Chesmann Square News Today

Growing up in the household as the only daughter and youngest child of Glen and DeLouris Hodgden, Patricia (Hodgden) McAllister recalls music always being present in her life.

Randall Platt is a musician whose life has been defined by "edges" -- he was raised on the eastern edge of Kansas, introduced cutting-edge music recording technology to the Kansas City area and was an original member of the edgy classic rock band Missouri.

Bill Larson recalls he was among legions of energetic youth who were diehard Elvis Presley fans, but switched their allegiance to the Beatles after watching the new group perform on the Ed Sullivan Show.

In used record bins at music stores throughout Missouri and parts of the Midwest, one may occasionally stumble upon a unique album that still resonates with the dreams of several Kansas City area musicians.