Gatemouth Brown played guitar, mandolin, fiddle, viola(!) and harmonica, had a successful career as a musician and deputy sherrif. I have two of his albums on vinyl, “Alright Again!” and “One More Mile,” both are excellent.

Bill Haley had a modest career playing country swing before he started covering R&B songs (“race records”) at a time when white parents wouldn’t let their kids listen to black artists. He and others helped legitimize Rock and Roll in 1954.

Just two years later, That same year, a white singer from Mississippi was signed up to record because he “sounded black.” Guess who that was.

Jimsmu–

Wow. Schoolhouse Rock?! I kinda missed out on that, although some of my friends watched it.

Thanks for the kudos, guys.