Junior Mance discusses his mother's encouragement

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Junior Mance discusses his musical family

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Junior Mance discusses his early influences

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Q: “[Your mother] must have known all along that music was your interest because you were playing very, very young.”

A: “I think she knew, but didn't want to accept it, you know. My father, he said he knew all the time I wasn't going through with that medicine bit, you know, so you know, but he said he stayed out of it and he wanted it to be that way and he says that's between you two.”