Hour One
1. Paul James: Shake Your Money Maker – 1987 *
2. James Clark Institute: I Don’t Leave The Radio On Anymore *
3. James McKenty: Kingston Prison *
4. The James Gang: Woman – 1970
5. James O’Neil: Ireland Boys, Hurrah! – 195?
6. James Hill: The Village Belle – 2014 *
7. James & The Good Brothers: Talk About The Good Times – 1971 *
8. Dino & The Satins: Reuben James – 1979 *
9. Ginger James w Clint Harvey & His Boys: She’s Got You – 1960s
10. Sonny James: Don’t Cut Timber on a Windy Day – 1967
11. Elmore James: The Sun Is Shining – 1960
12. Colin James: Mighty Mighty Man *
13. Leroy James: Lady Ellen – 1974 *
14. Etta James: At Last - 1960
Hour Two
1. James Taylor: Money Machine – 1976
2. Rick James & Mynah Birds: I Got You (In My Soul) – 1966 *
3. James Brown: Try Me – 1958
4. Tommy James & The Shondels: Crystal Blue Persuasion – 1969
5. The Pogues: Jesse James - 1985
6. James Keelaghan: Red River Rising – 1989 *
7. The Who: Joker James - 1979
8. James Gordon: Five Penis Wine – 2002 *
9. Paul James: Gotta Gimme Some of It – 1989 *
10. Colin James: Chicks n’ Cars – 1988 *
11. Sinclair Cheechoo: James Bay Doings – 1984 *
12. Jimi Hendrix Experience: Third Stone From The Sun - 1967
13. James Last: Sundown - 1975
CanCon = 55%
And Now for The Particulars
Hour One
1. Paul James Band: Shake Your Money Maker
(Elmore James)
Paul James Band: OPM Distribution PJ-1
Toronto ON
Paul James: guitars, lead vocal
Gary Gray: keys, bg vocal
Brian Kipping: bass, bg vocal
Adrian Vecchiola: drums
Produced by Paul James, 1987
Recorded by Doug McClement and Corby Luke at Comfort Sound, Toronto
Mastered by Peter Norman at McClear Place
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This week on 33.45.78 we’ll take a listen to not only Paul James, but a lot of other James things too. 2 hours of living with the James’s in a mostly all vinyl experience.
2. James Clark Institute: I Don't Leave The Radio On Anymore
(James Clark)
45 rpm single: No label or serial no.
Toronto, ON
James Clark, guitar, drums, vocals
Moe Berg, guitars, slide, bass
Produced by Mo Berg, 2013
Recorded by Dave Clarke at TA2 Studios, Toronto
Mixed by Laurence Currie at Sunnyside Studios, Toronto
Mastered by Noah Mintz at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto
http://www.clarkinstitute.com
The James Clark Institute is currently recording with Moe Berg (Pursuit of Happiness).
3. James McKenty: Kingston Prison
(J McKenty)
Single: 7th Fire Records
Peterborough ON
James McKenty: guitar, vocals
Tommy Street: drums/vox
Josh Robichaud: bass/vox
Produced by Greg Keelor, 2013
The Kingston Pen: Constructed in 1833–34, and opened on June 1, 1835 – closed September 30, 2013.
4. James Gang: Woman
(Fox / Peters / Walsh)
James Gang Rides Again: ABC Dunhill Records ABC S-711
Cleveland OH
Joe Walsh: guitars, keys, vocals
Jim Fox: drums, percussion
Dale Peters: bass
Produced by Bill Szymczyk and “Made to be played loud”, 1970
Recorded by Bill Szymczyk and Liyllianne Duma, Mike Stone, Stan Agol at The Record Plant & East-West Studios, NYC.
Mastered by Artisan Sound Recorders
Just look at the back of the album cover: it features all three members sitting on two bikes, black and white in the snow. This whole side of the album is like one big motorcycle ride.
