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Very humble beginnings............and yours?

My parents bought me an Airline radio for my 13th Christmas on which I listened to  rock and rolll from WLS. KAAY, KIOA, KOMA and others....top 40.  Somehow, someway in my early 20s I became a fan of much of classic Jazz  and female Jazz singers.  The rock and roll I did visit a few times..mainly in live performances, Hall and Oats, Gene Pitney and several others.  Then while in Madison, Wi. I started visiting Jazz bars and lakefront fests in Milwaukee and Jazz has been my main interest since.  I do listen to some Classical and some Pop/Rock but most of my music library is Jazz and Jazz/Standards vocals. 

If you would like to share,  I would have interest in learning the route your music interests took on your way to where they are now.  Thanks, 
whatjd

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Defied my preacher father when I was 14 & took a summer job,passing on beating on doors hawking bibles,then icing on the cake was spending my earnings my first Radio Shack receiver & 2 way bookshelf speakers...Blasting out Rush,Bad Co.,Led Zepp & ALL the 60's/early 70's bands was the straw since Satan was a musician & all music was evil so I was gone in another 6 months at 15...
 Joining the Army at 17 afforded me the chance to see ALL the great bands as I traveled the globe as an Engineer Diver,well over 1000 live concerts incl.Led Zepp,The Who,The Stones,Pink Floyd & on & on & on...
 Now 60 & still a rocker but my taste is HUGELY varied now,from intimate Chamber & full symphonic to surfer rock to reggae to Hawaiian Island to ambient new age & many many others...
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