...musical soul developed in the small village of Kake, on Kupreanof Island. When he was in seventh grade, a man named Billy Bean put on a guitar class at his school. Archie and his friend Rick Austin were the only two in the class. After seven months...

...Who were/are the players you enjoyed playing with the most and why? A: "My brother Ray (Skan), Ray Peterson and Billy Bean. We won a few championships with Kake. They were excellent players. They played tough defense, they scored and were...

...won four (1966, 1968, 1970 and 1971.) "All the teams were good back in those days," said point guard William "Billy" Bean. "They were all in shape, but they didn't train as hard as we did." "You have to remember there wasn't any...