{"id":851,"date":"2012-03-27T19:49:43","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T19:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=851"},"modified":"2012-03-27T19:49:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-27T19:49:43","slug":"local-musician-charles-roy-washington-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/local-musician-charles-roy-washington-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Musician: Charles Roy Washington III"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-853\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/sax_use.gif?resize=250%2C127\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"127\" \/>Name:<\/span> Charles Roy Washington III<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Where are you from?<\/strong><\/span> Austin, Texas<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>How long have you been in Oxford?<\/strong><\/span> Twenty years<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>What instruments do you play?<\/strong><\/span> Saxophone, guitar, piano<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>What\u2019s your favorite?<\/strong><\/span> Alto sax<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>How did you learn to play?<\/strong><\/span> My next door neighbor was a saxophonist.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-854\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TLV152-019_PRINT.jpg?resize=217%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" \/>Early music experience:<\/strong><\/span> Playing the xylophone in a church program<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Your music Style\/Genre:<\/strong><\/span> Feel good music<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>What bands have you been in\/which ones are still ongoing?<\/strong><\/span> IZM, Big Rig, CadillacFunk, Silas Reed N Da Books are a few bands I am and\/or have been a member. There are so many nameless projects with local music cats\u2026I\u2019d like to think every project is still \u201congoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>What was the first concert you witnessed?<\/strong><\/span> Nappy Roots at the Grove<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Do you have a favorite band?<\/strong><\/span> Too many favorites to name<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>One thing you would like to change about Oxford\u2019s music scene:<\/strong><\/span> I wish there was a 25 and up music venue.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The best thing about Oxford\u2019s music scene:<\/strong><\/span> The music scene can make you feel good enough to take it for granted. The people, friends, and good times are the best parts of it. Having the chance to meet and jam with local bands along with bands from all over is priceless. The opportunity to meet and make music with Herman Green, the Burnsides, Kenny Brown, and so many others was made possible thanks to the Oxford music scene and the meeting of musical minds it manifests.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Do you have a \u201cday job\u201d? If so, where?<\/strong><\/span> Been cooking at Boure for four years and now I am a software developer at Next Gear Solutions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Aspirations (other than rock stardom):<\/strong><\/span> Asking me about goals in life reminds me of a quote. An adult asked a kid what he wanted to be in life when he grew up. He responded, \u201cHappy.\u201d The adult said, \u201cYou don\u2019t understand the question.\u201d The child said, \u201cYou don\u2019t understand life.\u201d My aspiration is Happiness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(from TLV #152)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name: Charles Roy Washington III Where are you from? 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