This week on the man about town podcast the story starts in South Stockton with a young Latino boy who idolized his father a musician as in households where there is music being introduced you start picking up things here and there and in that home on hunter st. where you could hear any kind of noise from a gunshot to siren to who else knows in the ’60s.. But it is there that one of Manteca’s most beloved music teachers was imitating dad practicing and noticing he had the talent and feels for instruments to where he could pick them up and play them. I always say savant when I see those types, I have a friend like that. Just hear and play.. Moving all over the valley as a traveling music teacher in Tracy. Lathrop Manteca and landing at the home of the lancers for the next two decades teaching music. he was Director of activities/administration.
This guest is “East union”.. and along with a couple of guests are the reason the lancers became the lancers and a certain amount of respect built up to the school by these folks. He now travels around with one of Stockton’s oldest mariachi bands after retiring and RV'ing and traveling all around. Nowadays he’s been married 60 years he’s a grandpa to many and still a shining example for the community and I am sure he would want me to say or include him being Latino Hispanic whatever word you use. I still say, Mexican..A shining example of a young kid from the barrio who made good and has affected thousands of kids over numerous years by just using that horn and experience to make the lancer kids better all the way around.. He is one of the originating members of Los Elegantes a popular band who has had many reincarnations and to be quite honest, I don't have too many lancer friends. Or know a whole lot of em, But I consider him a pal, now and as you will see He is a treasure to the town and is in the EAST union hall of fame put there last week. He was already in the city of Manteca’s hall of fame. so here comes Jose Barron. this week's guest On the man about town podcast that I call the Manteca Podcast Let’s go..
