Sample, 73, is retiring from performing live after 50 years so he can spend more time on his art, a passion he's pursued all his life. His last Maine show is scheduled for June in Boothbay Harbor.
The U.S. Army had other plans, and Parker soon found himself in basic training. "I had always wanted to have friends," he wrote of that time. "And here were a bunch of guys my own age—and a few a ...