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AutoReview GMC’s 2017 Sierra Denali
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A Music Man’s Music Man
C ontinued froM f ront
seemed Currier would go on to
pursue music in college. But, as
a teen he was introduced to cars
and girls and that, of course,
changed everything. When he
was 16, he bought a ‘66 Mustang
so he would have a sweet ride
to take his date to prom in. The
car had a radio and the popular
music he heard for the first time
changed his life. After graduat-
ing, he went to work as a record
store clerk and bought 665 piec-
es of vinyl.
Currier still gets that con-
tagious excitement of buying
your first record gleam in his
eye when he’s talking music.
His drive working on multiple
committees, signing artists,
promoting artists focuses on
that energy- bringing the sheer
joy of music appreciation and
the artists that write the songs
together.
Without Currier’s dedication
to artists and fans, in an age
where pirated downloads and
sharing can keep money out of
musician’s wallets, his work is
more important than ever. He’s
kept up his own battle on that
end, as online platforms offer
cheap ways to get singles and
give little back to the makers,
the slower customer foot traffic
and rising rents in Portland have
put him in a squeeze. With his
creative strategies to connect
performers and audiences, Cur-
rier has helped keep the money
flowing and the support going.
Along the way, he’s been gifted
dozens of awards, with names
such as “Keeping the Blues
Alive” from the Blues Foun-
dation and “Lifetime Achieve-
ment Award” from the Cascade
Blues Association.
While Currier is working
with the here and now, he’s
also got his eyes on the future.
Portland Jazz Festival’s ‘Jazz
in Schools’ Program reached 10
schools and 1,500 children last
year through a hands on listen-
ing opportunity, which focuses
on the most important contrib-
utors, essential records and the
crossover between visual art
and the music. Students created
their own works of art and next
year’s gallery show of their cre-
ativity will be held at the Port-
land Art Museum.
Currier won’t stop anytime
soon, his audio library has
grown to include 50 thousand
titles and a museum quality
collection of autographs and
memorabilia from his decades
in the music world. ‘Terry Cur-
rier Day’ also appropriately
coincides with the Music Mil-
lennium 25th Annual Custom-
er Appreciation Barbeque. For
Currier, it’s all about sharing
the songs with the person next
to you.
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