Been carrying on an e-mail conversation with someone I just spoke to by phone for the first time last night. Turns out he lives right here in Derby, where I live (a town of just 11,000 people.)I see that we're going to excite each other so much there'll be no sleeping. He is in a five man a capella rhythm and blues group. My wife and I are hoping to hear them this Saturday along with the Five Satins, The Jive Five, The Emotions and the Chiffons. We're already talking about doing a workshop together that I'd lead with the Gospel Messengers and his group, The Sentinels. It would be fascinating to me to talk about and sing examples of how four part black church harmony evolved when it moved out to the street corner.

HELLO NOMAD... tentative title, Church and Street Corner Harmonies

Jerry