CH |
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FIRST NAME |
|
LAST NAME |
|
DESCRIPTION |
1 |
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Vernon |
|
Woodman |
|
Joey's father. |
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Joey |
|
Woodman |
|
Protagonist. |
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Ellie |
|
Woodman |
|
Joey's mother. |
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John |
|
Woodman |
|
Joey's brother. Seven years older than Joey. |
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|
Mr. |
|
Werner |
|
Joey's
4th grade music teacher. Provides Joey with trombone. |
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|
Miss |
|
Gaspar |
|
Joey's
4th grade teacher in new school in Tracy. |
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|
Mr. |
|
Rasmussen |
|
Joey's
5th grade teacher at new San Rafael school. |
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Trixie |
|
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|
Joey's beloved dog. |
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Silver |
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Joey's beloved horse and Vernon's work horse. |
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Hank |
|
|
|
Classmate
of Joey's. |
2 |
|
Catherine |
|
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|
High
school classmate of Joey. Joey falls for her. |
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|
Mr. |
|
Silverman |
|
High
school band director. |
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|
Henry P. |
|
Kleinrath |
|
Conductor
of Shriner Band, Sacramento. Musician. |
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|
Roger |
|
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|
Joey's
best friend. Trumpet virtuoso. |
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|
John |
|
Woodman |
|
Joey's older brother. In the Army. |
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|
Miss |
|
Andrews |
|
Joey's high school English teacher. |
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|
Donna |
|
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|
High
school classmate. She falls for Joey immediately. |
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|
Frankie |
|
|
|
High
school football player. Antagonist. |
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Ben |
|
|
|
High
school captain of the football team. |
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Jolene |
|
|
|
High
school classmate. She is dating Ben. |
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|
Tommy |
|
|
|
High
school football player. |
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|
BJ |
|
|
|
High
school football player. |
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|
Rafael |
|
Mendez |
|
World
famous trumpet player. Performs in McClatchy High School. |
3 |
|
Billy |
|
|
|
Construction worker for Joey's father, Vernon. |
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|
Peter |
|
Thompson |
|
Teacher
at Sacramento JC. Bass player with Winston's Band. |
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|
Mel |
|
Winston |
|
Band
leader. |
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|
Walter J. |
|
Blair |
|
Sac.
State trombone professor. Grad Paris Music Conservatory. |
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|
Bud &
Pete |
|
|
|
Heavy
equipment operators. Work for Joey's father, Vernon. |
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|
Hazel |
|
|
|
Joey's
co-worker at onion processing plant in Sacramento. |
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|
Bess |
|
|
|
Owner of
Laundromat where Joey works for the summer. |
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|
Mark |
|
|
|
An intern
that Catherine is dating. |
5 |
|
Doc |
|
Allen |
|
Band
leader. |
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|
Ed |
|
|
|
Trumpet
virtuoso. |
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|
Betty |
|
Allen |
|
Singer
with Doc Allen's band. |
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|
Ziggy |
|
Elman |
|
Renowned
trumpet player. |
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|
Milt |
|
Bernhart |
|
Renowned
trombonist. |
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|
Dick |
|
Noel |
|
Renowned
trombonist. |
|
|
Paul |
|
Weston |
|
Band
leader. |
|
|
Harry |
|
Newstone |
|
Musical
Director of Sacramento Symphony. |
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|
Marilyn |
|
|
|
French
Horn player for Sacramento Symphony. |
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|
Bernard |
|
Rolff |
|
Tenor
trombonist for Sacramento Symphony. |
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|
Carl |
|
Perkins |
|
Guitarist. Wrote the song, "Blue Suede Shoes." |
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|
Johnny |
|
Cash |
|
Country
singer who performs at Folsom State Prison. |
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|
June |
|
Carter |
|
Country
singer who performs at Folsom State Prison. |
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|
Paul |
|
Tanner |
|
Trombonist, UCLA Professor. Performed with Glenn Miller. |