Monday, April 26, 2010

Dead Page: Soul-- SF Earhquake-- 50-Star Flag

WILLIE MITCHELL, 81

Died Jan 5th. Record producer and label head. In 1970s owned Hi records which featured Al Green, Ann Peebles. Born and raised in Ashland, Mississippi. Created the Memphis Sound, a sophisticated sound of funk. Other artists on the Hi label: Otis Clay, O.V. Wright and Syl Johnson.


JEANETTE SCOLA TRAPANO, 107

Survivor of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. remembered the terrible smell and smoke and living in a tent. Born on April 21, 1902 and lived on Telegraph Hill.


ROBERT G. HEFT, 67

Died Dec. 12, 2009. In 1958, as part of a history project, he created what is today our 50-star flag. He spent 12 hours sewing it. President Eisenhower chose his design.

Some Interesting People I've Never Heard Of. --Cooter

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