Spinster
02-28-2012, 11:01 PM
Friends,
Posted as received from Bill Rambo
It is my sad duty to report that Greg Todd, 51st TN and member of the 52nd TN string band has passed away.
http://tennessee-scv.org/52nd_band/images/greg-todd.jpg Bandleader, Greg Todd (http://us.mc1800.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mrgltodd@aol.com)was born and reared in Memphis TN. He started singing gospel songs in Lamar Heights Baptist Church as a child and even sang solos standing on a wooden box to be seen over the pulpit. He also enjoyed 10 years of tap dancing that gave him a great appreciation for the songs of tin pan alley. Greg took piano lessons for a short while before taking up the guitar at 14. He formed a rock and roll band called "The Jacks" and has been performing ever since. The band recorded some songs but never became famous. After getting married, he teamed up with his wife Kathy to form a duo and they traveled across the country performing everywhere from wedding receptions to Las Vegas Showrooms! After becoming a Civil War re-enactor in 1989, Greg found a real need for music in the Confederate camp at night. He took up the banjo and formed the 52nd Regimental String Band along with some other interested and talented musician re-enactors. The band's popularity has taken them from Virginia to Louisiana playing for all types of historical functions. Every year brings new and return engagements for the band. They are constantly working on new recordings to be released. Greg also has produced and stars in a one man show showcasing the life and music of the most famous American composer of the 19th century, Stephen Foster. Besides singing lead and harmony vocals with the band, he currently plays banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, bass and percussion instruments.
Greg and Kathy have two children, Michelle and Preston, along with numerous dogs and cats! Preston plays percussion in the 52nd String Band with his dad, but that's another story!
Funeral details below. I know you will join me in keeping the Todd family in your thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Bill
W.G. Rambo, Brig Gen'l
Click here: High Point Funeral Home & Crematorium/Affordable Cremation Society & Mortuary Service, Memphis, Tennessee | Obitua (http://www.highpointchapel.com/_mgxroot/page_10780.php?id=1037373)
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Posted as received from Bill Rambo
It is my sad duty to report that Greg Todd, 51st TN and member of the 52nd TN string band has passed away.
http://tennessee-scv.org/52nd_band/images/greg-todd.jpg Bandleader, Greg Todd (http://us.mc1800.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mrgltodd@aol.com)was born and reared in Memphis TN. He started singing gospel songs in Lamar Heights Baptist Church as a child and even sang solos standing on a wooden box to be seen over the pulpit. He also enjoyed 10 years of tap dancing that gave him a great appreciation for the songs of tin pan alley. Greg took piano lessons for a short while before taking up the guitar at 14. He formed a rock and roll band called "The Jacks" and has been performing ever since. The band recorded some songs but never became famous. After getting married, he teamed up with his wife Kathy to form a duo and they traveled across the country performing everywhere from wedding receptions to Las Vegas Showrooms! After becoming a Civil War re-enactor in 1989, Greg found a real need for music in the Confederate camp at night. He took up the banjo and formed the 52nd Regimental String Band along with some other interested and talented musician re-enactors. The band's popularity has taken them from Virginia to Louisiana playing for all types of historical functions. Every year brings new and return engagements for the band. They are constantly working on new recordings to be released. Greg also has produced and stars in a one man show showcasing the life and music of the most famous American composer of the 19th century, Stephen Foster. Besides singing lead and harmony vocals with the band, he currently plays banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, bass and percussion instruments.
Greg and Kathy have two children, Michelle and Preston, along with numerous dogs and cats! Preston plays percussion in the 52nd String Band with his dad, but that's another story!
Funeral details below. I know you will join me in keeping the Todd family in your thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Bill
W.G. Rambo, Brig Gen'l
Click here: High Point Funeral Home & Crematorium/Affordable Cremation Society & Mortuary Service, Memphis, Tennessee | Obitua (http://www.highpointchapel.com/_mgxroot/page_10780.php?id=1037373)
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