Rob Krumm

I admire many musicians including Fletcher Henderson, Django, Muddy and the Wolf, Louis Jordan, Hank Williams, B.B. King, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, Tish Hinojosa, Christine Balfa, Dirk Powell, Don Vappie, Banu Gibson, Toots and the Maytalls, Boozoo, Beau, Jeffery Broussard, Leon Chavis, Eric "Big E" Frey, and many musicians - check out my friends for more info. A special nod to musical nephews Brian Krumm, Jeff Yonkus and Michael Porter; my buddies Randy Cordle, Doug Schroer and Matt Turino, as well as everyone in Creole Stomp. In our patch of the world we are blessed with an abundance of talent including Robin Kearton, Tom Faux, Jordan Kaye, Josh Houchin, Candy Foster, Bruiser Rummenie, Kathy Harden and a lot of strong singers and players. I have to mention my friend Darryl Broderick. He could crank out the boogie-woogie piano licks with the best of them - and I mean it, the best. With an ear for melody, a strong sense of rhythm and a booming voice, his talent was rich and from the soul. I'm really sad to note his passing in Nov.'07. We had a lifelong friendship and I really miss him. Also with great sadness, I note the passing of another friend, Ralph Scharf, a man I looked-up to all my life. He lived down the street from where we grew up and he was always looking out for the kids in the neighborhood. A fan of stock cars, country-western music and a friend to all animals, Ralph had some great stories that he shared with a lot of us. He could fix anything and knew where to get a bargain on something if it couldn't be fixed. He was old-school and I loved him.