Bob Cheevers:  

Life When I was at Tech High, I was insecure and had no idea who I was as a person or what I wanted to do in the future. My Mother had been a singer with the big bands during the 20-30s and had always played her piano and sang while I was growing up. My love for music coupled with my visits to California between college years at Memphis State resulted in my working at Capitol Records in Hollywood in the 60's where I got my first of several major record deals along with a handful of singles on the pop charts and some pop fame with a group called The Peppermint Trolly Company. The 60's were also the beginning of very powerful social change with the hippie generation flowering tremendously particularly in California. I was swept up with both the music and the flower power generation. I was married to a wonderful woman during that time. We had a son who died of crib death at 4 months. After that happened, my wife suggested I quit my job at Capitol an...Expand for more