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Garvin Bushell Garry Bushell Neanderthal Man Fred Flintstone Nick Cave The Troggs

When I first bought records in 1956 it was listening booths and 78s. (I don't expect that overlap existed for many years.) I remember being chased out of Dobell's for occupying the listening booth too long with 78s by the likes of Meade Lux Lewis and Pinetop Smith.

Larry His Brother Darryl His Other Brother Darryl Brother Nat Nat Peck Steve Bushell

Isaac Isaac Stern Brothers Grimm

Sir Hyde Parker Burlington Bertie Mal Waldron

Papa Bue Pippa Middleton Pepe le Moko

Chuck Berry Ivy Benson Christmas Humphreys

In 1956 when I was 16 and listening to Bill Haley and his Comets an older boy (who must have been all of 17) took me aside and said I should be listening to something more worthwhile. He lent me an EP of Sidney Bechet with Claude Luter's band. The lender has now passed on, but his heritage remains.

tall? OK... Long John Baldry Long Gone John from Bowling Green Jimmy Woods

Happy Birthday!

Three lovely ones there, Kevin!

Adolf Hitler Adolphe Sax Saxophone Colossus

Guy Burgess Kim Philby The 'Fifth Man' The Flattened Fifth Man B Bopstein Jelly Roll Lipschitz

Chris is fabulous but he sure ain't a new, young musician. Now we're on to really old guys, it's time Eric Alexander got a mention.

The Brotherhood of Breath Prince Hal Hotspur

Vicars Armstrong Julian Priester Walter Bishop

That may be so, but here from 14:40 and again from 19:30 he instructs his less knowledgeable accompanying musician about a chord sequence. (Great bit of film BTW.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krE3s3XY1P0

The Gordon Highlanders The Black Watch Clock Watchers

Justin Thyme Rosemary Clooney Bay City Rollers

Isn't he just!

Karl Popper Big Bopper Zoot Horn Rollo

Well, I do hope these guys got their money's worth!

The Rev Spooner Cupid Stunt Melodious Thunk The Loneliest Monk Melody Gardot Waiting For Godot Tom Waits Carel Weight Lady Heavy Bottom

Jazz Record Requests with Alyn Shipton Now playing: Eric Dolphy, "GW"

The Rev Spooner Cupid Stunt Melodious Thunk