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Besides
the
lucky
star
that has
graced
his life
(beautiful
wife,
successful
children,
nice
home,
ect.)
Ken Hoye
was born
under a
rock.
Literally!
In late
January,
1950, he
emerged
on this
earth
next to
a large
boulder
at the
banks of
Lake
Erie
near
Cleveland,
Ohio and
promptly
rolled
down the
embankment
into the
lake.
Hence,
Rock and
Roll was
born!
Had it
not been
for this
incredible
event
that
Rock &
Roll
Hall Of
Fame
would
probably
be in
another
city
other
than
Cleveland.
He grew
up poor.
If it
had not
been for
the fact
he was a
little
boy, he
would
not have
had
anything
to play
with as
a child.
At a
very
young
age he
picked
up an
accordion
and
discovered
he was
able to
play any
song
that
came to
mind.
Within
only a
few
years,
he
became
well-known
as a
keyboard
virtuoso.
His
family
moved to
the
Tampa
Bay Area
in the
late
sixties.
He is
perhaps
best
known by
the
established
natives
of the
area as
the
keyboard
player
for the
extremely
popular
Might
Manfred
and the
Wonderdogs.
Like
many of
the
musicians
of that
time, he
chose to
accept
the
responsibility
of the
providing
for and
nurturing
his
family.
For the
next
thirty
years
his love
for
family
took
precedence
over his
love for
music.
Now, as
he
approaches
retirement,
he has
decided
to
resume
his
musical
interest
with
Tampa'
Bay's
own
Kickin'
Again.
His
mastery
of the
Hammond
B-3
organ is
the
foundation
of the
band's
hard
-driving
unique
sound.
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