The Quiet One

Columbus music and culture

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Hank Marr - On And Off Stage

In the fall of 1964, as rock and roll's popularity exploded—fueled by events like The Beatles’ first U.S. tour—King Records found itself...

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May 9, 20236 min read

By all accounts, organist Hank Marr and tenor saxman Rusty Bryant had a tight personal and professional relationship. But after a March...

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By 1961, when Rusty Bryant’s America’s Greatest Jazz, Vol II was released, Dot Records' experiment with jazz was all but over. Dot had...

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May 20, 20224 min read

Columbus lost a treasure and true legend of the music community when Jeanette Williams passed away in March. One of a small handful of...

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May 2, 20214 min read

In June 1959, singer Nancy Wilson hopped on a train (back when you could do that sort of thing in Columbus) and went to New York City to...

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Apr 25, 20213 min read

Columbus has a remarkable pool of talented Hammond B-3 organ players. Bobby Floyd , Tony Monaco , Linda Dachtyl , and Nate Hollman are...

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Mar 26, 20213 min read

In 1956, Elvis had the number 1 song with Heartbreak Hotel and Columbus was a very different place from today. Saxophonist Rusty Bryant ...

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