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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — For decades, Saturdays were for Rem Wall and the Green Valley Boys, performing on their hit show the Green Valley Jamboree – the longest running country music television series in history.
The Green Valley Jamboree began on WKZO, now known as WWMT, in 1945, with the final broadcast airing in 1980, gathering quite the fanbase along the way.
“One of dad’s biggest recordings was ‘Home was Where the Herd Is’ and everywhere dad went in the state of Michigan, everybody wanted his autograph,” said Rendal Wall, son of Rem Wall and a musician himself. “It was a big hit.”
After more than 30 years of hit music, and a spot in the Michigan County Music Hall of Fame, some of the original band members still strike a cord with West Michigan, performing every now and then.
One of which is Rendal Wall, remembering countless performances alongside his dad, picking a guitar and singing backup.
“He had me picking a guitar when I was 6 or 7 years old,” Rendal Wall. “It was a lot of fun”
Looking back on his years spent on stage, Rendal Wall said one of the greatest aspects of the Green Valley Jamboree was his father giving everybody a chance to step into the spotlight.
“Somebody would call him up and say, ‘Rem, I’d like to come down and audition,’” he said. “[He’d say] yeah, come on down.”
It was through the Green Valley Jamboree that Bob Rowe, musician and Founder of Renaissance Enterprises, got his start in music.
After making his television debut on the Jamboree, Rowe pursued music in Nashville for a while, before ultimately beginning his nonprofit, Renaissance Enterprises, which hosts performances for seniors in our community.
For the past 38 years the group has traveled to nursing homes singing songs like ‘You Are My Sunshine’ with the elderly.
“It’s a different kind of thing, but it’s a real human thing that brings so much joy to the receiver and the giver,” said Rowe.
After Rem Wall’s retirement came a full circle moment, when both Walls joined Rowe’s Renaissance Band, bringing the musicians together once again.
“I grew up idolizing Rem and Rendell and the guys,” said Rowe. “So being a part of that history and inviting Rem and Rendell into the programs that I was doing for seniors was a real gift for me.”
Rem and Rendal performed with Rowe until Rem passed away, continuing the legacy of country music that began all that time ago, right here on Channel 3.
“If a little thing like standing in there for an hour and smiling, singing a familiar song like You Are My Sunshine can bring that much joy, imagine what that does for my spirit,” said Rowe.
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