I grew up in Santa Clara, part of the San Francisco Bay area. My folks bought a house and lived there nearly 60 yrs! And they were country music fans. I was raised listening to the best: Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, and of course Johnny Cash.
We listened to them on KEEN country, 1370 on your AM dial. Or as they liked to say "too damn country for FM". hehehe
When I was about 10 or 11, I was at the kitchen table (doing homework, probably), the KEEN DJ announced, be the 9th caller to win. So I jumped up and dialed. Busy. Dial again. Congrats, you're the 9th caller! Being under age, I couldn't win so I had to holler for my dad -- he was across the street visiting with the neighbors. Turns out, I won a Sonny James album! And that win entered dad's name into a drawing; he ended up winning a slide projector!
I look back and realize how much that country music influenced me and my life. What we hear, or listen to, becomes a part of our very being. Choose wisely!
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