How different is life as a teenager from generation to generation? That’s what 15-year-old Daniel Brown sought to find out when he invited his grandfather, Steve Garris, to the StoryCorps studio to share what it was like growing up in a small southern town. Garris reflects on his youth, from misadventures to falling in love with the music that became the soundtrack to his life in Andrews, South Carolina.

How different is life as a teenager from generation to generation? That’s what 15-year-old Daniel Brown sought to find out when he invited his grandfather, Steve Garris, to the StoryCorps studio to share what it was like growing up in a small southern town. Garris reflects on his youth, from misadventures to falling in love with the music that became the soundtrack to his life in Andrews, South Carolina.

Growing up in a small South Carolina town

Narrative captures stories of South Carolina through interviews and personal conversations.Some Narrative interviews were recorded at <a href="https://storycorps.org/">StoryCorps</a>, a national initiative to record and collect stories of everyday people. Excerpts were selected and produced by South Carolina Public Radio.

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Narrative captures stories of South Carolina through interviews and personal conversations. Some Narrative interviews were recorded at StoryCorps, a national initiative to record and collect stories of everyday people. Excerpts were selected and produced by South Carolina Public Radio.

Narrative captures stories of South Carolina through interviews and personal conversations.Some Narrative interviews were recorded at <a href="https://storycorps.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">StoryCorps</a>, a national initiative to record and collect stories of everyday people. Excerpts were selected and produced by South Carolina Public Radio.

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