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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
Pure Country
Here's the Billboard magazine (10/08/1966) promoting Johnny Dollar's then-new 45rpm recording of Windburn. What tickles me is the reference to "pure country" which is perhaps a little surprising in light of the fact that the recording was positively saturated with the sounds of country fuzztone guitar! And that is, to be sure, a fine thing.
Posted by Greg G at 10:33 AM 1 comments
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Gin & Bourbon
Gin And Bourbon
My Babe
Here's both sides of a solidly rockin' mid-1960s effort from the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Georgia. The top side's a booze-oriented tribute to / rip-off of The Newbeats' big 1964 hit Bread And Butter and the flip's the Little Walter standard.
Here's both sides of a solidly rockin' mid-1960s effort from the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Georgia. The top side's a booze-oriented tribute to / rip-off of The Newbeats' big 1964 hit Bread And Butter and the flip's the Little Walter standard.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
The Neighborhood Vs. Wynonie Harris
Here are a couple of news items via the Jet magazine archives (02/24/1955 and 11/03/1955, respectively) detailing wildman Wynonie Harris's clashes with touchy neighbors in Brooklyn and Long Island.
I'd give just about anything to see a photo of the flashing sign on his Long Island lawn reading "The World's Greatest Blues Singer Lives Here." As the great Dizzy Dean once said, "it ain't bragging if you can do it."
Below: Wynonie Harris, via ACE records.
Posted by Greg G at 4:14 PM 2 comments
Labels: Greg, Jet, New York City, Wynonie Harris
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Happy Record Store Day!
Harvey Pekar (and not R. Crumb as I originally said), via Kicks magazine. Thanks to The In Crowd for setting me straight in the comments.
UPDATE: Third and final try...what we see here is R. Crumb's artwork, accompanying a story by Harvey Pekar. Thanks to Matt Fiveash for illuminating me.
UPDATE: Third and final try...what we see here is R. Crumb's artwork, accompanying a story by Harvey Pekar. Thanks to Matt Fiveash for illuminating me.
Posted by Greg G at 1:19 PM 1 comments
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