I recently added a user activated music player to the class web site. The player is located to the right of the History link. Hopefully, most of you know how to use this type player. If not, email me with your questions.
The music playing at the time of this posting is the old standard Funny How Time Slips Away. The artist is Jimmy Elledge. If his name doesn't ring a bell the sound of his unique voice probably will. I'll probably change the music frequently just to keep it fresh so if you want to hear this song don't put it off.
On a related note, about 10 years ago I visited a cousin who lives in east central MS. I'd never met him personally before my visit, but we had traded lots of emails as part of our genealogy work. While in his home I learned that he played several musical instruments and that as a teenager he, Jimmy Elledge, and 2 or 3 other local teenagers played in a string band as part of their school related FFA activities. Elledge did most of the singing because of his vocal talents, but he also played the piano. The guys in the band were apparently pretty good musicians because their band won the state level FFA competition in 1956. They also competed in the national level FFA activities in Kansas City that year and appeared on national TV.
Elledge was the only one in the band who spent his career in the music business. The other guys went on to careers in education, business, or other type jobs. My cousin showed me a picture of the "boys in the band" in 1956. Looking at that photo made me realize just how quickly time does slip away.
