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 was born in the coal town of Winding Gulf, WV on September 1, 1931. The Farley family moved to South Charleston, WV in 1935. Alan earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) in 1953, a Master of Music & Music Education from the Teachers College at Columbia University in 1959, … 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.