Bo Emerson

Reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Angela Carrington brought soul to Atlanta band’s music

Jan 23, 2025 | ajc.com | Bo Emerson

Angela Carrington stood out. She was a dancer with the wild and woolly street band, the Seed and Feed Marching Abominable Band, and even in that psychedelic crowd, all eyes were on the bewigged and bedazzled Angela. “She was a queen, she was the face of the band,” said Patricia Pichardo, the “Bookie” for the Abominables. “She had a knack for finding her way to the front, wherever we were performing.”Angela Carrington also stood up.
He sold his Trans Am 30 years ago and spent 20 years trying to get it back

Aug 17, 2024 | gmtoday.com | Bo Emerson

ATLANTA — When jazz trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Joe Gransden, 53, finally tracked down the car of his dreams, it was sitting under a tree in Arab, Alabama, providing a home for snakes, mice and mold. The black beauty that was the joy of his adolescence had been in the weather for 15 years, during which time the T-top had been leaking, the floorboards rotting, the dashboard disintegrating and the firewall crumbling. The engine was blown. He cried.
CAR QUEST

Aug 10, 2024 | bismarcktribune.com | Bo Emerson

PRIME | PURSUITSWhen jazz trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Joe Gransden, 53, finally tracked down the car of his dreams, it was sitting under a tree in Arab, Alabama, providing a home for snakes, mice and mold. The black beauty that was the joy of his adolescence had been in the weather for 15 years, during which time the T-top had been leaking, the floorboards rotting, the dashboard disintegrating and the firewall crumbling. The engine was blown. He cried.
He sold car 30 years ago, spent 20 years trying to get it back

Jul 27, 2024 | columbian.com | Bo Emerson

News / Life Musician and his beloved 1979 Pontiac Trans Am reunited ATLANTA — When jazz trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Joe Gransden, 53, finally tracked down the car of his dreams, it was sitting under a tree in Arab, Alabama, providing a home for snakes, mice and mold. The black beauty that was the joy of his adolescence had been in the weather for 15 years, during which time the T-top had been leaking, the floorboards rotting, the dashboard disintegrating and the firewall crumbling. The...
He sold his Trans Am 30 years ago and spent 20 years trying to get it back

Jul 27, 2024 | fredericknewspost.com | Bo Emerson

ATLANTA — When jazz trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Joe Gransden, 53, finally tracked down the car of his dreams, it was sitting under a tree in Arab, Alabama, providing a home for snakes, mice and mold. The black beauty that was the joy of his adolescence had been in the weather for 15 years, during which time the T-top had been leaking, the floorboards rotting, the dashboard disintegrating and the firewall crumbling. The engine was blown.
He sold his Trans Am 30 years ago and spent 20 years trying to get it back

Jul 12, 2024 | thebrunswicknews.com | Bo Emerson

ATLANTA - When jazz trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Joe Gransden, 53, finally tracked down the car of his dreams, it was sitting under a tree in Arab, Alabama, providing a home for snakes, mice and mold. The black beauty that was the joy of his adolescence had been in the weather for 15 years, during which time the T-top had been leaking, the floorboards rotting, the dashboard disintegrating and the firewall crumbling. The engine was blown.
He sold his Trans Am 30 years ago and spent 20 years trying to get it back

Jul 12, 2024 | kansascity.com | Bo Emerson

ATLANTA - When jazz trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Joe Gransden, 53, finally tracked down the car of his dreams, it was sitting under a tree in Arab, Alabama, providing a home for snakes, mice and mold. The black beauty that was the joy of his adolescence had been in the weather for 15 years, during which time the T-top had been leaking, the floorboards rotting, the dashboard disintegrating and the firewall crumbling. The engine was blown. He cried.
He sold his Trans Am 30 years ago and spent 20 years trying to get it back

Jul 12, 2024 | sacbee.com | Bo Emerson

ATLANTA - When jazz trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Joe Gransden, 53, finally tracked down the car of his dreams, it was sitting under a tree in Arab, Alabama, providing a home for snakes, mice and mold. The black beauty that was the joy of his adolescence had been in the weather for 15 years, during which time the T-top had been leaking, the floorboards rotting, the dashboard disintegrating and the firewall crumbling. The engine was blown. He cried.
He sold his Trans Am 30 years ago and spent 20 years trying to get it back

Jul 5, 2024 | ajc.com | Bo Emerson

When trumpeter and bandleader Joe Gransden, 53, finally tracked down the car of his dreams, it was sitting under a tree in Arab, Alabama, providing a home for snakes, mice and mold. The black beauty that was the joy of his adolescence had been in the rain for 15 years, during which time the T-top had been leaking, the floorboards rotting, the dashboard disintegrating and the firewall crumbling. The engine was blown. He cried. But they were tears of joy, because he knew it was his car.
Walking the Peachtree with Julia Emmons, retired Track Club boss

May 31, 2024 | ajc.com | Bo Emerson

The last time Julia Emmons participated in the Peachtree Road Race, the computer put her starting position way in the back of the crowd of 60,000, with the U-V-W wave. No harm, she thought. Emmons, former city councilperson, didn’t expect any special treatment. Yes, for 22 years she was the boss of the whole event, as the director of the Atlanta Track Club. And she was a competitor. In 1972 she came in second. On the other hand, 1972 was a long time ago.