Post for Week 8

This week, my team did a story on Glen Ward, a local drummer who works for the Columbia Parks and Recreation Center and teaches kids how to drum for no charge. He was an extremely lively and talkative subject and gave us a lot of good information about his life.
He was a part of Roulette Records for a while and played concerts with famous acts such as Tommy James and the Shondells and Joni Mitchell. He had a really cool story about him meeting Joni Mitchell backstage. He offered her a shot of Seagrams and played some piano with her.
He eventually came to Columbia and formed some local bands such as the Kansas City Street Band. He was then hired by the city and began teaching drums to children. He also formed Citywide Drum Method, a marching band consisting of many of his students.
This was a really cool story because Ward was a very interesting personality with a rich history in the music industry.