JAX MUSIC FIGURES HAVE
STORIES TO TELL
KEITH "JUGHEAD" JOHNSON
Road manager for original-era Molly Hatchet, 1978-1984; Manager for Gator Country, 2003-2009.
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ANTHONY
ANURCA
Bassoonist at Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra (JSO); First graduate from Jacksonville Youth Orchestra to join the JSO.
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LK: Jacksonville-based performer, composer, educator, and jazz vocalist.
JS: Jacksonville-based bandleader, educator, and trumpeter.
LISA KELLY
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J.B. SCOTT
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THOMMY
BERLIN
Jacksonville-based punk guitarist, drummer, and songwriter; Member of Stevie Stiletto and the Switchblades; Founder of Radio Berlin, Thommy Berlin and His Big Head, and others bands.
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Jacksonville-raised jazz pianist and educator; Graduate of Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB); Recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, and Seiji Ozawa, among others.
MARCUS ROBERTS
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MIKKI MATTESON
Widow of Rich Matteson (1929-1993): Prolific Jacksonville-based bandleader, composer, founder of the University of North Florida (UNF) jazz program, WJCT host, and multi-instrumentalist specializing in the euphonium.
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EDWIN
"TINKER"
WINGATE
Roadie for Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special; Jacksonville-based drummer, producer, and stage manager.
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DEBORAH McDUFFIE
Grammy-nominated composer, producer, arranger, educator, and vocalist; Artistic Director for the Ritz Voices community choir; considered the first African-American female producer/composer in the music industry.
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DAVID LUCKIN
​Program Manager and Music Director for WJCT; Host of "Electro Lounge" and "Route 66"; Leader in Jacksonville Music Exchange (JME).
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NUMA SAISSELIN
President of the Florida Theatre; Jacksonville-based arts administrator and concert promoter.
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Jacksonville sisters and music fans; Attended the notorious 1956 Elvis Presley concert at the Florida Theatre and tore pieces from Elvis's jacket.
JUNE
KREKEL
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BEVERLY FENWICK
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ACE
MARTIN
Former Instrumental Music Chairman at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts; Director of the Douglas Anderson Jazz Ensemble; Jazz trumpeter; Trumpeter with the JSO.
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SIDNEY DRASHIN
Legendary Jacksonville rock promoter; President of Jet Set Enterprises; Booked and worked with performers like Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, and Janis Joplin, among others.
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RICKEY CALLOWAY
Jacksonville-based singer, dancer, and guitarist, "King of Funk."
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