The Timeline — Prologue
1958 — 1959

APRIL 26, 1958
Los Angeles
California

In 1958, Judd Abrams arrived in a city already humming with highways, movie lots, construction sites, baseball diamonds, and the last quiet years before the 1960s cracked everything open.

The Timeline — Prologue

April 26, 1958
Los Angeles
California

In 1958, Judd Abrams arrived in a city already humming with highways, movie lots, construction sites, baseball diamonds, and the last quiet years before the 1960s cracked everything open.

1958 — 1959
Judd
Gregg
Glennis
Judd
Gregg
Glennis
The Timeline — Prologue · The Music

Where the
songs begin.

Playlist · scroll
01 Walk the LineJohnny Cash
02 Hound DogElvis Presley
03 Hey, Good Lookin’Hank Williams
04 That’ll Be the DayBuddy Holly
05 You’ve Got That Love and FeelingEverly Brothers
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A tight knit family that knew how to work hard and play even harder.

maury
Father
Maury
May 24, 1927 – March 12, 2008

Maury was one of a kind. A hardworking, self-made man who grew up on the streets of Chicago and moved to Los Angeles in the early 1940s to create a better life.

francine
Mother
Francine
April 12, 1933 – June 9, 2022

“I’m so fortunate to have lived this life… If I could do it over again, I wouldn’t do anything differently. I never wanted to be someplace else instead of where I was.”— Fran Abrams

gregg
Older brother
Gregg
October 1, 1953 – November 2, 2015

An adventurer, an intellect and a musician, with a passion for life and a wanderlust for travel. His sense of humor was second to none.

glennis
Sister
Glennis

The middle child and the one and only girl in the family.

judd
The baby
Judd
April 26, 1958 – present

I was the third and youngest sibling born.

“My first memory of music was when my father played Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash on his record player.”— Judd Abrams

lance
The dog
Lance

Lance was my first dog.

maury
francine
gregg
glennis
judd
lance

A day in the life. Mom, the kids, the dog, and a yard full of activity

A day in the life. Mom, the kids, the dog, and a yard full of activity

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