This native of Maryland is the current Provost of Academic Affairs at Salt Lake Community College, and chemist by education and trade. He's also an established musician who was in a soul music band (saxophonist) that played soul classics throughout the Salt Lake Valley region of Utah. In this episode beyond his fond memories of O-o-h Child, the spiritual and intellectual Dr. Sanders discuss his study of Dr. Martin Luther king and Civil Rights Movement, the post-Civil Rights era that started after King’s death, the Soul Scene in Salt Lake City Utah, and his personal life journey from Maryland to Utah with a stop in Minnesota along the way.  This is part 1 of a 3-part interview.  For parts 2 and 3 join our One Song Playlist Patreon Community: patreon.com/onesongplaylist 

Recorded December 12, 2020