helped my soon-to-be addiction. It was around this time I decided I wanted to be a DJ.
...and that's what I did. And, of course, once in radio, I had nearly free access to all kinds of records and music.
Oddly enough, looking back on those few records, Andy Williams, Dean Martin and Mitch Miller - to name a few I vaguely remember, they had some Enoch Light! This was at the time when stereo was just getting big so they were stereo versions. I actually liked one album so much that, when I got back to collecting audio in around 2019, I made sure to go out and find this record. Cheesey and yet I love it. And, because the stereo is SO pronounced on this record, it sounds really cool through a QS style decoder.
I think the year was 1973ish (me, about 14 years old) and at that time I only owned one record. The Monkees Headquarters. That was, of course , because I watched the TV show every week. Richie played Dark Side of the Moon for me. I was blown away! The ticking clocks on Time just enamored me. I HAD to buy it. Of course, Money was played on the radio at the time, so that helped my soon-to-be addiction. It was around this time I decided I wanted to be a DJ.
...and that's what I did. And, of course, once in radio, I had nearly free access to all kinds of records and music.
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