Can You Hear Me Now? The Autobiography of Duane Parham: Lessons in the Key of Life

by Parham, Duane; Smith, Mamie

• ISBN13: 9781543986297
• ISBN10: 1543986293
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-01-07
• Publisher: Bookbaby

Summary

Can You Hear Me Now? is a book of stories and every story has a plot…each plot is a life lesson, and each life lesson is the key to survival, solidarity and self-direction. The reader will discover how to:•Work from the inside of self, not the outside of world.•Reach for his calling in life and not his career.•Recognize that struggling is the pathway to growth development and never devalue it!Answers to "burning" questions, painful decisions and heart-wrenching disappointments will be found. Using his musicianship, the author begins the book by whispering Can You Hear Me Now? walking the reader through the nuances of childhood, but as the journey into adulthood broadens, widens and yields to the twists and turns of maturity, the whisper becomes a scream, and near the book's conclusion, develops into a strong statement of affirmation: You Can Hear Me Now! You will discover how his life becomes intertwined with famous musicians, mayors, entrepreneurs, historians, actors and even the Family of the Late Martin Luther King Jr.Duane Parham is a fixture in Detroit, a national and international saxophonist and a legend in Detroit's Jazz Hall of Fame. You will get a candid look at the life of the Motown/Jazz/Gospel Legend and share in the lessons he learned in establishing the "key of life."

Author Biography

Saxophonist Duane Parham is a composer, producer, songwriter and top performer in Smooth Jazz, R&B and Gospel Music. Born and raised in Detroit, MI, Duane's latest project, Motor City Sax Appeal: My Tribute to the Motown Legends delivers a Mo-Jazz tribute to Motown Records with guest appearances from some of the label's most legendary performers. He is founder and chief executive officer of Educational Arts Society, a nonprofit that give instruments and music lessons to under-privileged children. He is divorced and has three daughters