Ramblin' Conrad's Guitar Shop & Folklore Center, Songmakers of Virginia
In 1971, following the San Fernando earthquake, Zentz returned to Norfolk where he created Ramblin' Conrad’s Guitar Shop & Folklore Center. It was named for the man who embodied Zentz's ideal of the singer, and the song—the late Norfolk country singer William Conrad Buhler. (Zentz also wrote a song about Buhler, "Ramblin' Conrad.")
Ramblin' Conrad’s Guitar Shop & Folklore Center became the hub for folk music and culture in Hampton Roads for 23 years before closing in 1995. The Ramblin' Conrad's experience was also on public radio WHRO-FM, Norfolk, through the program "In The Folk Tradition," which ran from 1977-2004. Additionally, in 1971 Zentz founded the Songmakers of Virginia (now known as the Tidewater Friends of Folk Music). Zentz modeled the Songmakers of Virginia after Songmakers of California, which he had become familiar with during his time in Los Angeles.
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