33.45.78 All Vinyl Radio Show
with Steve Fruitman
#184
July 24, 2017

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Black Is Black
Hour One: Hear this show now
Hour Two: Hear this show now
Hour One

1.   Dave Edmunds’ Rockpile: Black Bill (Dave Edmunds) 1970
2.   Vince Taylor and The Playboys: Jet Black Machine (Clifford Adams) 1960 *
3.   The Beatles: Baby’s In Black (Lennon / McCartney) 1964
4.   Bobby McFarrin: Blackbird (Lennon / McCartney) 1984
5.   Charlie MacKinnon: Black Around The Eyes *
6.   Wanamaker Lewis Trio: Blackjack County Chain
7.   Stompin’ Tom Connors: Black Donnelly’s Massacre (Tom C Connors) 1968 *
8.   Fairport Convention: The Bonny Black Hare (Al Lloyd)  1985
9.   Terry Black: Unless You Care (P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri) 1964 *
10. Black & Ward: Star (Terry Black / Laurel Ward) 1981 *
11. Black Market: Independence (Domenic Troiano / Roy Kenner) 1981 *
12. Blackie & The Rodeo Kings: North (Tom Wilson) 2013 *
13. Blackstrap: My Walking Shoes (J Martin / P Williams) 1985 *
14. George Good Eagle & Blackfoot Singers: Chicken Dance Stop Dance (Trad) 1975 *
15. Lawrence ‘Black’ Ardoin: Midland Two Step (Amede Ardoin) 1984
16. Black Forest Band: Polka Heaven (G Kreller) 1985 *

Hour Two

1.   Fleetwood Mac: Black Magic Woman (Peter Green) 1968
2.   Chubby Checker: Black Cloud (Bill Brock) 1963
3.   Barney Bentall & Legendary Hearts Band: Black Clouds (Gary Fraser / Barney Bentall) 1988 *
4.   The Kinks: Big Black Smoke (Ray Davies) 1966
5.   Lords Buckley: The Black Cross (Newman) 1959
6.   Lloyd Hanson: The Black Cat (Lloyd Hanson) 1988 *
7.   The Beatles: Blackbird (Lennon / McCartney) 1968
8.   Batstone: Roses On Black (Dean Batstone) 1982 *
9.   The Rolling Stones: Paint It Black (Jagger / Richards) 1966
10. The Travellers: Black Fly Song (Wade Hemsworth) 1960 *
11. Finnigan’s Tongue: Blackfly (Wade Hemsworth / Finnigan’s Tongue) 1995 *
12. The Blue Valley Boys: Black Mountain Rag (trad) 1964 *

CanCon = 57%


And Now for The Particulars:

Hour One

1.   Dave Edmunds Rockpile: Black Bill (Dave Edmunds)
45 single bw I Hear You Knocking: MAM Records – MAM 1
Cardiff Wales
Dave Edmunds (vocals, guitar)
Nick Lowe (vocals, bass guitar)
Billy Bremner (vocals, guitar)
Terry Williams (drums).
Produced by Dave Edmunds 1970

2.   Vince Taylor and The Playboys: Jet Black Machine (Clifford Adams)
45 single: Palette Records PG 9001
Isleworth UK
Vince Taylor: vocals
Bobbie Clarke: drums
Johnny Vance: bass
Alain Le Claire: piano
Tony Harvey: guitar
Produced 1960

Brian Maurice Holden b. Isleworth, Middlesex UK July 14, 1939 – d. Lutry Switzerland Aug 28, 1991
According to David Bowie, Taylor was the main inspiration behind the Ziggy Stardust character.

3.   The Beatles: Baby’s In Black (Lennon / McCartney)
Beatles 65: Capitol Records T 2228
Liverpool UK
John Lennon: guitar, lead vocal
George Harrison: lead guitar
Paul McCartney: bass. lead vocal
Ringo Starr: drums
Produced by George Martin
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 2, London UK by Dave Dexter Jr 11 August 1964
First Published in Canada December, 1964

4.   Bobby McFerrin: Blackbird (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) 1984
The Voice: Elektra Musician 60366-1-E
New York City
Bobby McFerrin: voice
Produced by Linda Goldstein 1984
Recorded live in Manheim, Germany at the Rosengarten by Carlos Albrecht
Mastered by Steve Addabbo

b. March 11, 1950 (age 65) Manhattan, New York
A ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is known for his unique vocal techniques
He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist.
He had spent six years developing his musical style, the first two years of which he attempted not to listen to other singers at all, in order to avoid sounding like them

5.   Charlie MacKinnon: Black Around The Eyes (trad)
Songs of My Cape Breton Home: Arc Records A547
Little Bras D’Or NS
Charlie MacKinnon: guitar, vocals
Produced 1964

b Sydney, Cape Breton, NS, 25 Nov 1919

At age 10, he started playing guitar and became interested in music by country musicians such as Hank Snow, Wilf Carter and Jimmy Rodgers. When he was 15, he began to write his own folk songs.

