Collaboration keeps Wilsonville songwriter's music alive after Parkinson's diagnosis

After Joanne Duffin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s she thought her musical dreams were over. But with a little help, her songs will live on.

WILSONVILLE, Ore. — Ever since she was a child singing with her three sisters, people told Wilsonville’s Joanne Duffin she had the voice of an angel. She dreamed of one day sharing her music with the world.

When she was 19, Joanne landed the lead in the musical “The Music Man” at Brigham Young University.

“I had to pinch myself, it was such an honor,” Joanne said.

Music would become her lifelong passion. Not just singing, but songwriting,

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