The Magnificent Goldberg

MG, I edited my post above Thanks again, Hans. MG

All 7 volumes are up on eBay at the moment with 4 days to go. No bids yet (but probably snipers in the wings). I managed to get mine from all around the globe and I have the complete run now (wasn't cheap), but whoever is interested in these might be able to get them cheaper than what they usually go for. No idea. Give it a try. Thanks. How do I find them NOF? MG I searched for "Complete Dinah Washington Mercury" on eBay and found these in a few seconds If you plan to bid on these, my advice would be to wait until the last few seconds of the auctions and then place bids, or, better still if you're bidding on several auctions that end at almost the same time like these ones, use a sniping service. If you bid early you're only inviting others to try and outbid you, which will drive the prices up. Thanks very much Hans. I've got 4 days to work out which ones I want since I've got the Proper box already. MG

I agree. Besides I preferred his brother when he had that swampy Slim Harpo sorta thing going on. Allen made a good point on another thread a while ago, and one that I'd never considered. That that era of rock, and the showmanship that went with it, had a profound effect on the blues scene. I've spent my time as a paid-up member of the Blues Police so there've been times when I would've found some of that influence yucky. I remember some sort of brouhaha about the legitimacy of one of the Otis Rush Cobra sides - because it had backing vocals or some such. Bobby Bland's California Album met similar responses. And I remember seeing Little Milton in a club in Oakland, seeing the chick singers, and thinking" "Yech!" But these days it's much easier, more enjoyable and enlightening seeing as all the dots are being connected and we have fewer excuses for such myopia. In that context, I'd suggest that THE most important of the tunes Robert Johnson recorded was They're Red Hot, showing him to be an entertainer and part of a broader tradition than the Johnson/Crossroads myth would allow. It doesn't matter how good Johnny Winter is: Johnny Winter = Wynton Marsalis. I wasn't happy with Allen Lowe's comment about the influence of Rock on the Blues, but didn't want to argue the toss at the time. But it seems to me that the big influence on the Blues in the sixties was Soul music (with some inputs from Soul Jazz, too - I don't know whether anyone has noticed the number of Soul Jazz tunes recorded by bluesmen - pick up Blues versions of "Moanin'", "Chitlin's con carne", "All about my girl", "Motoring along" and so on). Your comment about the girlie group with Little Milton addresses that Soul influence precisely. Otis Rush also experienced that influence, as did many others. I thought earlier that it was mainly the younger players, but thinking about it since then, I can hear it in people as various as Magic Sam, Junior Parker, Bobby Bland, Lowell Fulson, Slim Harpo, Junior Wells, Koko Taylor, T-Bone Walker, Jimmy McCracklin, Albert King, B B King, Freddie King, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Dawkins and Albert Collins. Oh, and one shouldn't forget the wonderful Jimmy Johnson band (the Jimmy Johnson on the west coast, not the Chicago guy). So, yeah, girlie groups for me, please MG

Ah! NOW we're going to learn something MG

I agree with this; it was because LP was apparently quoting other people, rather than his own gut reactions to the music, the people and their history, that kept me out of this thread earlier. Talk, LP, then we can have a discussion. MG

Billy Fury Marty Wilde Kim Wilde

I've entered the original K7 details and dates, so you can see what period each cut comes from. Any that are live come either from DIAPASON EN ENFER 1 & 2 VOLS 9 & 10 - KSF - 1998 or PRESTIGE 1 & 2 - FALLOU DIENG PRODUCTIONS - 1999 Pretty good compilation, though without his early stuff being represented. MG

Jackie Ivory, organ player extraordinaire! Blytheville, AR, 1937 Jackie is, I think, still working in the San Francisco area. Happy birthday, Jackie! MG

All 7 volumes are up on eBay at the moment with 4 days to go. No bids yet (but probably snipers in the wings). I managed to get mine from all around the globe and I have the complete run now (wasn't cheap), but whoever is interested in these might be able to get them cheaper than what they usually go for. No idea. Give it a try. Thanks. How do I find them NOF? MG

Happy Birthday, Jon. All the best for the coming year. MG

Chuck Connors Jimmy Connors Chris Connor

Machito - Ritmo caliente - Proper MG

Nor me. All of these bands sound like crap to me, though MG

Soul Stream Soul Station #1 Soul Brother #1

"Ballad for baby" was originally issued on "Soul summit" vol 2 - PR7275 MG

Theodore Marcus Edwards was born April 26, 1924 That's what I thought! Thanks Cyril. MG

Happy birthday, Michel - and many more! MG

Some discussion of a Pete Turner book is here MG

Uncle Remus Zane Grey Amiri Baraka

They could auction the constituent labels off on E-bay I wonder how much Mali K7 would go for? MG

Been hitting the Dex this afternoon Herbie Hancock - Takin' off - BN DMM Dexter Gordon - Generation - Prestige (Italy) Dexter Gordon - Tangerine - Prestige (Italy) Dexter Gordon - Ca' purange - Prestige MG

I got my wife to read this, Dan. She says it's just the normal sort of thing that happens to (some) people - then listed a load of things that have happened to her of a similar nature. Just life, I guess. MG

Kenny Ball Chris Barber Lonnie Donegan

Inspired by the "Groovy situation" thread, I've been playing Reuben Wilson - A groovy situation - BN (black label) Earl Turbinton & Willie Tee - Brothers for life - Rounder MG

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