American Musical Heritage Foundation

Glenn Allen Howard “WAS THERE THEN”
(12/29/47—9/11/23)

Glenn Kesey Glenn prided himself on keeping his appearance consistent. He would brag about seeing his style go in and out of fashion and then back in again. And you can see it right here! He looked the same the day he went out there that he had his entire adult life. “Was There Then” is perhaps the most comprehensive autobiographical writing he did on the site, but here at Record Museum there is still far more from Glenn then you might have thunk. He wanted this site to be an “electric encyclopedia” and carried that song home. Click BEGIN to go page by page exactly how Glenn wanted you to see it in the order he intended. You’ll see the foundational genres, sub-genres, artists and songs Glenn wished everyone to know as our American musical heritage.

OKeh, I want in!

Note: Our video player’s down temporarily, but you better believe that more Glenn than you might have thunk includes many live Glenn videos introducing sequential live film clips plus hours of raw tape still to be cut. Hoping to fix the player ASAP so we can carry out Glenn’s slogan for the site: “Mostly live film clips of mostly dead artists.”

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