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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Elvis Pinball

Daughter just sent me this pic. It's in the Brew dog pub in Liverpool. My son got a replay.

Big Bad Ho Dad Lord Douglas Byron

Just heard on Boss Radio 66.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Shakin' Pyramids

This was a band I liked about 40 years ago. Bought the album but never saw them live. Wiki Steve Stack just played them and it came flooding back.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Stoney Littleton Long Barrow near Bath.

Our local ancient monument is Stoney Littleton Long barrow which is great. You can go inside. In 2010 there was a crop circle which made us leap in the car and fire up there.

Tom Hanks goes country

On Boss Radio 66. He is previewing Debbi D's new show Country a go go! I pm EDT.

Soldier of Love the Beatles 1963

A cover of a song by Arthur Alexander. I like this and the original too.

Monday, September 11, 2023

Lead Belly Sings "Goodnight Irene"

This song is the main song of Bristol Rovers who me and my Dad supported.

A folklorist, John Lomax and his son Alan Lomax, with funding from the Library of Congress recorded Huddie William Ledbetter, commonly known as Lead Belly or Leadbelly. They first meet him while he was imprisoned. They were deeply impressed by his vibrant tenor voice and huge repertoire, they recorded him on portable aluminum disc recording equipment for the Library of Congress. They returned to record with new and better equipment in July of the following year (1934), all in all recording hundreds of his songs. On August 1, Lead Belly was released (again having served almost all of his minimum sentence), this time after the Lomaxes had taken a petition to Louisiana Governor Oscar K. Allen at Ledbetter's urgent request. The petition was on the other side of a recording of his signature song, "Goodnight Irene." Kip Lornell, a Leadbelly expert, thinks this is almost certainly footage from March/April 1935, shot in Wilton, CT. --- probably at the home of friends of the Lomaxes. He wasn't sure if he'd ever seen footage from this event (Martha Promise Ledbetter joining Huddie in NYC), but I have seen stills. He confirmed that, this was before he recorded for ARC, though he had previously recorded for the Library of Congress. Its also well before he recorded anything for Moe Asch, which is now Smithsonian Folkways material. They made this film for the Library of Congress.For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Belly

Wolverines at Bristol Zoo Project

The Boy and the Heron teaser trailer 2023

New Miyazaki film. Always worth a watch. Wiki

Angelheaded hipster the songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex

Documentary out now.

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Jerry Lee Lewis Breathless 1958

. Great song. Written by Otis Blackwell. One of THE great songwriters of the rock and roll era. Song wiki

I'm a Man Yardbirds 1965

This was one we used to play when we used to Busk. We didn't have any amplification so it wasn't too much of a nuisance except to my parents who were horrified by me playing in public but I ignored them. This version is upbeat and easy to bash out.

Bad Detectives first photos

This Polaroid from Henry is the first photo. Before Ivan and Bunce joined. After we had bought a Mic and stand. Henry had a little Leo amp. This is in my parent's house in Frome. Already had short hair. I guess it's 76. We used to busk just the two of us in Frome town centre. We didn't make any money not that we cared it was pure youthful exuberance. I remember one lady giving us some money and asking for Annie's Song and us doing I'm a Man. Later mate Nigel joined on maracas which was tins of rice.

Leo 10w

She Does it Right Dr Feelgood 1975

This song would have been in the set back when we started. One of my favourite Dr Feelgood songs on Geordie Scene Tv

My first time playing live 1976 or 1977

This was our first gig. I didn't play drums this was during the interval between sets. I sang and played harmonica. It was at a farm near Batcombe at the party of a girl from Sunny Hill the local Bruton Girl's school. I was still at school I think at the amusingly named Sexey's school, a boys school in Bruton. We actually played Sexey's after I had left which was very enjoyable. We got paid £13. I wore cream drainpipe cords and patent leather Chelsea boots as I had a wage by then.