Well here it goes, I'm not to good at this kind of thing as
you will see.

My Dad was born Dec.30 1909 & He is still with us, so
is my Mom. I am so lucky to have them both with me
yet & still in good health.
My Dad was born & raised on a farm, when he married
my Mom he was 21 yrs. old.
They left MN. & moved to Chicago were Dad worked his
way through Electrician School, went on to get his masters
license. They moved back to MN. in 1950 & he started his
own business. I worked for him learning the trade as I went
along.
After working with him for 10 yrs. I decided to start my own
Electric Motor Sales & Service shop, which I still run Semi-Retired, now.

OK now for the Music part, my Dad was self taught guitar player
rhythm, & bass, & harmonica player also which he still plays.
My folks both loved music, so they were all for us kids playing
something.
One of my Sisters wanted to play Accordion so they got her the Acc.
& lessons to learn to play.
Then my next Sister wanted to play Organ they got her the Organ &
lessons. But after a few months of the Organ she decided she didn't
want to continue with that.

Well Dad said that's OK Denny will learn how to play the Organ, I
said no Dad I don't want to play Organ, Guitar maybe but not Organ.
Dad said we have a new Organ & your going to learn how to play it.
I took lessons for around 5 yrs. or so but never really like it.
I did play in a band with my Dad for a few yrs. & then with a few other
bands where we played that good ole Rock & Roll.

When they came out with the Cordavox Accordion's Dad just loved it &
so did I, so he asked me if he bought me one would I learn how to play it.
I said I would, & I did.
Played Cordavox for several yrs. then went back & forth between Organ
& Cordavox for yrs.

Then 3 yrs.ago I surprised my Folks & bought the arranger keyboard, they
come & visit us just about every Sunday now so they can hear me play.
They are my biggest fan's.
OH & Dad play's lead on the Harmonica every now & then.
Still having fun, with my Mom & Dad.
Thank You God
Denny

bump ...........keep the story' coming .

It seems like alot of forum members dad's had an musical influence . My dad did not .
He sang solo all the time ............


solo we couldn't hear him ................hahahahahahahahahah dano

My dad loved to whistle. He whistled all the time. The harder he concentrated on something, the more he whistled. It was never a recognizable song, just melodic tunes. That was the extent of his musical ability, except that he loved to hear me play.
He was from a large family, and when his dad died, my dad had to quite school after 10th grade and support the family. He met my mother while working on a dairy farm in Oklahoma.
He joined the Marines at the outset of WWII, and was one of the first to hit the beach at Guadalcanal and several other islands in the Pacific.
He spent most of his working life after the war building airplanes for McDonald/Douglas. He retired from there in the late 70's and died of lung cancer in 1987. All the years of working in asbestos, plus being a life-long smoker caught up with him. He was quite intelligent and, as far as I know, never had an enemy.
I miss him.
DonM