Our Era - Movies, Music, Radio and TV, 6th Edition

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Our Era - Movies, Music, Radio & TV, 1950‟s and 1960‟s. 1956Photo courtesy of The Courier-Journal, October 20, 1956. TV & Radio Programs. From Al Ring collection.
Our Era - Movies, Music, Radio & TV, 1950‟s and 1960‟s. 1956Courtesy The Voice Of St. Matthews, October 18, 1956:Waltz, Rock and Roll, Dance Music-The Moonlighters Play Them AllThe Community Center was rocking with modern music at the end of the Booster Day festival. It was the Moonlighters,and orchestra of local youngsters, playing for the teenagers dance.*****The boys all 12 to 15 years old, can play about anything—dance music, rock and roll, waltzes. Their repertoire totalsabout 100 numbers.The boys have paid a price for their skill. They started about two years ago while students at Waggener Junior High.Every Wednesday night they have practice in the basement of leader Ronnie Tharp at 220 Brown‘s Lane.Ronnie‘s dad, ―Buck,‖ is a longtime musician in the Louisville area. A trumpeter, he plays with the well known localcomic band, The Kiwanis Kadoodlers, and also with Logan Collins‘ Orchestra.The way it started was that Ronnie got together some of his Waggener band mates and organized the band. They startedwith seven boys (they now have 11), and practiced under the direction of Mr. Tharp.*****After Buck had whipped them into shape, they began playing at local Y dances, and church and school functions. Theboys look three or four dollars apiece for an evening‘s work, depending on what the customers could afford. But themoney was secondary. What they really wanted was experience. They wanted to practice and to learn.But for the last year or so, the money has become more important. For the boys have been expanding their repertoire.They invest their money in arrangements, and these cost $1.25 apiece.Mr. Tharp, of course, is very proud of them. And he is grateful to his neighbors. ―I‘m afraid the boys sounded pretty badthose first few rehearsals,‖ he said.―But the neighbors put up with it. Now I‘m happy to say some of them look forward to listening to our practice sessions.‖The Tharp‘s are getting to be pretty well-known as a musical family. Ronnie‘s older brother Kenny, 24, is a trumpet andsax man. Now in his last year at the University Dental School, he has worked his way through by playing with localbands.The Moonlighters are:First sax, John Burt; baritone sax, Kent McConnell; tenor sax, Martin Radunz; third sax, Stuart Carmen; trumpet RonnieTharp; second trumpet, Todd Hoon; third trumpet, Bruce McConnell; trombone David Stutzenberger; piano, Bob Baldwin;bass fiddle, Jim Herron; and drummer, Arvil Reeb.
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