5. James O'Neill: Ireland, Boys Hurrah!
(Timothy Daniel Sullivan)
Ireland Boys Hurrah! and other Irish Ballads: Copley - DWL 7-400
Ireland
John O'Neill's Orchestra
Producer not listed - circa 1957
Written by nationalist politician and journalist Timothy Daniel Sullivan. also known under the title “Dear Old Ireland”, it was first published in 1861 in Sullivan's collection Songs of the Backwoods, its nostalgic lyrics are about Irish emigrants living in Canada. This was an imagined setting, however, as Sullivan himself never lived in Canada,
6. James Hill: The Village Belle
(James Hill)
The Old Silo: Borealis Records BCVL 230
Halifax NS / Ottawa ON
James Hill: vocal, baritone uke, tambourine, organ
Anne Jenelle: vocal, claps
Produced by Joel Plaskett, 2014
Recorded at New Scotland Yard, Dartmouth NS by Thomas Stajcer
Mixed by Joel Plaskett and Thomas Stajcer
Mastered by LaPointe at Archive Mastering, Halifax
James Hill b. Nova Scotia, 1980
As a kid, Hill was inspired to learn to play the ukulele from Haligonian Chalmers Doane (Melanie Doane’s father) who wrote the book on learning to play the instrument. As a singer/songwriter, he began recording albums in 2002 featuring his ukulele. Teamed up with his cello playing wife Anne Janelle (previously Davison). In 2015, his album "The Old Silo" was nominated for the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year.
7. James & The Good Brothers: Talk About The Good Times
(Brian Good)
James & The Good Brothers: Columbia Records C 30889
Richvale, ON
Bruce Good: vocal, autoharp
James Ackroyd: guitar
Brian Good: guitar, lead vocal
Brian Hilton: drums
Ollie Stong: steel
Mike McMasters: bass
Larry Good: banjo
Red Shea: guitars
Produced by Betty Cantor w/ James Ackroyd, Bruce & Brian Good, 1971
Recorded by Bob Matthews and Betty Cantor at Alembic Inc, San Fransicso CA & Eastern Sound, Toronto
Mixed at Crystal Sound Studio, Hollywood CA & Wally Heiders, San Francisco
As an up and coming folk trio (formed in 1967), the pre-Good Brothers band recorded just one album. Based in Richvale Ontario, they made their way to California to record and James decided to stay there. Having used Gordon Lightfoot’s guitar player, Red Shea, on some of the cuts on this album, it somehow lead to an appearance on some of Lightfoot’s songs (like Alberta Bound) on the Don Quixote album. Lightfoot enjoyed The Good Brothers a lot until one of them had an affair with Gordie’s girlfriend. Their first show was at Maple Leaf Gardens with Grand Funk Railroad. Then came the cross Canada tour on the Festival Express.
8. Dino & The Satins: Reuben James
(Alex Harvey / Barry Etris)
Dino & The Satins: WREN Records C 106
Charlottetown PEI
Deryl ‘Dino’ Dunsford: vocals
Gary Chipman: lead guitar, vocals
Doug MacEwen: keys, vocals
Ron Peterson: bass, vocals
Doug King: drums
Produced by Fivetake Group Productions, circa 1979
This is the second album released by Dino & The Satins (the first was 1977 Party Album). Dino Dunsford began playing with rock band the Satins back in the 1960s and now does Celtic, country and gospel music. He still plays music on PEI. He also fronted Shake Rattle N Roll band. He’s won multiple awards for performing in PEI. Wrong spellings on the album for ‘Rueben’ and base (guitar).
9. Ginger James w Clint Harvey & His Boys: She’s Got You
(Hank Cochrane)
12 Top Western Hits: Masterseal Records – TWH 115
Madison WI
Produced – probably 1960s
10. Sonny James: Don’t Cut Timber On A Windy Day
(Reidel)
That Special Country Feeling: Capitol – SOBO 91357
Hackleburg AB
Produced by Marvin Hughes, Ken Nelson & Kelso Herston, 1967
James Hugh Loden b. Hackleburg, Alabama May 1, 1928 / d. February 22, 2016 (87) Nashville
Living on an Alabama farm, James was only three years old when his father gave him a handmade mandolin, made out of a ‘molasses bucket’. Later Sonny added the guitar and fiddle; winning many competitions as a teen. He released his debut single “That’s Me Without You” in 1953 and the song reached the top 10 on the country music charts, after which he sent a string of 16 consecutive singles to the top of the charts. He had a total of 26 hit records.
