Mudlark '77

 

One day, back in 1997, Linda found an old roll of black and white film. We had no idea what was on it, so we figured "what the heck, let's go ahead and get them developed". When we opened the envelope to see the photos, we were floored. They were black and white pictures of Mudlark from 1977! They were in a drawer for about 20 years. These photos were taken in a bedroom in Albert's house, which was a very old house located off of Route 606 in Herndon, Virginia. The house is long gone. Sadly, Albert is also gone. I'll tell you once again, I love all of the people on this page, friends first, band members second.

Kelly Elder - Singer extraordinaire, a true character. Thanks to classmates.com, I was able to locate Kelly by contacting his sister. He is now in Florida.

Jim Miner - Rhythm guitar. True friend. I knew Jim for 13 years when these photos were taken, now I've known him for 27 more years. Jim is living in North Carolina now but he remains very close to my heart.

Greg Smallwood - Probably the best all-around musician I have ever played with. Great guitar player, great keyboard player. Great friend. Greg moved to Florida years ago and just pased away in 2011. Greg, we will always miss you very much.

Albert Sudduth - Bass Guitar. One of the kindest people I've ever known. Albert passed away quite a ways back. Everyone misses Albert very much and the world was a richer place with him in it.

Kelly being cool, it came naturally.

Kelly on stage! This is one of the nights Kelly had four arms.

Jim. A true friend.

Jim in profile.

Greg. Too bad you can't hear his slide guitar, it would make you cry. That would be a good cry.

Sweet Albert. A true "nice guy".

Me with dark hair!

Me, playing the same drums I'm playing today.