Just down the block and around the corner in his shop on South Clinton Avenue, Legacy Music owner Wayland ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������- ers, and multiple drum kits. The store specializes in retail sales and service of band ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� music, and accessories. Derek Day, a professor of guitar and jazz studies at UNC Pembroke and performing jazz artist, teaches several guitar students in the shop on Saturdays. Behind the counter, Boyd Johnson focuses intently, repairing a beautiful, red, Les Paul-style guitar. Wayland explains that Boyd not only repairs string instruments, from guitars to violins, but is also a talented luthier – a maker of stringed instruments. His skill has earned him loyal customers from across the state. The music store exudes a comfortable, welcoming atmosphere. Smooth jazz music pours from the speakers as musicians of varying levels, beginners to accomplished performers, browse through instruments, select sheet music, or grab some extra guitar strings and picks. Robert Douglas arrives to pick up the red guitar Boyd was working on. Before he goes, Robert plugs into a small amp ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� with rich, bluesy chords. Wayland, who in his younger years was a member of The Men of Distinction, obviously loves his job. “Music has been a big part of my life, and I just like to see people get into it. I get middle age people, older people who come in here and say things like, ‘I always wanted to learn how to play a banjo.’ I say, ‘Well, have you ever tried?’ They say, ‘No,” and I say, ‘Then, get a banjo and try it!’” The most hardened skeptics will still argue they have no talent. “That, I disbelieve,” Wayland counters. “I am convinced – and I have been doing this for going on 22 years, now – and, my theory is that anybody can learn how to play something if they put their mind to it. They might not excel at it and be a stage performer, but, if they’ll just get a banjo or a guitar and learn to play three chords, they’ll realize they can play a lot of songs on those three chords. Plus, they start to listen to music in a different way, and learn to appreciate it even more.” And, for those who continue to declare themselves musically challenged, there is still the kazoo – which Wayland keeps in stock. Robert �������������������������� the Legacy Music showroom with rich, bluesy chords as he tries out his newly repaired guitar. Page 16 Harnett Life
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