My parents didn't listen to much music when I was growing up. Yet, I can remember my little record player. I had LOTS of 45 records with one song on each side.
I don't think my mother even had a record until I brought back a Julia Iglesia album when I returned from my LDS mission in Ecuador. Mom loved it! --she thought Julio was so sexy and romantic even though the songs were in Spanish...and she didn't know a word of Spanish.
My mom didn't like movie musicals. She said that whenever they were getting ready to kiss, they would sing a song. :) She took me to see "Sound of Music" when it first came out when I was 17. I loved it, but my mom didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I did.
When I was home from college one summer my mom paid for 2 tickets to see the play musical "Annie" that was playing in Seattle. She gave one of the tickets to my friend, Juanita Fairbanks. to go with me because mom didn't want to see a musical. I remember being disappointed that my mom didn't go with me.
Mom did like the movie "Elvira Madigan" and the theme music. It was the same with "Dr. Zhivago." Later in life she saw "Phantom of the Opera" and liked the music so much, she bought the tape.
Nina Hansen Machotka said on FB: The Leonard's were such a musical family!! Pa played the fiddle, Ma sang. Lola sang (professionally). My mom sang professionally, Ger sings and loves music, I play the flute and sing, all of the Leonard sisters sang harmony together and a few of the brothers always chimed in. There is a lot of music in our genes, either voice or instruments. It's wonderful!
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