Years later, he would meet Lillian Crewe Walsh, a poet from Glace Bay. Walsh suggested that MacKinnon write music for some of her poems. He chose to write the music for six poems, which he recorded along with some of his own material. His first single The Ghost of Bras d'Or was released around 1948. The song became a hit across Canada and a Canadian country standard.

Instead of focusing on touring and developing his music career, MacKinnon kept his job at the Sydney Steel Plant but he continued to perform songs on CJCB Radio. He was also invited to play at the Newport Folk Festival by Pete Seeger.

6.   The Wanamaker Lewis Trio: Blackjack County Chain (Red Lane)
The Wanamaker Lewis Trio: Punchdrunk Records – 08-022861-20
Washington DC
Wanamaker Lewis: guitars, banjo, lead vocal
Richard Drueding: guitar
Ron Greenstein: bass
Produced by Wanamaker Lewis Trio, Scott Sinkler and Al Streiner, 1984
Recorded at Magnetic Recorder, Philadelphia by Scott Sinkler and Robert Wakeley

This song was a minor hit for Willie Nelson. Wanamaker got his version from Doc Watson after hearing Doc do it live in Colorado coz he never recorded it. I got this album from musician Rick Bauer around 1990.

7.   Stompin Tom Connors: Black Donnelly Massacre (T C Connors)
On Tragedy Trail: Capitol Records Canada C1-93045
Halton Hills, ON
Tom Connors: vocal, guitar
Produced by Tom Connors - 1968
http://www.stompintom.com

Donnelly family arrived in Canada 1842.
The Massacre took place Feb 4, 1880 on the Roman Line near Lucan ON killing 5 (parents, 2 sons & niece)
Tom also recorded another Donnelly song: “Jenny Donnelley”, 1970 on his album “Big Joe Mufferaw”.

8.   Fairport Convention: The Bonny Black Hare (Trad)
Feed The Folk: Temple Records  FTP01
UK
Simon Nicol  vocals, guitar, viola
Dave Swarbrick  vocals, violin, mandolin
Dave Pegg  vocals, bass guitar, violin, mandolin
Bruce Rowland  drums, percussion, bass guitar
Produced by Fairport Convention  1979
Compilation album produced  1985
Mastered by Max Walker at Trident Studios, London
Taken from LP Farewell, Farewell – 1979

A bawdy folk ballad. It uses the hunters gun to suggest a sexual quest.
This version was collected from an Irish labourer, Mr Morrow, at Walberswick, Suffolk, in 1938.
It was also collected in much the same form in the state of Arkansas but was considered too riske for publication.

9.   Terry Black: Unless You Care (P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri)
Yorkville Evolution: Yorkville: YVM 33001
Toronto ON
Glen Campbell
Leon Russell
Others unknown
Produced by produced by Sloan and Barri 1964
LP produced by Brian Ahern & Bill Gilliland

Terry Black - Born: February 3, 1949, Vancouver - Died: June 28, 2009, Kamloops
Black's debut U.S. single, "Unless You Care", was released in 1964, when Black was 15.
Black had major Canadian hits with Poor Little Fool & Only Sixteen He released a Sloan-Barri produced album,Only Sixteen in 1965, on the Canadian ARC Records label

10. Black & Ward: Star (Terry Black / Laurel Ward)
All Night Long: Duke St. Records  DSR 10/9-81
Vancouver BC / Delta MB
Terry Black: vocal
Laurel Ward: vocal
Micky Erbe
Harvey Kogen
Brian Leonard
Bob Mann: guitar
Doug Riley: keys
Brian Russell
Lenny Solomon: violin
Produced by Mickey Erbe and Maribeth Solomon  1981
Recorded by Andy Hermant, Hayward Parrott, Gary Gray & Peter Mann at Manta
Sound, Eastern Sound, Toronto

Black joined the cast for the Toronto production of Hair! also in 1969. He married a member of the cast, Laurel Ward, in 1970, and from 1972 to 1982 the pair released several singles together as Black and Ward. He suffered
from multiple sclerosis.

