Showing posts with label Musicians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Musicians. Show all posts

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Memories From The Life Of Sammy Ray

 
Sammy Ray was born in 1916 in Williamsport, and lived there for nearly 100 years.  He shared a series of "Memories" from his life, including many interesting tidbits about the area.  


Sammy Ray, on the Pilato Mural in Williamsport

The Memories Of Sammy Ray:

The Morgan Valley Road Band

 

The Morgan Valley Road Album, Out Of The Shell
[Album Found On Amazon]
The Morgan Valley Road Band, from Williamsport Pennsylvania, began playing together in 1974.

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Neal McCay Halfpenny - The Tenor From Lewisburg

 

Neal "Mac" McCay Halfpenny, who went by the stage name Neal McCay, was a well known tenor performing in operas in New York, England, and Australia.  The son of Mark Halfpenny, who owned the woolen mills that are today the street of shops, Neal is buried in Lewisburg Pa.