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Hi,
Do any of you out there remember the Calandro Sisters? They entertained around Murphysboro and places in southern Illinois. In fact, we had a spot on radio station WJPF in Herrin for a while.
That was all some time ago. I remember when my sister, Josie, and I first started singing together. There were 10 kids in our family, and our daily job was doing the dishes after every meal. While we were busy we'd sing, and we learned to harmonize. Our oldest brother was a musician who played the accordion, guitar, and the violin. He told us to buy a guitar and he would teach us to play it.
We bought one from a friend of ours, who was buying a new one. So we bought his old one, and after we learned to play it we were asked to play and sing at talent shows, club meetings, political meetings, etc...
We were also invited to entertain with Willie Smith and his wife, who had a dance studio. We'd go with their group of dancers to entertain at different places. We started singing together when we were in our early teens, and we were so thrilled when we were asked to sing on radio station WJPF. We were sponsored by a company that sold farm equipment.
Josie and I took turns playing the guitar. She was two years younger then me. We quit our singing act when we got married. She passed away several years ago, but I have a lot of good memories of the times we spent together. We both worked at the Brown Shoe Factory, and we both played ball and bowled on the teams that the factory sponsored.
My gem... Ah, for the good old days, when Uncle Sam lived within his income, and without most of ours.
today, I have a poem about the "Little House Out Back."
THE LITTLE HOUSE
OUT BACK
Among my children's memories,
One thing I can't forget,
That's the little house out back;
I can see it yet.
Out there beyond the lilac bush
It stands so drab and bare.
We never called it bathroom,
For no baths were taken there.
In the summer there were hornets
And in winter it was cold,
But it still seemed more attractive
To the young and to the old.
It was not much to look at,
As you may already know,
But it served a useful purpose
For the ones who had to go.
Though many years have come and gone
I gladly would go back
And enjoy the comfort
Of the little house out back.
Hi,
Do any of you out there remember the Calandro Sisters? They entertained around Murphysboro and places in southern Illinois. In fact, we had a spot on radio station WJPF in Herrin for a while.
That was all some time ago. I remember when my sister, Josie, and I first started singing together. There were 10 kids in our family, and our daily job was doing the dishes after every meal. While we were busy we'd sing, and we learned to harmonize. Our oldest brother was a musician who played the accordion, guitar, and the violin. He told us to buy a guitar and he would teach us to play it.
We bought one from a friend of ours, who was buying a new one. So we bought his old one, and after we learned to play it we were asked to play and sing at talent shows, club meetings, political meetings, etc...
We were also invited to entertain with Willie Smith and his wife, who had a dance studio. We'd go with their group of dancers to entertain at different places. We started singing together when we were in our early teens, and we were so thrilled when we were asked to sing on radio station WJPF. We were sponsored by a company that sold farm equipment.
Josie and I took turns playing the guitar. She was two years younger then me. We quit our singing act when we got married. She passed away several years ago, but I have a lot of good memories of the times we spent together. We both worked at the Brown Shoe Factory, and we both played ball and bowled on the teams that the factory sponsored.
My gem... Ah, for the good old days, when Uncle Sam lived within his income, and without most of ours.
today, I have a poem about the "Little House Out Back."
THE LITTLE HOUSE
OUT BACK
Among my children's memories,
One thing I can't forget,
That's the little house out back;
I can see it yet.
Out there beyond the lilac bush
It stands so drab and bare.
We never called it bathroom,
For no baths were taken there.
In the summer there were hornets
And in winter it was cold,
But it still seemed more attractive
To the young and to the old.
It was not much to look at,
As you may already know,
But it served a useful purpose
For the ones who had to go.
Though many years have come and gone
I gladly would go back
And enjoy the comfort
Of the little house out back.
