After high school, I enrolled at Morris Harvey College in Charleston, supposedly to major in business administration. At about the same time I joined the 425th U.S. Army Reserve Band, stationed at South Charleston, West Virginia. I stayed in the military reserves for 10 years: before, during and after the Korean Conflict. That group was … Read more
After high school, I enrolled at Morris Harvey College in Charleston, supposedly to major in business administration. At about the same time I joined the 425th U.S. Army Reserve Band, stationed at South Charleston, West Virginia. I stayed in the military reserves for 10 years: before, during and after the Korean Conflict. That group was … Read more
Alan made a recording in 1965 of himself singing and playing guitar, and it included not only his own compositions but these other songs written by others.
The same year that I started as band director at SAHS and wrote the alma mater — 1955-56 — I was on a roll, and began writing lyrics to fight songs. I wrote the words “Go Red Dragons, go all the way” which I understand is still being sung at SAHS athletic events. In January … Read more
I wrote this cello piece for my granddaughter Hannah Dare Bryan in 2016.