Grant Green's "Gooden's Corner"

[Dan Gould]

Its been suggested over at Blindman's Blues that "Gooden's Corner" was in honor of Leo Gooden, a St. Louis singer and record label owner who recorded Albert King in between his Bobbin and Stax years. Anyone know if that's true? Seems likely considering that Grant came from St Louis but I just checked the Mosaic booklet and there's no mention.

thanks.

[Eric]

Its been suggested over at Blindman's Blues that "Gooden's Corner" was in honor of Leo Gooden, a St. Louis singer and record label owner who recorded Albert King in between his Bobbin and Stax years. Anyone know if that's true? Seems likely considering that Grant came from St Louis but I just checked the Mosaic booklet and there's no mention.

thanks.

I am pretty sure this is true. I bet the notes to the Japanese lp of the same name would confirm.

[Sundog]

I believe Leo Gooden was also a club owner in St. Louis or East St. Louis. I've always assumed "Gooden's Corner" was an homage to one of Leo's clubs. Maybe a favorite hang out of Grant's?

[Soul Stream]

Gooden's Corner is Grant's tribute Leo Gooden.

[Chuck Nessa]

T'was a tribute to the club.

[robertoart]

I think that Sharony Green's book on Grant goes into some detail about Grant's relationship with Leo Gooden. Check it out. There is some great stuff about Grant and the scene there, at the time before Grant headed to New York. Well I think so anyway.

[Rooster_Ties]

T'was a tribute to the club.

Anybody happen to know the address (former address) of the club?

I'm originally from the St. Louis area, and would be curious to pull up the address with google maps.

Any other really notable clubs in St. Louis' history that I should be aware of. (Long shot: anybody got any addresses for any of them?)

I kind of know a little bit about Gaslight Square (heard about it from my parents over the years). Was that the main hub for clubs in St. Louis, or were there others??

Being from the STL area, I should really know this history better -- but the scene was long since gone by the time I was of any age to even have a clue about it (I was born in '69, FWIW).

I know my Kansas City jazz history a fair bit better, since I've lived here (KC) since 1994.

[Eric]

T'was a tribute to the club.

Anybody happen to know the address (former address) of the club?

I'm originally from the St. Louis area, and would be curious to pull up the address with google maps.

Any other really notable clubs in St. Louis' history that I should be aware of. (Long shot: anybody got any addresses for any of them?)

I kind of know a little bit about Gaslight Square (heard about it from my parents over the years). Was that the main hub for clubs in St. Louis, or were there others??

Being from the STL area, I should really know this history better -- but the scene was long since gone by the time I was of any age to even have a clue about it (I was born in '69, FWIW).

I know my Kansas City jazz history a fair bit better, since I've lived here (KC) since 1994.

For some reason I thought it was in E. St. Louis ...