The AM/DM podcast: The Whalum family legacy lives on
From left to right: H.D. Whalum Jr., Evan Whalum, Kameron Whalum, Kyle Whalum, Kortland Whalum, Kevin Whalum, Kenneth Whalum III and Kirk Whalum pose during a concert that Kenneth Whalum II brought them all together for. (Courtesy Kenneth Whalum II)
Among a city of talented musicians, the Whalums stand out.
Kirk Whalum is a Grammy Award-winning saxophonist whose achievements include soloing on Whitney Houston’s smash hit, “I Will Always Love You.” Wendell Whalum was a respected organist, musicologist, composer, and longtime director of the Morehouse College Glee Club. Hugh “Peanuts” Whalum was a jazz saxophonist, singer and pianist who toured with Nat King Cole. Thelma Whalum was a classically trained pianist who played the organ at Metropolitan Baptist Church for nearly 50 years.
But today’s story isn’t about those Whalums.
It’s about Kenneth III, Kortland, Kameron and Kyle, a group of brothers and cousins. Three out of the four of them performed — though not together — at the most recent Grammy Awards.
Today, John Klyce joins us to tell us about each of these individual musicians and what their work means to their family.
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AM/DM Kameron Whalum Kenneth Whalum III Kortland Whalum Kyle WhalumMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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