JS33 Six string singer Jim Skinger
In the bio notes on his web page, guitarist Jim Skinger says, “It seems there was never a time when I wasn’t strumming a guitar, playing the piano or practicing the accordion, but it was the guitar that held the most fascination for me.”
Sixty years later, the guitar continues to captivate him and the […]
J32: Monk in our sphere
It’s been rumored for years among local jazz fans that the late-great jazz pianist flipped one of his many hats here in town. It was actually in Grafton. In 1964 TIME magazine under the headline: Thelonious Monk: “Pretty Butterfly,” reported that, “In Boston Thelonious Monk once wandered around the airport until the police picked him […]
J31: Lament for Otis Ferguson
In his book, Changing the World: Clark University’s Pioneering People, 1887-2000, President Emeritus Richard P. Traina chose a remarkable list of important figures who had been affiliated with the school during that time. Among those to make the cut include such recognizable heroes as “Rocket Man” Robert Goddard and lesser knowns like the great writer […]
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