Laurel Ward moved to Toronto when she was 17 to persue a musical career. In Toronto, she connected with Sid Dolgay of folk group The Travellers as well as record producer Bill Gilliland of Arc Records. While appearing in the Toronto production of Hair, Laurel met former teen idol Terry Black as well as band leader Doug Riley. In the fall of 2009 Laurel was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease

11. Black Market: Independence (Domenic Troiano / Roy Kenner) *
Changing of the Guard: El Mocambo Records - ELMO-762
Toronto, ON
Domenic Troiano: guitar, vocal
Paul DeLong: drums
Bob Wilson: bass
Dick Smith: percussion
Roy Kenner: bg vocals
Shawne Jackson: bg vocals
Prakash John: bg vocals
Produced by Domenic Troiano 1981
Recorded by Mike Jones at Phase One Studios, Toronto
Mastered by Neil Carter at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto

Domenic Michele Antonio Troiano (Born in Modugno, Italy, January 17, 1946 – d. Toronto May 25, 2005)

12. Blackie & The Rodeo Kings: North (Tom Wilson)
45 single bw South: FU:M Records  FUM036
Toronto  Hamilton  Halifax
Colin Linden: acoustic guitar, dobro, vocals
Tom Wilson: acoustic guitar, lead vocal
Stephen Fearing: acoustic guitar, vocals
Johnny Dymond: bass
Gary Craig: drums
John Whynot: organ
Produced by Colin Linden  2013
Recorded by John Dymond and Colin Linden at Pinhead Recorders, Nashville TN
Mastered by Craig Calbi and Steve Falone at Sterling Sound, NYC

13. Blackstrap: My Walking Shoes (J Martin / P Williams)
Pours On The Bluegrass: Blackstrap Records BCS 6507
North Bay ON
Pat Menard: fiddle, guitar
Patti Buckmuller: bass
Loren Chadbourn: mandolin
Doug Chamberlain: guitar
Randy Chadbourn: banjo
Produced by Blackstrap 1985
Manufactured by Boot Records

Pat Menard and his brother Paul were both top notch fiddlers

14.  George Good Eagle & Blackfoot A-1 Singers: Chicken Dance Stop Dance (trad)
Blackfoot A-1 Singers: Canyon Records 6132
Cluny AB
Produced by Raymond Boley 1975
Recorded by Raymond Boleyl, Calgary February, 1975

15. Lawrence "Black" Ardoin & His French Zydeco Band: Midland Two Step (Am? Ardoin)
Lawrence Black Ardoin & His French Zydeco Band: Arhoolie Records 1091
Duralde, Louisiana
Lawrence Ardoin: vocal, accordion
Edward Poulard: fiddle
Donald Ray Caesar: drums
Joseph Landry: bass
Dallas DeVille: lead guitar
Clarence Le Day: guitar
Alfred Pete: rubboard (frottoir)
Sean Ardoin: sax
Produced by Chris Strachwitz - 1984
Recorded & mixed by Mark Miller, Crawley LA May 1984

There were 4 generations of Ardoin musicians beginning with Amede Ardoin (March 11, 1898 November 3, 1942), his son Bois Sec Ardoin ( November 16, 1915 - May 16, 2007) who played with Canray Fontinot; his son Lawrence ‘Black’ Ardoin (b. Nov 1947) and now his son Sean Ardoin who plays sax on Lawrence’s records.

16. Blackforest Band: Tedski Polka (G Kreller)
Black Forest Band Polka Heaven Bir Records - BIRLP003
Conestogo ON
Gary Kreller, Accordion, synths, keys
Ted Zawadzki, guitar
Mark Kreller, drums
Jim Weber, bass
Kerry Ruthig, trumpet
Steve Richtaritsch, sax, clarinet
Debbie Ashworth, trumpet
Produced by Ted Zawadzki circa 1985
Recorded by Doug Biggs at Cedartree Recording Studios, Kitchener ON

Hour Two

1.   Fleetwood Mac: Black Magic Woman (Peter Green)
English Rose: Epic Records - BN 26446
London UK
Peter Green - guitar
Danny Kirwan - guitar
Jeremy Spencer - piano
Mick Fleetwood - drums
John McVie - bass
Produced by Mike Vernon 1968

Originally recorded by Fmac in 1968, it became a mega-hit for Santana from the Abraxas album in 1970. The original recording by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac featured guitars that were slightly below standard pitch, probably due to them being tuned to a piano or another guitar in the recording studio

2.   Chubby Checker: Black Cloud (Bill Brock)
45 single: Parkway Records P-873X
Spring Gulley, SC, USA
Produced - 1963

3.   Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts: Black Clouds (Gary Fraser / Barney Bentall)
Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts: Epic Records BPEC 80131
Vancouver BC
Barney Bentall: guitar, vocal
Cam Bowman: keys, vocals
Jack Guppy: drums
Barry Muir: bass
Colin Naime: guitar
Produced by David Tickle 1988
Recorded and mixed by David Tickle at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver

