It’s popular to list one’s favorite CDs or the “first band” you saw, but while making a list I wanted to include the many other musicians and artists that my Mother exposed me to during my early years. Here are ten artists (musicians, singers, groups, bands, and performers) that I feel fortunate to have seen in the first twenty years of life:
10 Performances before Age 20
- Houston Symphony Orchestra (Jones Hall, Houston)
- Carol Channing (Hello Dolly, Houston)
- Pepe Romero, classical guitarist (University of St. Thomas, Houston)
- Joaquin Rodrigo, classical guitarist (Houston)
- Manuel Barrueco, classical guitarist (Houston)
- Starland Vocal Band (Astroworld, Houston)
- Rod Stewart (LSU, Baton Rouge)
- Charlie Rich, aka the Silver Fox (Houston
- Livestock Show & Rodeo)
- KISS (The Summit, Houston)
- ELO (The Summit, Houston)
