Music has charms to soothe a savage beast. Music has the power to enchant even the roughest of people. – William Congreve, from the play The Mourning Bride
Music has always had a hold on me. I remember hearing Benny Goodman and Glen Miller on the radio when I was little. I heard “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” in a department store in Pueblo, Colorado when I was barely five years old. I remember playing i…