Jimmy Rivers - Brisbane Bop

[zootsi]

Hi people, I'm a new member here, just stumbled across this site, and it looks like a fun place. Has anyone else ever heard the album by Jimmy Rivers and the Cherokees - 'Brisbane Bop?'. If you like western swing guitar, this may be the holy grail. Jimmy Rivers (not to be confused with rocker Johnny Rivers) was a California based barroom guitarist, who as far as I know, only put out this one live album in the early '60's - but what an amazing recording it is -kinda Jimmy Bryant meets Les Paul type sound.

[paul secor]

Hi people, I'm a new member here, just stumbled across this site, and it looks like a fun place. Has anyone else ever heard the album by Jimmy Rivers and the Cherokees - 'Brisbane Bop?'. If you like western swing guitar, this may be the holy grail. Jimmy Rivers (not to be confused with rocker Johnny Rivers) was a California based barroom guitarist, who as far as I know, only put out this one live album in the early '60's - but what an amazing recording it is -kinda Jimmy Bryant meets Les Paul type sound.

Have it - and you're right. It's a good one.

Welcome aboard. Hope you'll keep posting.

[Big Beat Steve]

EXCELLENT disc indeed!

Though I'd not agree with the "Les Paul" thing you mention. Barney Kessel would be more like it. In fact the liner notes point towards that too. Nothing against Les Paul but this disc has more than just virtuosity. It swings - to the extent that even a couple of diehard Western Swing fans around here who had heard the LP complained it was just too jazzy for them. Oh well, you can't have 'em all, and taste-wise they came from the hillbilly side of Western Swing anyway...