‘Concrete and Clay’: NEPA native Ed Rambeau talks about his music career, 60 years after his biggest hit

‘Concrete and Clay’: NEPA native Ed Rambeau talks about his music career, 60 years after his biggest hit

Ed Rambeau was born in Hazleton in 1942, and he was always a singer. At Hazleton High School, he wrote and played the lead in his school play. When he met Bud Rehak, he found a manager and a pianist to accompany him in his musical pursuits. With Rehak, Rambeau performed at record hops, and those appearances caught the attention of Plymouth-based disc jockey Jim Ward, who had connections at Swan Records in Philadelphia. Through Ward, Rambeau got …