Long-time Pompano resident Mercerlene Alexander Rutledge (now living in Keystone Heights, Florida) remembers street musicians on Hammondville Road.

There were a number of blind guitar players who would sit in a chair by the roadside and play. Most often a tin cup was attached to his guitar, and those listening would drop a coin into the cup. Ms. Rutledge remembers being sad at the sight of so many people in such condition with no other means of support.

Particularly on Saturday evenings small groups of musicians from Pompano and other South Florida locations would gather on streetcorners and perform. Instead of a tin cup, these groups passed a hat throughout the audience, seeking donations. Ms. Rutledge remembers these groups as playing one of two types of music: the "blues" or religious songs.

During these pre-World War II years, one of Pompano's better known street musicians was Bill Blue, who favored religious songs.