It’s Never Too Late to Pursue Your Dreams
Our guest for this Living to 100 Club Podcast is Louis Atlas. Louis is an attorney and musician who has written what we might call “parallel chapters.” We hear Louis’ story about his need to pursue his dreams, while having dual careers. Learn about his search to discover how his “real self” differs from who he appears to be to others. This is a fascinating story about how our guest proceeded to re-define himself over the years, break patterns, and take big leaps. Louis now performs his music regularly in clubs in New York City. He has a new release with 11 songs coming out this month, April 2022. Importantly, his Coconut Dream album received recognition from the Grammy nominating team for “Best Reggae Album.” Tune in to hear how our guest dismisses the importance of age as he winds down his legal career and concentrates on music full time.
Mini Bio
Louis was born in Rochester, New York, but has spent most of his life in New York City. Almost from the moment Louis was born, he was singing everything he heard including music on TV programs and commercials. He performed at a cousin’s wedding at age 7 and was invited by the band to more wedding gigs. However, his parents had other ideas for him.
Growing up he played in rock bands and acted in some local productions. He studied at the Boston Conservatory and then went to New York to audition. His first job was as the character Teen Angel in the national tour of Grease. Louis says he was brought up on and loves musical theater. He pursued acting professionally for about 5 years and always had a musical project in the works. Then he decided he needed more independence in his life. So, he went to law school in order to be able to chart his own course.
He describes his musical epiphany occurring after hearing a song by Bob Marley’s ‘Kaya.’ From then on, he knew that Reggae was the music he wanted to pursue.
He continued practicing law and raising his family. But he never stopped writing songs, and has since released four records. One album received recognition from the Grammy nominating team in the categories of “Best New Artist”, “Record of the Year,” “Best Reggae Album” and “Best Engineering.” Now at age 71, he is propelled on with new hope, optimism and confidence in his musical pursuits while winding down his law practice.
Items Mentioned for Our Listeners
Louis’ website: LouisAtlas.com
Our guest’s Spotify Channel
