..."Amidst the amplified melodies and screams from enthusiastic teens, young Mitch had a realization: “Like a million other musicians in the ’60s, I wanted to be a Beatle.”

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That didn’t come to pass—there were only ever four (or arguably five)—and Turk eventually gave up his rock star dream and went into the semiconductor business.

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But Turk, who was born in Los Angeles and has lived in Oak Park for 31 years, continued to play guitar for the next six decades.

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Now he’s working on a venture to bring live music to local audiences that would benefit from its therapeutic effects.

 

Turk’s project, based in Agoura Hills and called “Musician with a Heart,” intends to connect musicians with senior centers, hospitals and care facilities, where they can perform for people living with illnesses, cognitive impairments or intellectual disabilities"...