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The Mills Duo

There are different stories about what caused the sparks. But everybody agrees sparks certainly flew the very first time they met... as teenagers.

It would take a number of years for those early flames to lead to marriage vows.  And even many years more before they began making music together.

But once the music started, all manner of awards soon followed.

In this edition we get to hear the stories and the music of the duo now known as Gene and Gayla Mills.

Guests:
Gayla Mills, M.A.
-  Singer/songwriter. One half of the Gene and Gayla Mills musical performance team.  English instructor, and Director of The Writing Center, at Randolph-Macon College.

Gene Mills, Ph.D. - Singer/songwriter. One half of the Gene and Gayla Mills musical performance team. Professor of Philosophy, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Additional Contributor:
Bob Taylor
- Professional cabinetmaker. Co-founder and owner of Rapunzel’s Coffee and Books, a live-music performance venue in Lovingston, Virginia.

Tom Graham was Senior Producer and host of WMRA's Virginia Insight from 2006 to 2015.