Marking the Passing of an Exceptional Man: Thomas Andrew MacNab ("Tam") Carlson (1941-2024)
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 Tam was a music lover and an audiophile. What distinguished Tam from just about all other audiophiles is that Tam was not content just to enjoy a nice stereo system in the comfort of his own home. Tam's passion was to share his passion for music. His mission was to conceptualize and raise funds for a state-of-the-art listening room at The University of the South (Sewanee, TN) to honor two of his own teachers, Fr. William Ralston and Charles Harrison, and to enable generations of students to have a life-changing encounter with great music. He was a very good man. Left to right in the photo: Peter McGrath (Wilson Audio), Tam, Chris Huston, and me. Chris Huston was John Lennon's best friend in Art College. Chris' band The Undertakers alternated sets with the Beatles at Liverpool's Cavern Club. Really! You can look it up. Chris' bandmates turned down Brian Epstein's offer to manage them. (Yes, that is right. Sigh.) Chris's first session as a producer and engineer resulted in the Young Rascals' "Groovin' (on a Sunday Afternoon). Chris later co-engineered "Led Zeppelin II." Chris was nominated for a Grammy for his work on "The World Is a Ghetto." Condolences to Tam's family and to the Sewanee community. Not many of us will leave such a legacy. john
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| Interesting and sad. Thanks for sharing, posted on July 26, 2024 at 19:44:32 | |
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