Barnard Franklin "Barney" Bentall (born March 1956 in Toronto)

4.   The Kinks: Big Black Smoke (R Davies)
45 single bw Dead End Street: Pye Records 813
London UK
Ray Davies, guitar
Dave Davies, guitar
Mick Avory, bass
Pete Quaife, drums
Produced by Shel Talmy
Recorded at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
Released 18 November 1966

5.   Lord Buckley: The Black Cross (Joseph Simon Newman)
Lord Buckley In Concert: Demon Verbals: Verb 4
New York City, NY
Produced by Richard Bock - 1985
Recorded live at the Ivar Theatre, Hollywood CA Feb. 1959

A poem by actor Paul Newman’s grandfather, Joseph Simon Newman, published in his 1948 collection It Could Be Verse!. Early in his career, Bob Dylan performed the poem, in slightly shortened form, as a spoken piece with guitar accompaninent in a style based on that of Lord Buckley. Two amateur recordings exist: on one of the Minnesota Hotel Tapes, December 1961, and on the Second Gaslight Tape, October 1962.

6.   Lloyd Hanson: Music For The Black Cat (Lloyd Hanson)
The Great Debate: DTK Records  Kill006
Fredricton NB
Lloyd Hanson: bass, drum programming, guitar, synth
Roland Bourgeois: muted cornet
Ian Sedgewick: keys
Produced by Lloyd Hanson & Mark Carmody  1988

Son of New Brunswick country music musician Aubrey Hanson.

7.   Beatles: Blackbird (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
The Beatles: Apple Records SWBO-101
Liverpool UK
Paul McCartney – double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar, tape loops, foot tapping
Produced by George Martin, 1968
Recorded by Geoff Emerick at Abby Road EMI Studio 11 June 1968

8.   Batstone: Roses on Black (Dean Batstone)
Batstone: Altair Four Record Productions WRC1 2817
Lanark ON
Dean Batstone: guitars
Barry Meredith, bass
T Bruce Wittet, drums
Ernie Fraser, guitars
Dave Binder, guitars
Brian Downey, percussion
Produced by The Mean Machine 1982
Recorded by John Cybanski at Altair Four Studios, Lanark

In 2007 Dean Batstone moved down to upper New York State, mostly to get his music out there. He’s recorded a total of 11 albums since he began his career three decades ago.

9.   Rolling Stones: Paint It Black (Kieth Richards / Mick Jagger)
Aftermath: London Records LL 3476
London UK
Mick Jagger: vocal
Keith Richard: guitar, bg vocal
Brian Jones: sitar
Bill Wyman: bass
Charlie Watts: drums
Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham 1966
Recorded by Dave Hassinger at RCA Studios, Hollywood CA

The Stones’ 6th No. 1 hit (UK), it has the distinction of being the first number one hit featuring a sitar.
The song plays during the end credits of the film Full Metal Jacket

10. The Travellers: Black Fly Song (Wade Hemsworth)
Quilting Bee: Columbia Records  FL 261
Toronto ON
Simone Johnstone: soprano vocal
Jerry Gray: banjo, tenor
Jerry Goodis: baritone vocal
Sid Dolgay: bass vocal, mandocello
Jack Lander: bass
Ed Bickert: guitar
Produced by Samuel Goldberg  1960

Group started in summer of 1953. The group was formed as a result of singalongs at Camp Naivelt, a Jewish socialist vacation community that is operated by the United Jewish Peoples' Order in the village of Norval located west of Brampton, Ontario. Pete Seeger was a regular visitor to the camp and encouraged the group. Performed at the very first Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia way back in 1961 and lasted into the 1980s with  many changes in personnel.

11. Finnigan’s Tongue: Blackfly (Wade Hemsworth / Finnigan’s Tongue) 1995 *
Howl: Ubique Records FTH0195
Waterloo ON
John Pierce: vocal, harmonica, penny whistle, kazoo
Tommy Stinson: bass
Michael Torreiter: guitar
Mike Wert: acoustic guitar
Garth Wittich: drums
Produced by Steve Wilson, Ron Chilton and Finnigan’s Tongue, 1995
Recorded at The Orange Room, Fergus ON by Ron Chilton & Steve Wilson

Heavy Metal folk band from Waterloo ON – together in the 90s

12. The Blue Valley Boys: Black Mountain Rag (trad) 1964 *
On Stage At The Drake: Arc - 579
Toronto ON
Bunty Petrie: fiddle  West Bathurst NB
Dick Nolan: guitar Corner Brook NL
Roy Penny: guitar Corner Brook NL
Johnny Bourque (Burke): bass - Rosaireville NB
Moose Latreck: MC
Producer Unknown - 1964



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