I loved the reference to Alex DeGrassi as I was also inspired by him in a profound way.
Seattle was a key town for Windham Hill as they had some radio contacts at KZAM-FM which was a huge booster. For more than a decade Seattle was always on Windham Hill artists tour schedules.
In 1977 Will Ackerman played at Bumbershoot, a well-known arts festival. I attended the concert since I heard his first album in 1976. At the end, Will said he was completely out of songs, but if we didn't mind, he'd like to bring out his cousin to play a few tunes. I'll admit I was skeptical.
Alex DeGrassi came out and proceeded to slay the audience with a short five song set from his still unrecorded debut album. I can still remember sitting in the second row marvelling over the cascade of notes and realizing this was a new style being born. I instantly became a huge fan.
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-Gordon
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