I told him I wanted to take some photos, and I'm so glad I did.We had a good time and it was a beautiful summer night and as I left his place his neighbours noticed me walking to my car and wanted to chat, so we talked briefly and it ultimately lead to one of them getting into their car and cranking 'The First Time' on the stereo system in their driveway. He was humble and felt like a long lost friend that I hadn't seen in a long time. I told him his music was internationally known and the re-release was well received. We laughed and hung out at his place where he had lived for the past 50 years. Meeting William Stuckey face to face earlier this summer was one of the highlights of my year. Moments like that are really the reason why I feel so compelled to work with older musicians that didn't get a fair shake the first time. Speaking with him after he finally heard the newly remastered album, the way he had intended for it to sound, is something I'll never forget. He was gifted and that shined through his own playing and voice through copious recordings. William had incredible hearing and was able to pick out details most might not detect.

As I wrote before, there was a long process of transferring the tapes, but it was successful, and the album has never sounded so good. Trust is something he had to do a lot in his life due to the fact that he was visually impaired and I'm thankful he trusted us. This resonated with William and Erreyon and they gave Euan Fryer and myself a chance.There was a memorable handoff of the master tapes in a parking lot and from that point forward I knew William Stuckey trusted me. But the point was simple, his music matters and deserved to be preserved. I've worked a lot of terrible sales gigs in my past and 'getting to the point' is sometimes a hard thing to achieve, especially when you're trying to talk about the music business and music that's 50 years old. Fortunately, I was able to reach his son, Erreyon who was kind enough to listen to me. When I reached out to William last summer about re-releasing his material, he ignored my calls and messages. Lee Anthony, the owner of True Soul Records, once told me that William Stuckey was the most talented musician he had ever worked with, and if you know anything about that label or Lee Anthony, that's quite a compliment.

He was a key fixture in the Little Rock music scene and most notably was one of the driving forces behind the legendary True Soul label. William Stuckey passed away last in August 2021 at age 73, and is an artist that I've been working with since last summer. During the production of two singles (This being the first) unfortunately William Stuckey passed away, below are some words from my partner in the project Brian Sears regarding our work with him pm his LP.Д«rian Sears - I'm not one that likes to write but I wanted to say a few things about William Stuckey.

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