"THNX MOM‪"‬

On July 31, 1938, a daughter was born to Charlie Sr and Beulah Long named Joyce. She had one brother, Charlie Jr and they grew up and attended schools in Hillsborough, NC (Orange County). Music runs in our family, as my great uncle Rob played the organ at Mt. Bright Baptist Church. So, it's not surprising that the gift manifested itself in Joyce. In 1952, she was dating another man when she heard my dad sing. Well, that was the end of that relationship. My mom soon became pregnant with me as a teenager, married Samuel B. OBie and our journey began.....