Annie Mae's Boys and Me: Volume 1 - Allen, Velma
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Annie Mae's Boys and Me provides a backstory for three brothers, all musicians, and their sister who provides this account of their relationships with their mother and each other. The brothers -Al Perkins ( a Detroit based Disc Jockey and record producer); James "Son" Thomas (Delta Blues Musician and sculptor);Robert "Mickey" Boss, a popular saxophone side man who played with Lonnie Brooks, Billy Boy Arnold and Sun Ra in Chicago- and the author, Velma "Vee" Allen all had two things in common: their love of music and a mother named Annie Mae. Their stories range from tragic to downright…mehr

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Annie Mae's Boys and Me provides a backstory for three brothers, all musicians, and their sister who provides this account of their relationships with their mother and each other. The brothers -Al Perkins ( a Detroit based Disc Jockey and record producer); James "Son" Thomas (Delta Blues Musician and sculptor);Robert "Mickey" Boss, a popular saxophone side man who played with Lonnie Brooks, Billy Boy Arnold and Sun Ra in Chicago- and the author, Velma "Vee" Allen all had two things in common: their love of music and a mother named Annie Mae. Their stories range from tragic to downright hilarious accounts of life in Mississippi, mainly the Delta, during the 40's and beyond. They were poor, and their only stability was provided by their grandmother in the case of "Son" and their mother who felt that an education was the only way out of poverty. They chose music and art and made the sacrifices necessary to pursue their passion.The author replaced her passion for music with a quest for education for most of her life, but now, in her retirement years, is trying to pursue that passion through singing, songwriting and writing. She is the only survivor and reflects upon her life of service to her family and her unrequited desire to pursue her music dreams.
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Velma Allen is an educator, singer, songwriter and author whose career in education covers a 50-year period. Born and educated through her Master's degree in Mississippi, she moved to Michigan in 1972 to pursue a doctorate in Special Education Administration. She completed her doctorate in l974 an remained in Michigan where she held many positions in special education and health care administration. Throughout her life, Velma was passionate about music and began writing lyrics as a young girl and passing them on to her older brother Al Perkins who recorded many of her songs with the various artist he managed and produced. >Rather than pursue a recording career on a full-time basis herself, Velma opted to devote her time and energy to her educational career. She recorded a few songs in her spare time, but never opted for a full time music career. After retiring in 2008, Velma chose to spend more time writing songs and completing this memoir which provides a backstory to the lives of her well-known brothers and her mother. Other works are in process and, of course, songwriting is ongoing. Velma pas produced three CD's which are available through CDBaby. Links to these CD's are available at her website veeallen.com