FULL MOON PARTY! @ RoCA

FULL MOON PARTY! @ RoCA

Rockland Center for the Arts will hold its 2nd Full Moon Party, Saturday, October 7th, on the beautiful grounds of The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park. Festivities this year will include: Rocklandโ€™s own legendary Sam Waymon with his Magic Band and Special Guest, Jeff Doctorow will perform at this live event.ย ย  Waymon is a master of […]

Nyack’s Sam Waymon Wrote Music for “Freedom Summer”

Nyack’s Sam Waymon Wrote Music for “Freedom Summer”

BY GEORGE J. DACRE Musical and film legend Sam Waymon of Nyack wrote the gospel-humming song “Mrs. Jackson” in memory of an 85-year-old black woman who members of the Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee helped to register to vote in Mississippi in 1964. Another song, “Freedom Is My Name,” recalls the days of violence and the […]