The South meets California! – Gary

I found a little bit of a rattlesnake.  I think this was recorded in 1973 at RFK Stadium in Washington.  It put two bands together, for a couple of numbers, that are really different, but great.   I believe this is the 73 recording and if so Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) would be alive, but Duane Allman (Allman Brothers) would not be.

Allman Bros & Grateful Dead – That’s All Right Mama

I hope I am correct, I think so, because the recording is not the best, but just listen to these great players almost Jam.

-Gary

The Killer! – Gary

This is mainly for Freddy & Paul, the two piano players.  These are two un-issued recordings of Jerry Lee.

Jerry Lee Lewis – Matchbox (Undubbed Master)

Listen to the piano in “High School Hop“; he was really something when he was young!

Jerry Lee Lewis – High School Confidential (Unissued)

The Sun Recordings still sound like they are using the cardboard box for drums.

-Gary

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Here’s another BLOG that has some great stuff about vintage recordings and musicians…

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Rick Nelson – Gary

I guess one of my all time favourite singers of the 50’s was the third biggest seller, Eric Hilliard “Ricky” Nelson.  He would be the same age as me almost to the day.  He would be a few weeks older.  I own the last known Concert video, August /85 Universal Amphitheatre with Fats Domino.  He was killed 4 months later.  Now the concert was longer than what was put on DVD, but it does not appear as if they will release the rest of it.  Believe it or not I have sent an email to Matthew & Gunnar, his sons.  I thought Tracey Nelson had control, but, alas, I find out that it is David and I do not know how to contact him.  I digress, I have included one of the last songs recorded by him at this concert with the Stone Canyon Band.  Yes, the Great Bobby Neal (guitar) and the rest of the band where also killed.  The crash had “Nothing” to do with freebasing, but it was a defective heater that was not fixed properly.  Freddy:  Now you know why I always want you to do Rick Nelson Songs.  The Late Sharon Sheely, (Eddie Cochran’s girl friend and in the car when Eddie was killed) wrote “Poor Little Fool“.  Now Rick hung around with James Burton and Jimmy and Dorsey Burnett, who also wrote for him, “It’s Late“, “Waitin’ in School” (John Forgerty’s favourite) Believe what you say and so on.  Now Johnny Burnett and the great Paul Burlinson, had the Johnny Burnette Trio and they could blow the walls out.  Johnny died in 64, Boating accident.  His small boat was hit by a cabin cruiser in California.  Boy, I get off track easy, must be the age thing.  I have read his book and own all of his recordings.  Yes, he threw away his future.  Ozzie set it up so that he would never need money, but Rick screwed that up, so I just concentrate on his music.  He had the best writers, the best guitar player (my opinion James Burton) a very successful TV show.  Trivia, He and Elvis are the only ones never to appear on American Bandstand.  This is for you Paul, Rick took up Golf, shot par at the Bel Air Country Club and gave it up and that gives you a little idea of why he screwed up his life.  Paul McCartney said that the TV show was not in England, they just loved the music.

Rick Nelson – That’s Alright Mama

- Gary

PS:  The background singers are the Jordinaire’s, Elvis’s back up.  Just listen to Bobby Neal make that Gibson sing, he also plays a Fender Stratocaster.  “That’s Alright Mama” is on the DVD at Universal Amphitheatre.

MusicMaster Oldies BLOG

Wally, a fellow in Seattle who enjoys talking oldies any year any genre, commented on our Pat Boone item and introduced me to a great BLOG called MusicMaster Oldies – all I can say is “Wow!”  It rocks.  Thanks, Wally!

Pat Boone – Gary

Russell, we do make fun of Pat Boone and I include myself.  But I can remember owning “Ain’t That a Shame” and a couple of other of his records.  He is a direct descendent of the Frontiersman, Daniel Boone.  He won the Ted Mack Amateur Hour and tried out for Arthur Godfrey and that’s where I remember him.  Yes, he did cover some of the Great Black Artists’.  I remember the first one “Don’t Forbid Me“, but by late 56 he was doing his own material.  Yes, it was not cool to be a Boone fan and I try to give that impression, but I think back about 54 years ago I might have been a Boone fan.  I owned and wore a pair of white bucks.

Pat married country star Red Foley’s daughter and might have wallowed, but he met Randy Wood, President of Dot Records.  As much as we do not want to believe this, he was second behind Elvis and ahead of Ricky and the Platters in record sales.  I know that I contributed to some of those sales on 78 rpm records.  Yes, I know, but suck it up and listen, it was not that bad.  These songs (are you ready for this?) are almost 54 years old!

Pat Boone – Long Tall Sally

Pat Boone – At My Front Door

Pat Boone – I’ll Be Home (1956)

Pat Boone – Aint That A Shame (1956)

- Gary

Cliff Richard – Gary

In the early days of Rock and Roll (long before the Beatles), England gave us Skiffle with such artists as Lonnie Donegan and Harry Roger Webb.  Now the name we would know Harry as was “Cliff Richard”.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Richard I was never a big fan of his more current music, but in the late 50’s when he was together with “The Shadows” (which includes the great Hank Marvin), man they could rock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadows

“Move it” was a B side, but it was the first song I can remember.

Cliff Richard and the Shadows – Move It

I do have some of the old recordings, but after all of these years they got back together this year, made an album called reunited and, guess what, they can still “Rock”.  I hope you enjoy.

Cliff Richard and the Shadows (Reunited) – Move It

Cliff Richard and the Shadows (Reunited) – Singing The Blues

Cliff Richard and the Shadows (Reunited) – Bachelor Boy

Cliff Richard and the Shadows (Reunited) – Sea Cruise

Cliff Richard and the Shadows (Reunited) – Summer Holiday

Cliff Richard and the Shadows (Reunited) – The Young Ones

Cliff Richard and the Shadows (Reunited) – Cmon Everybody

I really like the Eddie Cochran Song, “C’mon Everybody”, but I loved it by Eddie.

- Gary

Carl Perkins – Gary

Here is some good old stompin’ Rockabilly from the late Carl Perkins.

Carl Perkins – The Birth of Rock and Roll

Here is a little tune from Carl Perkins and Van Morrison, who would of thought of that.  It has that great High Heel Sneakers Riff.

Carl Perkins and Van Morrison – Sittin On Top of the World

- Gary

The House Of Blue Lights – Gary

One of my favourite songs from 1955 by Chuck Miller.

Chuck Miller – The House Of Blue Lights

Here are a couple of other versions.

Freddie Canon – The House Of Blue Lights

Jerry Lee Lewis – The House Of Blue Lights

I still like the 55 version the best.

- Gary

Hi Gary,

Here’s Chuck Berry’s version:

Chuck Berry – The House Of Blue Lights

A very early version was also done by Ella Mae Morse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO5ysmjLlaw

- Russ

Ronnie Hawkins – Gary

The DVD “Let it Rock” of the 95 concert is over 2 hours long.  There is a segment in the DVD called “Crossroads” which details Birth of Rock and Roll and some Toronto History.

Unfortunately, some of the people on the DVD are no longer with us, but here is part of the Lawrence Gowan segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xzepN4CA1E&feature=related

The Jeff Healey part is fantastic.  Jerry Lee Lewis, wanted to take Jeff home with him, he was that impressed.  If you wish a copy, my pleasure.

-Gary