The Apollo Theater was my
professional music school. If you could sit through the terrible movie
more than once, you were rewarded with seeing the greatest soul music performers in
the world, twice.
I saw Otis Redding. Joe Tex, Sam & Dave. The Miracles, Four Tops, Temptations, Etta James
and countless others at their best with a very friendly audience.
Even the Wednesday amateur show was very entertaining, as I think back on it.