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When I first heard that author Tom Speaker was writing this book I loved the premise and couldn't wait for it to come out. When it came out I couldn't wait to read it. After reading it I couldn't wait to endorse it. Picture a young Negro boy in the 1950's and 60's, whose home was near the stockyards of Chicago and is so musically talented he eventually brushes shoulders and conversations with Muddy Waters, the Four Lads, Sam Phillips, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, The Kingston Trio, John Lennon and more. From Gospel to Bee Bop to Blues to Rock and Roll...you'll be fascinated with the story of Willy J and Born To Sing. Dick Munro, Author and former Radio DJ. XXXXX Uplifted. That's how I felt while reading Born to Sing. The story and the characters make you want to celebrate with praise in exactly the way the book's music fills the heart. William Joseph Palmer, Award winning author and former Creative Writing professor at Purdue University. XXXXX Take a walk through the 50s, during the time of the birth of rock n' roll with Willy J. as he rises from the black ghetto of the Chicago stockyards to become a world-wide star as a singer and songwriter. He starts his journey at just ten years old with a god-given wonderful voice and is discovered while singing Amazing Grace. Along the way, he experiences the adrenalin of being a success and the deep sorrow of losing loved ones and best friends. His overwhelming success will bring him face-to-face with difficult decisions.

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