Donald Andra:
CLASS OF 1955
W.D. Howells Junior High SchoolClass of 1955
Cleveland, OH
Kentucky Elementary SchoolClass of 1950
Cleveland, OH
Donald 's Story
Life
Donald N. Andra, I lived at 1739 Fulton Rd.We had four
stores on our street for quick pick me ups Between Franklin and Bridge befor the library It was a great street when it rained there would be a magical swimming
hole that would pop up after the rain on Fulton across from Mr.Sucz's store,it could have been caroll st.I swam in it many times with Rudy Balough and Barbara Sucz
The Bandy brothers also used the hole ,Ronald Erny,the Horvath,brothers,the Walsh's, Leggs,all daughters who were very pretty 4 or 5 of them,We all went to Kentucky
School,are teachers Mrs Hildebrandt, Princepal Ms Sherman,Gym so many more my mind has forgoten,after 6th grade, we all went to Jr High, Wm Dean Howells ta dum
We all felt so grown up in the 7th grade a lot of our friends passed to, Joann Butler,Janice Hester,Loralie Wolff,Joe Demeter, James Fargo, Rudy Horvath,James Depew,(who passed away in a auto accident) our first loss of a great friend,Jack Sinclair,Who Tapped Danced,
I played Piano thru Kentucky and Howells,I am a Arranger,Conductor,Pianist of Music and I have recorded
with Motown 1960--1968 I am the Pianist on Cool Jerk
also all the recordings at Motown as a sound Track Pianist I was featured on 3, 45s from D town and Whee...Expand for more
lsville, Sunny, The Batman Theme,Who Can I turn to,
I also recorded all the tunes like Marvin Gaye,Tammi Turell,Supremes,all the sound Tracks I recorded with Motown,Stevie,etc I lived in Detroit a long time I traveled,a lot all over the United States,We Lived in so many states but based in Detroit Mi I am living in Las Vegas, at this time,still working not as steady as I did,But do a show now and then I'm 69 yrs old When I think of Cleveland I remember 25th St the Railto show The Market,,the Community House, Bridge ave St Marys Carroll St the Library, Fulton show, Fries and Shule Dept Store,Walgreens 25th St Mills store 25th & jay Manuels Ice Cream shop,Wards Drug Store,In all my travels I have never seen a Down Town decorated for Xmas
like The May Co. Halle's, Terminal Tower, Society for Savings Bank, It was Fantabulous! so many great and not so great I remember, soon I wont remember all this but to my friends I lived and played with in Cleveland Thanks For the Memories It was wonderful In closeing I have a little wish for all who reads 's this and remembers a little of what I wrote MAY THE BEST OF THE PAST BE THE WORSE OF THE FUTURE God Bless
My Stage name became
Don De Andre
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