mickey@cca.UUCP (Mickey Levine) (01/21/85)
Answering some of Don Steiny's recent questions; > There are some artists that I have been unable to find records >by and I was wondering if anyone out there in netland has any hints. > 1) Jimmy Rogers. My local music store said that they were > not reprinting his music. Doc Watson said that Jimmy > Rogers inspired him to use a flatpick and switch from > the Merle Travis style. Of course, Doc named his son > Merle after Merle Travis. Jimmie Rogers material is not be reprinted in general, however, you might find some cuts on records like 'Best of the Western Cowboy Songs' which was put out by (I think) Readers Digest about 3 years ago and was cut by Columbia. > > 2) Clayton McMichen's Georgia Wildcats. I am hoping aganist > hope this group was ever recorded. It was a hot group > in the 30's. Both Jimmy Rogers and Merle Travis played > with this group. You probably won't have much luck here unless they recorded some 78's at some point. You might try contacting Bruce Hutton with the Double Decker String Band out of Washington, D.C. They (the group) specialize in late 20s and 30s mountain music and have sources for much of their material. Another source would be Jim Bowman of the Music Emporium, Cambridge, Mass., how owns one of the largest mountain music 78 collections in the country. > > 3) Muleskinners. This is an early David Grissman alblum, > featuring a group by the same name. > This record has been re-released recently. Can't remember what label it's now on, but it should be available from Roundhouse records (the mail-order arm of Rounder). > 4) The Even Dozen Jug Band. This jug band had a couple > of the people that later went to the Jim Kweskin jug > band, including Maria De'Amato (who married the gutiar > player in the Jim Kweskin band, Geoff Muldar). It also > had John Sebastian (the Lovin' Spoonful), and David > Grissman. Can't really help you with this one other than to scour your local used record store. Let the proprieter know you're looking for this material and he/she might set it aside for you when it shows up. > Until recently I was under the mistaken impression >that bluegrass was a generic form of music. I did not realize >that the name was taken from the incredibly original form of >the music by Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. It is a >musical form only about 10 years older than rock and roll. >It is "fusion" between blues and hoedown dance music. > > Bill Monroe is still alive and playing and I would >go almost anywhere to see him. When Merle Travis died last >year it was a painful reminder that I should see these great >genuises while I still can. Does anyone know where Monroe might >play? I gather he is still active. Bill Monroe is still alive and verrrry active. Try picking up a copy of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine. Usually all festivals are listed as well as individual shows around the country. You might also drop a letter to Bill c/o the Grand Ol'Opry in Nashville. Also note that there are a number of current bluegrass bands playing the Monroe/Scruggs/Flatt style of the music, the best couple being Quicksilver with Doyle Lawson, The Bluegrass Cardinals from D.C., Del McCoury and Joe Val and the N.E. Bluegrass Boys. > I have religiously checked all the shows in the SF bay >area and in Nevada for any show by Chet Atkins. I know a >half dozen people here in Santa Cruz that would go anywhere in >the country to see him play. Try Frets magazine first (their concert listings) and then try writing to him second. I would also suggest you find a local acoustic music shop (the locals in Boston are Sandy's Music and the Music Emporium). The owners/workers usually know who is coming when since they often sell tickets to the shows, and always seem to have posters up for different concerts. Mickey Levine decvax!cca!mickey
barnett@ut-sally.UUCP (Lewis Barnett) (01/24/85)
> Answering some of Don Steiny's recent questions; > > > 4) The Even Dozen Jug Band. This jug band had a couple > > of the people that later went to the Jim Kweskin jug > > band, including Maria De'Amato (who married the gutiar > > player in the Jim Kweskin band, Geoff Muldar). It also > > had John Sebastian (the Lovin' Spoonful), and David > > Grissman. > Can't really help you with this one other than to scour your local used > record store. Let the proprieter know you're looking for this material and > he/she might set it aside for you when it shows up. > I have a record by the Even Dozens, though it would be tough to tell it unless you read the liner notes. It's called "Jug Band Music & Rags of the South, featuring Maria Muldaur and Josh Rifkin." It's on Everest Records, and I got it mail order several years ago for about $2 from the Publisher's Central Bureau, of all places. The address for the record company listed on the back is: Everest Records 10920 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 410 Los Angeles, CA 90024. They invite the listener to send for a free catalogue. If you don't have any luck, send me some mail and maybe we could work something out. Lewis Barnett,CS Dept, Painter Hall 3.28, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712 -- barnett@ut-sally.ARPA, barnett@ut-sally.UUCP, {ihnp4,harvard,seismo,gatech,ctvax}!ut-sally!barnett