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Single released Nov 29,2011, 28th anniv of 1st release by Alan Mann 1983 (rip '88) w/ full permission Mann family, featuring Kenn Kweder blues harp, Kim De Meo vocals, perf by Larry Saklad. Robin Robison (Alan Mann’s sister) “You did a fantastic job with Christmas On The Block” & “would love for you to do this, anything to keep his name, voice, memory alive”. Kenn Kweder “Excellent job Larry!!! way to go!” Helen Leicht WXPN debuted it Wed 12/7 (9:40am) 88.5 Phila/S Jersey, 104.9 Lehigh Valley, 90.5 Worton/Baltimore, 88.7 Lancaster/York, 99.7 Harrisburg (more) ____________Press Release_____________ Former Alan Mann & The Free Arts Band member, Larry Saklad, has released a brand new recording of Christmas On The Block, both in honor of this legendary local favorite and to Alan’s 28th anniversary of it’s first release in 1983. Saklad was Mann’s original piano/keyboard man who also released another recording of this song in ’95, tracked & mixed @ Art Inst Of Phila and aired on Street Beat, then local show hosted by Cyndy Drue (WMMR, now @ WMGK); years later he felt it was overproduced and not authentic to the original, which this new recording aimed at correcting and succeeds, including Alan’s favorite- a 12 string Guild guitar! All that’s missing is the second grade kids singing ala Mann’s track. * The story goes something like… … Alan Mann was late getting home to his girlfriend, and somewhere in West Phila-Overbrook, had a vision of the wonderful lights decorating a Schoo
