Loretta Pritchard
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
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Loretta Pritchard
May 302 min read
A Diamond Day at Ellis Piano
It was another "things to wake you up on the job" moment for me today at Ellis Piano when this very sweet, humble lady came back to the...
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Loretta Pritchard
Apr 81 min read
My Oldest Friend
“My Oldest Friend” is probably not the title my dear friend, Eleanor Trafton, would want to proclaim, but I enjoy telling everyone that,...
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Loretta Pritchard
Mar 271 min read
Divinely Orchestrated
My Ellis Piano colleagues and I were waiting on the arrival of Dr. Henry Panion, Professor of Music and Director of the Music Technology...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Loretta Pritchard
Feb 3, 20222 min read
It's Groundhog Day!
Concerning Groundhog Day . . . I hear that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today - that means 6 more weeks of winter. So, Dad tells me...
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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...
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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
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Loretta Pritchard
Aug 13, 20205 min read
Imagine: Concerning Nadia Boulanger - My Interview with Eleanor Trafton
Imagine that you are a young composer in your early twenties, studying composition with a world- renowned composition teacher, who happens
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