The Magnificent Goldberg

Dakota Staton - Crazy he calls me - Capitol (World Record Club) The more I listen to this, the closer it approaches to being my favourite Dakota album. MG

Harold Ousley The Prodigal Son Jesus Christ

My wife saw this last night, at her friend's. I asked her about Robert Fripp and she didn't know who she was and didn't take any notice of the other contestants because her friend's cousin, Gabby Logan (a TV sports presenter), and her husband (Scottish rugby player), were on and my wife and her friend were gossiping about Gabby all the time she wasn't on. MG

Dennis Weaver Margaret Thatcher Tommy Cooper

Yes indeed! MG

Ah, sorry. A visceral reaction there that could have been tempered somewhat. Have been listening to Johnny Dodds all morning because of this BFT. (Not that I need a tremendous amount of excuse to listen to Dodds.) And I added a CD with 13 to my wishlist. I understand. And since you hadn't read the thread yet, you weren't familiar with Dan's handy little new acronym. And now, Alex, you'll be able to follow one of my favorite recipes, in which Kermit Ruffins explains the timing not in minutes, but by number of beers and which track of Louis' album is playing. Nice - but I haven't got the album And my missus wouldn't put up with it while SHE'S cooking anyway MG

Oh, I didn't know that. My friend had one of hers - I thing it was 'Erutan yob'. MG

This should also be posted in the thread. I was gonna say that, after looking at the track list I'll give it a miss. Thanks. MG

I've never heard of them. Has it been discussed here before? MG

Is this for real? Bird with strings at the Apollo? When? MG

Well, I DO like fiction - but if I'm going to read a story someone's made up, I prefer fantasy and science fiction - something REALLY made up. For non-fiction some I reread again and again are Music John Broven - Record makers and breakers; voices of the independent R&R pioneers Anthony Heilbut - The gospel sound R J Smith - The great black way - LA in the 1940s Arnold Shaw - Honkers and shouters Nelson George - The death of Rhythm & Blues African history Basil Davidson - A history of West Africa 1000-1800 Basil Davidson - The black man's burden; Africa and the curse of the nation-state Max Rodenbeck - Cairo; the city victorious General history Eric Hobsbawm - The age of revolution Eric Hobsbawm - The age of capital Eric Hobsbawm - The age of empire Eric Hobsbawm - The age of extremes Economics John Kenneth Galbraith - The great crash 1929 John Kenneth Galbraith - Money; whence it came and where it went MG

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I came across Don Shirley in the early 60s, when I bought the 45 of 'Drown in my own tears', on which he played organ and piano. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO-T4fPmAWE&list=PLE3F6179990A0C856 I thought of you, Aloc, seeing the photos accompanying the record I bought the album of the same name soon after and one of his other Cadence LPs - 'The Don Shirley trio'. There were, I seem to remember, comments of a similar nature to the ones you picked out of the obit, Aloc, about night club gigs, in the notes to one of them. I liked some of the material well enough but, in those days, I was conscious that I wasn't getting a lot of what was in there out of it, so I flogged the records. Never forgot the way he played 'Drown in my own tears' though. RIP Mr Shirley MG

Oh well, it was worth a try MG

I agree; that's the kind of behind the scenes stuff I find interesting rather than the usual gossip that gets the term. Indeed. Back in '63, Motown started coming out with a new rhythm thing that sounded like chains being shaken. I think the first two singles that came out like that over here were Marvin Gaye's 'Can I get a witness' and Martha & the V's 'Heat wave'. And we all, not knowing from nothing, then, said, 'it's chains'. And it became a trademark sound for several years. Years later (well over 30) I read a book on Motown that said that it WAS chains and, even better, that it was Earl Vandyke who had the idea! MG

What was on the radio when he asked you not to turn it off? A bit more of whatever it was ought to go down well. MG

This came from Japan, this morning; ordered from a Japanese seller on Amazon UK at a reasonable price. Junior Mance - Ballads 2006 - M&I Been meaning to get this for several years. Listening now and it's as nice as I expected. MG

MIssed a page Brother John Sellars Peter Sellers Col Bloodnok

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Complete Chuck Willis 1951-1957 - JSP MG

Thanks, Jim. MG

Ryan Giggs The JATP All Stars Jr Walker

Yup! MG

Honestly, I'm not sure what to make of that phrase, Jim... Available at £7.49 mp3 from AMazon UK, but... MG

OK, I've got one. MG