Join us on Thursday, November 13th for Happy Hour with the Historian featuring Bill DeYoung, author of Record Man. Record Man is a biography of Phil Gernhard, the most successful record producer to come from Florida. From offices and studios in the Tampa Bay area, he launched the Royal Guardsmen, Dion, Lobo, Jim Stafford, and the Bellamy Brothers.

Phil Gernhard is the most famous Floridian you’ve never heard of!

Bill DeYoung is a Senior Writer and Editor for the St. Pete Catalyst. His other books include Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay’s Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought It Down, and three volumes of Vintage St. Pete stories.