Larry Manuel

LARRY MANUEL My first involvement with music came at the age of 12 when I learned to play the accordion. By age 13, I was playing in my fathers Joe Manuel's KWEM radio band and traveling with the band to show dates on the weekends. When dad started the KWEM Saturday Night Jamboree, I played with the band there every Saturday night in 1953-54. It was about this time that I learned to play the guitar. Dad was also teaching me to do comedy and allowing me to sing in his backup group and harmonize with him on some songs.