The Magnificent Goldberg

Thanks Mr King Who or what was that photo of about 4 huge drum kits & marimbas etc? MG

Oh, I had a 45 - it may have been 'Kookie, Kookie, lend me your comb' or another 77SS cut, with a band led by Conte Candoli on the B side. MG

Gerontius Sir Edward Elgar Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin

I remember there was some FWCJ on '77 Sunset Strip', as well as Kookie Burns. MG PS Wasn't the music for 77SS by Conte Candoli? I also remember the music from Staccato - can't remember who did that.

What about posting them here, Chuck? I don't know how to use Facebook because of prejudice MG

Oh yes, I'd forgotten that - she had as good taste in pianists as King Curtis and Lou Donaldson. MG

Brian Brains Fathead

Batman Supersonic Hackney Supersonic Orlando Supersonic (European Derby winner 2009)

Red Foxx Dobbin Matthew Gee

Kirk Felton Wilton Felder Narvel Felts

Mingus - Passions of a man; complete Atlantic recordings 1956-61 MG

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Oh, I'm so sorry to hear this. She was a singer who improved all her life. Her recent albums for HighNote are wonderful. If you want to hear how someone quite elderly can still turn you out, try this, from '97 or this from 2007, when she was 78 RIP Gloria. MG

I used to watch it in '58/'59. Then I bought this Not too long afterwards, this MG

Wee Willie Winkie Wee Willie Harris Little Willie Jackson

Just finished Early American vocal groups: 100 years of harmony 1850-1950 - Friedman & Gribin An interesting read which I found recommended on Unca Marvy's R&B page. No wonder, a lot of the references come from him Its a little light on history - only 80/90 pages of history. The meat of the book is the Groupography, listing all the groups they can trace, their personnel, location, date, recording activity where known. There's also a discography, which I passed over finding that, not only were the groups in alphabetical order (not unreasonable) but for each group, the songs were in alphabetical order!!! The most fascinating part of the book for me was that dealing with groups' appearances on the covers of sheet music and postcards. I could have done with more of that. The postcard of The Breakfast Four, who appeared on Westinghouse stations WBZ-WBZA around 1940, showing them sitting around a breakfast table in dressing gowns, is wonderful. Good bibliography (though Allen Lowe not mentioned) and some nice compilation CDs of old records listed. Not essential reading, but not uninteresting. MG

I'd love there to have been a vocal group called The Promissory Notes.... Oh well.... The Pearl Fishers Pearl Jam Richard Spring

Yeah, I'm sure everyone here has a few of his compositions in their collection. MG

Jack Good Bad Company The Bad +

Some time back I wrote up a little list of Harold's compositions that other musicians have recorded. Well, the ones I knew about, anyway. Very few 'routine' musicians have spread as many tunes around the jazz world as Harold Ousley. 1. And that I am so in love – Horace Parlan, Bennie Green 2. Haitian lady – Montego Joe, Jack Mcduff, Grassella Oliphant, Willie Bobo 3. Return of the Prodigal Son – Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Ray Bryant, lots more 4. Win lose or draw – Willis Jackson, Lou Donaldson 5. The latter days – Grassella Oliphant 6. One for the masses – Grassella Oliphant 7. The descendant – Grassella Oliphant 8. Uptown hours – Grassella Oliphant 9. Mrs O – Grassella Oliphant 10. Son of man – Houston Person 11. Pretty please – Houston Person 12. Hope I can love again – Houston Person 13. Sassie lassie – Lou Donaldson 14. The kid - Lou Donaldson 15. Dapper Dan - Lou Donaldson 16. The people’s choice – Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt, Ellery Eskelin 17. Pleasant moments – Jack McDuff 18. The regulars – Red Holloway 19. Minor truth – George Benson 20. Thunder walk – George Benson 21. Elation – Willie Bobo, Bobby Shew 22. Minor revelation –Bennie Green 23. Summer melody – Bernard Purdie 24. That’s when we thought of love - Jack McDuff 25 So never leave my love - Clarence Wheeler MG

So no one's been accused of this, even after all this time? Incredible. MG

Hi Page and welcome. Is the Windmill area Holland or the part of Soho, London, close to the Windmill Theatre? MG

The complete Chuck Willis 1951-1957 (sic) - JSP MG

Cool White (composer of 'Buffalo gal (won't you come out tonight)' in 1844) Ice-T Jerry Butler

Smith Jones Pete Duel