A couple of questions

[ericcoleman]

Since I am in this sort of a mood.

What was the first record you bought?
What was the first concert you went to?

My answers in comments

Comments

[barondave.livejournal.com]

The first record I remember bugging my parents to buy me was the 45 of "It's A Small World", from the NY World's Fair (and not available since). The first record I remember buying with my paper route money was the the Robert John 45 pressing of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". There were probably others in there, but that's what I come up with at the moment.

My father was chairman of the local Arts Council, and I went to various classical concerts/Broadway road shows as a kid. Van Kliburn came to our house, as did Paul Tripp (of "Tubby the Tuba" fame, playing Ben Franklin in "1776"). The earliest ones I remember were Pete Seeger (often with Up With People).