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Troyboy Andrews: The story of an unsung local musician |
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Written by Paul H.
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Monday, 07 September 2009 00:00 |
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Jamestown, Ca -- Troyboy Andrews was a long time resident of Jamestown, California. In 1998 I came to hear about him through his music. You see, he made these wonderful tapes of himself singing old blues and folk songs. He would literally fill them up with music and talking, as if he were playing for an audience. He would take these self-made recordings and pass them out to friends and acquaintances, perhaps looking for some sort of recognition. Often he would say that he had deigns to get a recording contract with "Nashville". So it was around this time that I overheard this wonderful, poorly recorded, soulful music coming form the room of my house-mate, Jason. I went to investigate.
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