Pop Echols important cog of Clovis music scene

Editor’s note: As told by Odis Echols Jr. to Don McAlavy on Sept. 4, 1998.

In late 1953 my father, Odis “Pop” Echols bought the KCLV radio station in Clovis.

To make ends meet, we put together shows from Clovis and went on the road to places such as...