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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Photos and Autographs, Country Singers

A blogger friend wrote something yesterday on Facebook, and it reminded me that I had the autograph and photo of the person referenced to. I told Lori Hellmund about the items, and I would scan and share today, but it wasn't until I realized all the other singers I had that I decided to make it a post for Wordless Wednesday. Below is her autograph. Any guesses? The answer will be at the bottom. These photos and autographs are from the 70s. You should know most of them.
Crystal Gayle. (Photo below.)

 Billy "Crash" Craddock (Same concert as Crystal Gayle and Sonny James.)

 Tom T. Hall in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. (Autograph below.)

 Mac Davis (Same concert as Dolly Parton. (North Shore Music Theater, Beverly, MA)

 Sonny James (Autograph below. Same concert as Crystal Gayle and Billy "Crash" Craddock.)

 Johnny Cash at an outdoor venue in New Jersey, summer abt. 1977.

 Dolly Parton (North Shore Music Theater, Beverly, MA.)

(Photo taken the same evening I saw Sonny James and Billy "Crash" Craddock, Sept. 19, 1976, in Virginia. She wasn't a "star" then, but I knew of her because I followed all country singers. I got her autograph after I returned from my car during a short break. As I walked along the school hallway, she came out to get a drink of water from the fountain. We were all alone, and I asked for her autograph!)

 Sonny James (Photo above, same concert as Crystal and Billy.)

 
 Tom T. Hall (Photo above.)
(A friend went to him and got 4 autographs. I was chicken.) He sang at Hillbilly Haven, a club owned by former actress Donna Dixon's father in Lorton, VA.
Ricky Nelson aka Rick Nelson
I was at Paul's Mall in Boston one evening on Nov. 17, 1970, with my date. A small room, with lots of tables and chairs, and a small stage. I was there for the second show, maybe at 11. There were so few people there, but I was determined to get his autograph. At that time, he wasn't as popular as previously, so there weren't any groupies, only me. When he took a break, I knew he had to walk past me, so when he did, I asked if I could have his autograph. He said, "Yes, follow me." Off I went to his little room. I blabbered something about liking Boston, and probably something else. I don't think he asked me anything. Anyway, I got the autograph! He wore a skin-tight neck-to-toe white leather outfit with leather fringe from the shoulder to the wrist. I remember the important things. And yes, he sang, "Garden  Party."
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