First Spin
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- Apr 15, 2022
15:59 PMAdopted Seattlite Overton Berry "Berry was born in Houston, Texas in 1936, and moved to Seattle after the war and attended Garfield High School. His classmates included Quincy Jones for a short time. After studying classical piano at Cornish College of the Arts, he learned modern popular forms from Louis Wilcox. After brief tenures as a student at Linfield College, Oregon and the University of Washington, Berry dedicated himself to his music." www.earshot.org - Jun 16, 2021
14:00 PMThe idea of Wheedle’s Groove (named after Wheedle, the worst mascot in the history of mascots ever) is quite exciting and long overdue. Each track on these compilations is an untold musical history lesson about funk and soul in Seattle in the 1970's: lightintheattic.net - Dec 7, 2020
15:54 PMFrom early in 2020, "Mercy Mercy Medley" recorded at Royal Room here in Seattle, featuring Overton Berry on piano, Bruce Phares on bass and Rick Spano on drums. youtu.be - Oct 25, 2020
19:37 PMSeattle Jazz Funk Legend who passed away one week ago today - May 27, 2018
20:09 PMOverton Berry has lived in Seattle since 1945. He began his music career playing shows at military bases across the West Coast at the age of 16.