The Moth Radio Hour: Don't Stop the Music
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The Velvelets: A Story of a Young Singer
Calvin Johnson was 14 years old when he auditioned for the Velvelets. "I happen to be the youngest member of the group" His father, a Baptist preacher, taught him how to sing at an early age. He and his brother took them there to audition in a terrible winter snowstorm.
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