In a message dated 4/28/99 11:47:40 AM Central Daylight Time,
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Which Louis Jordan tunes made the country charts during the 1940's?
Apparently, there were three.
yep, at least in the top 40. "ration blues," #1 for three weeks; "deacon
jones," the b-side (#7); and
this, from ms. smith's publicist ...
TNNs LIFE AND TIMES SERIES CHRONICLES
TRIUMPHS OF COUNTRY GREAT
She hit the music world like a bolt of thunder. She has an unforgettable
voice, setting records with her debut single-she was the first female country
singer to have her debut single reach
In a message dated 4/22/99 12:57:37 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But I did want to ask, seriously, which tunes on her new record
are the classics and which are the newly written ones...I've got to say,
though, I like "Who (who will it be)" the best. Is that an old
In a message dated 4/22/99 4:15:08 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
RIAA's searchable gold/platinum database seems to be dead for the moment,
but here's a list of the best-selling artists, with millions of units
certified (a couple of pleasant surprises in there, notably
anyone out there know the label, release date, and writer of charlie poole's
"if i lose"? any information about sales would be a big help, too. thanks,
bill f-w
In a message dated 4/19/99 2:32:43 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The most influential pop musicians of the 20th century are, in order:
1) Louis Armstrong
2) Elvis Presley
3) James Brown
4) Bing Crosby
Armstrong and Crosby loom over the first half of the century
In a message dated 4/19/99 12:18:03 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Blah blah Bob Dylan's the single most influential pop musician in the 20th
century. Hands down.
Not even close. Bob Dylan's more influential than Bing Crosby? Than Frank
Sinatra? Than Louis
In a message dated 4/19/99 12:18:24 AM Central Daylight Time,
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O.K., just the other day I saw a reference to the original Clem Snide, i.e.
where the band got its name, but now I can't remember what it was. Help!
tony -- snide was a character in a couple of william s
In a message dated 4/9/99 1:23:12 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Good luck finding any. I think he put out some for Starday in the '60s,
but I don't have any of 'em.--don
ditto. payne also recorded, in the '40s, for bullet, a nashville label that
put out a lot of
does anyone out there know which of lowell fulson's 1967 hits, "tramp" or
"make a little love," came out first? more importantly, does anyone which was
written first? fulson cowrote "tramp." a pair of other writers get credit for
"make a little love." help! bill f-w
In a message dated 3/11/99 8:41:03 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I don't believe Randall Bramlett is direct kin, but I
could be wrong.
no, i think you're right. i believe his last name is spelled
differently--"bramblett."
In a message dated 3/11/99 8:41:03 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Delaney and Bonnie
does anyone else out there think db's elektra and atco lps, only one in the
former case, were among the best rootsy records of the late '60s and early
'70s? motel shot, in particular,
In a message dated 3/3/99 3:28:08 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
The
box says that was originally off a 1970 Atlantic album called A Brand New
Me.
david -- that's the gamble and huff record. bill
In a message dated 2/25/99 9:23:43 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does anybody know anything more about this obviously talented writer?
keith -- pasted below are the opening five paragraphs of a story i wrote a
year-and-a-half ago that leads with wilonsky's arrogant
In a message dated 2/23/99 1:54:38 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Just curious--who here (who is NOT a critic) has heard the most of these?
... If you know a lot of these albums, what does that make you? Mainstream?
for my money, kot's is a slightly left-of-center, but
In a message dated 2/23/99 9:05:40 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
No kidding. I read the first 15 albums listed and hit delete
g Rock-crit snobbery plus, dare I suggest.
phil -- you certainly may dare, but the more i think about these posts
accusing kot of
In a message dated 2/23/99 1:29:54 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's the title's implicit equation of r,phh with all of music, or even all
of popular music (i.e., excluding classical), that frosts me.
fair enough, jon. as you know, writers often don't see headlines
In a message dated 2/16/99 7:48:03 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Yeah, I know she probably doesn't belong on P2, but I am trying
to track down a booking agent for Beth Nielsen Chapman, and
I've asked far stranger questions on P2 and received answers.
Anyone know who
brad's post about bill givens' life and passing is just one of the many
reasons why this list is such a gift. thanks, bill f-w
In a message dated 1/19/99 11:39:10 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Last night, Chicago news radio station WBBM reported that Clint Black may
have recorded Billy Joe Shaver's "Honky Tonk Heroes" for his next album,
but wouldn't confirm or deny it.
I mean, it was a
In a message dated 1/15/99 4:45:31 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I noticed the Dave Mason "Alone Together" CD in the current Village Records
catalog. If I remember correctly, my brother had this on colored vinyl
which resembled (and this is really the only way I can
montgomery in the rain -- steve young
hank and lefty raised my country soul -- stoney edwards
anyone mentioned jon langord's "nashville radio/death of country music"? the
first half of the track sustains a hank narrative for at least four stanzas.
fwiw, bill f-w
In a message dated 1/13/99 1:31:22 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Anyone have his email address?
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