THE LEGENDARY GERALD " HUNCIEI" COCHRAN PASSED AWAY LAST THURSDAY IN DAYTON. IN THE  60'S, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW HE OPENED THE DOORS FOR A LOT OF DAYTON MUSICIANS  TO PLAY IN THE SO CALLED WHITE ESTABLISHMENT ESPECIALLY LITTLE MICKEYS IN DOWNTOWN DAYTON AS MYSELF TOMMY OWENS AND TOMMY SHELBY WERE PART OF HIS REVUE AND WE ALSO PLAYED SEVERAL WHITE COLLEGES- PURDUE, XAVIER, DAYTON  OHIO STATE AND ALSO HAD US ON RADIO-REMEMBER THE HIGH SCHOOL COCA COLA DANCE OF THE WEEK.

I CAN GO ON AND ON AND HUNCIE DID COME TO SEVERAL OF OUR SHOWS [TOUCH] AND WE WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE HIM FROM THE AUDIENCE AS A LEGEND FROM DAYTON'S MUSIC FROM THE SIXTIES.

THE LAST STORY I WILL MENTION-IN JANUARY SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW I BOUGHT LAKESIDE AND DENNIS EDWARDS TEMPTATIONS TO TOWN AS WELL AS OUR GROUP TOUCH TO OPEN THE SHOW. AFTER INTRODUCING OUR GROUP ON STAGE AND LATER WALKING IN THE AUDIENCE A 60 ISH WHITE GENTLEMAN ASKED ME DID I USED TO SING WITH HUNCIE AT LITTLE MICKEYS AND WAS ASTOUNDED THAT HE REMEMBERED A 15 YEAR OLD KID AND HE SAID WE WERE GOOD AND HUNCIE WAS AVERY GOOD ENTERTAINER THAT HE FOLLOWED BACK THEN------------

HUNCIE  WE WILL MISS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!