Happy birthday, Clyde! One of Western Colorado s musical icons is celebrating another trip around the sun. Let s catch up with the Clyde half of Grand Junction s Ralph N Clyde.
I ve never known a world without Clyde Jorgensen. He was bouncing me on his knee back in 1970. Hey, that rhymes. In any event, everybody in Grand Junction knows Clyde Jorgensen and his brother Ralph Smith.
Why Different Last Names?
Let s take this opportunity to clear something up. Somewhere around 1993 I finally had to ask Clyde a question which had been bugging me. If he and Ralph are brothers, why do they have different last names? Are they half brothers? As it turns out, they are full brothers. According to Clyde, his original last name was Smith. When their mother remarried, Clyde chose to take his stepdad s last name.