Been singing since I can remember. Not much else to do on a tractor in a field in the middle of a Weeksville. My Daddy always sung, so I guess I inherited it from him.
I�ve sang in all sorts of community theater productions, and with a barber shop quartet for a couple of years. If any of you ever came to an NC State performance in the late 70�s, given by the chorus group, you�ve already heard me. I was in the tenor section�you remember now?
Started singing with ONTC after college, but after a while, I began feeling that I wasn�t pulling my fair share as �just a singer�, so I picked up the mandolin. I learned a couple of chords and brought it to a few gigs, but then the fellows started hiding it and asking me to leave it home. Next, I appointed myself the �percussion section� and I designed and made a combination scrub board. I hinged two together; one had the regular metal washboard, while the other had a glass washboard (very rare). This instrument was truly �one of a kind�. One night at the Soundside Restaurant, on the Outer Banks, someone relieved me of it. If you see this instrument, there is a big reward for its safe return.
Now alas, I�m �just a singer� again. |
