Memories

This coming Tuesday, October 21 is the birthday of an old friend … the Legendary … Jimmy Beaumont of the Skyliners! One of the greatest singers I have ever worked with, a good friend, a humble gentleman who loved to sing and play golf! This coming Sunday, October 19th, I will be honoring my old … Read more

From the first time I heard music I wanted to be a drummer. However, my Mom wanted me to be an accordion player. In the late fifties and early sixties, there wasn’t much call for an accordion player in Soul, Rhythm n’ Blues and Rock n’ Roll music even know I appreciated ethnic music … … Read more

Over the years I have worked with and became friends with many talented entertainers from across the State like Cesear Berry of the Tymes, Dee Dee Sharp, Len Barry, Eddie Holman, the Dreamlovers, the Delfonics, the Orlons and Ernest Evans … known to the world as Chubby Checker. Tomorrow is Chubby’s birthday, born October 3, … Read more

This week I was going through some old pictures and memories of days gone by. I stumbled upon a photo of the great Ben E. King with me backstage at a show . And mind started racing … Ben E. King’s birthday is this coming Sunday, September 28th, born in Henerson, North Carolina. One of … Read more

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending a few hours at my Ginchy Stuff Museum with an old friend … Rob Pratt from KDKA. Rob conducted an interview with me which caused me to reminisce about some great times from my music career. When I got home, I began to look through some of my … Read more

Over my many years as an entertainer, musician, singer and promoter, I have made a lot of friends … especially my Philly friends. I sang with, worked with and backed many of the acts that came from Philly. Not only that, but many have also spent time with me at my restaurant, Atria’s at PNC … Read more