Goddamn! Here, in a forgotten, destitute corner of the world, I have found a man whose songwriting formed one of the pillars of the music that has guided me through life. And he doesn’t seem to have received a cent for it either. What he has is the memory, the story, and this secondhand store. I suppose it’s always the case that the people who lay the groundwork for a culture do so without expecting anything in return. Roy C. Hammond wrote and created music because he had to, not just to survive financially but because his soul demanded it.
I actually grew up listening to Roy C, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, to mention a few. The above paragraph touched me I quickly googled Allendale and wow!
