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Author Archives: peterblowry
Gussie Nesbit
Blind Gussie Nesbit lived in the Charlotte area of NC. He made religious records for Columbia in 1930 and Decca in 1935. He also backed Jack Gowdelock on Victor in 1931… the two sacred songs they did were not issued; … Continue reading
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“Wonder Boy”
This is a puzzlement – no recollection where I found it, but SC is quite likely as a postal address in Greenwood, SC is written. James Smith the subject… it certainly looks a “sacred” pose, but what do I know!
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FEWJ Singers
This group is from GA, possibly western AL – the identifications were given to me by Roy Dunn who also sang in quartets and recognized these folks. Another thrift shop find.
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Queens of Harmony
“Found in a second-hand store in the SE” is the best that I can do from this vantage point in time.
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ODDENDA & SUCH: # 91
Blasts from the past? … sort of! My first holiday gift to/from myself this year was a new book – Godfather of the Music Business: Morris Levy, written by Richard Carlin*. It’s a biography of one of the more notorious … Continue reading
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ODDENDA & SUCH: #90
Is it FESTIVUS time again? OK, it’s year’s end for 2016 and I missed Festivus once again (another senior moment!), but there are still complaints I’d like to vent regardless, even if out of season. I have managed to live … Continue reading
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Uncle Eddie
Date/photographer unknown – photo courtesy of Sherman Cole A PERFECT CAPTURE!
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ODDENDA & SUCH: #89
Black Frank & Muddy Waters – [Nikon F-2; Tri-X] Having recently been reunited with my photographic negatives and prints, I have many a point from which to tell a story or two in the future! This is one of my … Continue reading
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EUGENE BRIDGES album
EUGENE HIDEAWAY BRIDGES Hold On – a little bit longer Armadillo 00036 While the deaths of the remaining elders keep rapidly piling up, there are a few younger ones who keep the true flame burning! Eugene, at 51, is one … Continue reading
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ODDENDA & SUCH: #87 – the Record Men
RECORD MAKERS and BREAKERS: Voices of the Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers John Broven University of Illinois Press (2009) Urbana & Chicago. RALPH PEER and the Making of Popular Roots Music Barry Mazor Chicago Review Press (2015) Chicago COWBOYS AND … Continue reading
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