It Started in Flagstaff: Grammy winner Dom Flemons' 2022 Commencement Speech

"Attending college in this beautiful mountain town had a positive impact on my life and it served as the foundation for my professional career in the music industry. 

Even though I have traveled over a million miles as a professional musician, I always find myself thinking back and remembering the good times I had here.

My nana Alice Dickey advocated for me to follow my passion and that was music.  During my time at NAU I recorded six self-produced albums of my original songs and listened to over five hundred albums that I found in Cline Library.  

When I graduated in 2005 I left my degree with my parents so that I could forge my own path which eventually led me to travel all across America and as far as Canada, Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, and Malaysia. 

I return to you now with a Grammy, two Emmy nominations, a U.S. Artist fellowship and one million miles worth of memories that all began here in Flagstaff, Arizona."

Listen on as Dom Flemons takes a walk down memory lane ands reflects upon his time in Flagstaff.

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