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| | Norbert Putnam |
 | | Putnam grew up outside of Florence, Ala., and fell into playing the bass in the mid-'50s at the urging of a friend who was forming a band covering the music of Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins. |
 | | During the early '60s, Putnam played bass on classic hits by Arthur Alexander, Joe South, Tommy Roe, The Tams and others, and his band opened for The Beatles at their first concert in Washington, D.C. In 1965, the promise of greater money and opportunity lured Putnam and some of his bandmates to Nashville. |
 | | Putnam eventually sold his interests in the still-successful Bennett House and Georgetown Mastering and took a break, pursuing his passion for restoring Victorian and antebellum homes, perfecting his golf game and taking on the occasional project. |
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