Charles Culbertson:
CLASS OF 1978
Greensburg High SchoolClass of 1978
Greensburg, IN
Charles's Story
I had to leave school in the 9th grade after my parents divorced. I left home and lived with my grandmother in Orlando, Florida.
When I was 20, I took an electronics vocational course, which helped me get a technician job at Stromberg-Carlson / Siemens for twenty three years until a huge lay off.
My whole family plays music, so it was in my genes to pick up a guitar and start singing when I was 16. I joined my first cover band at age 22, and we played all over Florida. When the Platters vocal group led by Paul Robi came to Florida, they would hire us as the back up band. we also opened for Molly Hatchet once. I married a singer songwriter, and she and I recorded original music, formed our own inde record label, and trav...Expand for more
eled around the country - not making much money, but having very interesting experiences. I am now divorced, and have returned to college to get a music degree. Its funny, being 49 and playing music and attending classes with all these young people. I play in three original bands, give guitar lessons, and play solo acoustic gigs. Besides guitar, I also play piano, harmonica, mandolin, and sing.
So here it is 2009, I'm still in college, playing music, and having the time of my life. My memories of my former classmates are of the way they looked in 1975. I still think of Paul Hellmich, Loyd Ramsey, and Mark Leffler, and how they were taken away too soon. Greensburg was a good place to grow up and have values instilled.
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