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Loretta Pritchard

Nov 42 min read

I've Gone Down . . . in history, that is . . .

Last Fall, Dan Fiorentino, Music Historian for NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants), came to Ellis Piano to interview owner/presid

Loretta Pritchard

Aug 124 min read

The $100 Bill: A Tribute to my Beautiful Aunt Dorothy

Go take your brother a hundred dollars; he needs it. This is the message from the Good Lord that Aunt Dorothy McKelvey kept getting.

Loretta Pritchard

Aug 9, 20232 min read

It's A Miracle

In 1987, my hometown friend, Billy Heard, came to our family recording studio, "Studio Z," in Jackson's Gap, AL, and played us a great...

Loretta Pritchard

Apr 17, 20231 min read

God Will Heal

"The South . . . where tea is on ice and folks are nice!" Quote by Sean of the South . . . one reason I love the South AND my beloved...

Loretta Pritchard

Oct 14, 20227 min read

Dad

"Your dad is such a sweet man." "Your dad is such a good man." "Your dad is such a Godly man." "Your dad is a remarkable man." "Your dad...

Loretta Pritchard

Feb 22, 20221 min read

Black History Month - DeFord Bailey

In recognition of Black History Month, I have to target Music History in this category. This photo was taken March 15, 1975, backstage at...

Loretta Pritchard

May 10, 20211 min read

"The Beautiful Shores of Hawaii"

In 1959, the Dadeville High School Future Farmers of America Club commissioned my Dad to write a song for their club band to play in a...

Loretta Pritchard

Jan 11, 20212 min read

The Heart

Despite the wet, cold, dreary weather, the graveside service for my Mom couldn't have been warmer or more beautiful. My Dad and I got in...

Loretta Pritchard

Oct 17, 20201 min read

Mornings with Kenny Dean

It started out a few years ago as a call to get the morning obituaries, but the truth of the matter is, it was more about getting to talk wi