Mike Wofford on having an original sound

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Mike Wofford talks about hearing Bix Beiderbecke at an early age

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Mike Wofford discusses his family's reaction to his decision to become a musician

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Q: “Even in his time – which was a very short time – Bix [Beiderbecke] never garnered a big audience. Your family must have been pretty hip if your mother and father had those things around…”

A: “My mother was vocalist, a nightclub vocalist, really just part-time when she was younger, so I heard a lot of good music in the home.”