Ernie Bedell will give an author talk on Thursday, December 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the Ozarks Room on the Third Level of the Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University. 

His book, Generation B Music & Melodies, recently published, tells the story in the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, of the many generations of the Bedell family who contributed mightily to the contributions of Blacks to the local, regional, and national music and songwriting scenes. Other talented musicians and singers, such as BeBop Brown, Dallas Bartley, and the Philharmonics, also are featured. 

Also, recently Craig Amason conducted an oral history interview with Mr. Bedell. The recording of that oral history can be viewed and heard here:  https://youtu.be/H6Aesb5Uv-M