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Music Minute - Reid Haughton: Day You Don't

Motherhood Moments

Haughton's influences were shaped by his father's vast taste in music, which included everyone from Lynyrd Skynyrd to the Grateful Dead. This quickly started Haughton's transition from wanting to know how to play a few songs to tirelessly working to become a Country musician.

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Music Minute: JD Shelburne - Away in a Manger

Motherhood Moments

With Nat King Cole on the record player and his brother by his side, memories were made that continue to impact his life now as a father. He quickly learned how to play it, and began writing and singing songs on his own. To view Shelburne’s premiere with Taste of Country , visit HERE.

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Naomi’s Christmas: Restorative Aloneness And A Childhood Spent In Retail

For the Mommas

Time alone with my father (of blessed memory) Jack Bloom was rare and precious. Our cousin Elliot took over the family business as our fathers retired (he was our only male Bloom cousin so he was always the heir apparent), automated early and aggressively, built it up into several thriving divisions, and then sold at the absolute peak.