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Name |
Champlin, Bill |
Number of Archive records |
12 |
Number of Library records |
0 |
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Oral History of Antonia Cipollina - Oral History
Born to residents of Mill Valley in 1952, Antonia Cipollina grew up in Mill Valley and experienced life as a member of a well-known musical family. Her mother was a concert pianist, and her brothers John and Mario Cipollina were famous rock and roll musicians from their youths. A musician herself, Antonia began teaching piano at the age of 16, and was still teaching students in Mill Valley at the time of this interview. In her oral history, Anton...
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Oral History of Bob Greenwood - Oral History
In this oral history, longtime director of the Tamalpais High School music program Bob Greenwood recounts a life devoted to music and music education within the context of some of the major historical events of the 20th century and against the backdrop of a changing Mill Valley. Born in 1928 in Charles City, Iowa, Bob moved out to California in 1943 when his father got a job working in the Bechtel shipyards, settling originally in Marin City. Bob...
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Oral History of Charlie Kelly - Oral History
In this oral history, Marin County polymath Charlie Kelly recounts a life coterminous with the "greatest bicycle adventure of the 20th century." Born in 1945, Charlie grew up in Mill Valley and attended Tamalpais High School. After graduating from Tam, Charlie briefly attended College of Marin before enlisting in the Army, where he served for two years in the mid-1960s. When he returned to Mill Valley in 1968 he began working as a roadie for the ...
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Oral History of David Getz - Oral History
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Oral History of Dore Coller - Oral History
In this oral history, musician and songwriter Dore Coller recounts a life that brought him from the Hudson River Valley, where he grew up, to Mill Valley, where he found his home. Hailing from a musical and theatrical family with Eastern European-Jewish roots, Dore describes the centrality of music in his life as he was growing up. As a teenager in 1969, he came out to California for the first time on a spring break trip with his cousin's family ...
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Oral History of Huey Lewis - Oral History
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Oral History of Jimmy Dillon - Oral History
In this musically infused and engagingly narrated oral history, guitarist, songwriter, and musical educator Jimmy Dillon recounts his devotion to music since the age of 12 when he decided he wanted to be a guitarist. Born in 1951 in Los Angeles, "in the golden age of rock 'n' roll," Jimmy moved to Michigan with his family as a teenager, where he started gigging with his first band, The Fugitives. In 1969, after finishing high school, he moved bac...
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Oral History of Lynda Crain - Oral History
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Oral History of Marty Balin - Oral History
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Oral History of Rob Moitoza - Oral History
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Oral History of Terry Haggerty - Oral History
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Oral History of Trubee Schock - Oral History
In this oral history, longtime Mill Valley resident and energetic citizen Trubee Schock recounts her civic involvement in Mill Valley over several decades. Born in New York in 1935, Trubee grew up in Southern California. Trubee recounts attending Beverly Hills High School, where she became very involved in student activities, swimming, and social life. After graduating from high school, she moved up Northern California and attended San Jose State...
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