Local historian Glenn Parfitt was determined to create a website chronicling the early days of rock ’n’ roll in Victoria — despite the challenges involved in tracking down material.
Jerry Bryant celebration concert with the Island Big Band
Royal City Music Project co-founder Glenn Parfitt wants valuable cultural material preserved
Retired music teacher played in 1970s rock band Troyka
Remembering the Summer of Love
1964: Beatles' TV appearance sparked cultural revolution
United Way fundraising at the Empress Hotel in 1978
Jerry Bryant, a blues musician who had a knack for opening doors into the world of music for generations of local students, has died at age 98. The singer and jazz pianist, who was born in Kansas City on April Fool’s Day in 1923, died Aug. 19.
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