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As part of Mes CHamoru celebrations, the Pacific Daily News has been taking an in-depth look at the many ways in which CHamorus actively keep the heritage alive. ....
Bevacqua: J.D. Crutch brought new sound to CHamoru music By Michael Lujan Bevacqua The CHamoru musical group The Charfauros Brothers was instrumental in creating contemporary CHamoru music following World War II. Another influential musician in this regard is the late Joseph Duenas, or J.D. Crutch. J.D. Crutch grew up in the village of Talo’fo’fo’, working on ranches with his family in the 1950s and 1960s. This was a time when the musical flow of CHamoru life was starting to disappear. CHamorus had been known for centuries to be a people always singing. J.D. Crutch grew up immersed in this everyday musical world and it instilled in him a love for making music. According to the late Joe “Uncle Tote” Cunningham, if you ever heard someone playing the guitar and singing before, during or after a movie in the theater, it was probably J.D. Crutch. ....