[alien]

I had a nice reply to this yesterday and then, Poof! It was gone! I'll give you the abridged version...

Yes. Both my parents had musical ability. My dad, a little more so. I have 4 siblings who all played an instrument of some sort in school band, with 4 of us playing guitar. With my older brother and I being the most skillful. I have 4 nephews who play guitar, better than all of us, I might add! We can all sing well and learned how to read music. My paternal grandfather and his siblings would sing gospel songs, quartet style, for weddings and funerals. Several of my dad's cousins were professional musicians. I have an uncle and several cousins who play guitar. It seemed to have been in our genes!