11. Elmore James: The Sun Is Shining
(Elmore James)
45 single bw I Can’t Hold Out: Chess Records 1756
Chicago
Elmore James: Guitar, Vocals
Henry "Sneaky Joe" Harris: Drums
Homesick James: Guitar
Little Johnny Jones: Piano
J.T. Brown: Saxophone
Produced by Leonard Chess, 1960
Elmore Brooks b. January 27, 1918 Richland, Holmes County, MS / d. May 24, 1963 (45) Chicago
James was influenced by Robert Johnson, Kokomo Arnold and Tampa Red. In the late 1930s, James worked alongside Sonny Boy Williamson II. Many electric slide guitar players readily admit to the influence of James's guitar style. He was a major influence on such notable blues guitarists as Homesick James, Hound Dog Taylor, J. B. Hutto, L’il Ed (and the Blues Imperials) and many others.
He also influenced many rock guitarists, such as Brian Jones, of the Rolling Stones (Keith Richards said that when they first met, Brian Jones was calling himself Elmo Lewis and wanted to play like Elmore James).
Alan Wilson, of Canned Heat; and Jeremy Spencer, of Fleetwood Mac were two of his biggest White fans. John Mayall recorded "Mr. James" for his 1969 album Looking Back as an homage to Elmore. A couple of his songs, "Done Somebody Wrong" and "One Way Out", were covered by the Allman Brothers.
James is mentioned in the Beatles' song "For You Blue": while John Lennon evokes James's signature sound with a Höfner 5140 Hawaiian Standard lap steel guitar, George Harrison says, "Elmore James got nothin' on this, baby."
Frank Zappa acknowledged James as an influence as did Eric Burdon who covered "No More Elmore" on the album Crawling King Snake (1982).
James died of a heart attack in Chicago in 1963, as he was about to tour Europe with that year's American Folk Blues Festival.
12. Colin James: Mighty Mighty Man
(Roy Brown)
Coast To Coast II: CBC Enterprises – RV878
Regina SK
Colin James: guitar, vocals
Others not listed
Produced by Tod Elvidge, 1987
Recorded by Gary Heald, Vancouver BC
Colin James Munn, August 17, 1964 Regina, SK
He got his break opening for Stevie Ray Vaughan in Regina in 1984. Vaughan invited Colin to perform with him during the encore, and then join his tour as a permanent opening act. This was one of his first recordings – vinyl – by CBC just before he released his first album, the self titled ‘Colin James’. The album won him a Juno for "Most Promising Artist" and led to opening for Steve Winwood and Keith Richards on the "Take It So Hard" tour of America.
13. James Leroy: Lady Ellen
(James Leroy)
45 single: GRT Records 1230-86 (Promo Copy)
Ottawa ON
James Leroy: vocals, guitar
Marvin Dolgay: guitar
Wayne Leslie: bass
Gary Comeau: steel
Gibby Lacasse: drums
Valerie Tuck: bg vocal
Produced by Ian Thomas, 1974
Recorded at Manta Sound, Toronto
James Leroy b. Ottawa, On April 3, 1947 / d. Ottawa, On May 10, 1979 (32)
Discovered by Ottawa music impressario Harvey Glatt, his first huge hit was Touch of Magic which eventually went on to receive the Classic Award from the SOCAN, for achieving more than 100,000 plays on Canadian radio. Denim, Leroy's supporting group included Gary Comeau, one of the founding members of The Esquires of Ottawa. In 1976, Leroy joined his producer, Ian Thomas, in Major's Hoople's Boarding House. He committed suicide in an Ottawa hotel at the age of 32.
14. Etta James: At Last
(Mack Gordon / Harry Warrend)
Forever Gold: St. Clair Records FGD53012
Los Angeles
Etta James: vocals
Orchestra backing
Compilation Produced by Ron D Ford, 2007
Song Recorded and Produced by Phil Chess and Leonard Chess, 1960
B. Jamesetta Hawkins January 25, 1938 Los Angeles / D. January 20, 2012 (73) Riverside, CA
Hour Two
1. James Taylor: Money Machine
(J Taylor)
In The Pocket: Warner Brothers Records BS-2912
Boston MA
James Taylor: vocals
Danny Kortchmar: electric guitar
Lee Sklar: bass
Russ Kunkel: drums
Clarence McDonald: piano
Nick DeCaro: voice-organ, horn-organ
Victor Feldman: percussion
Michael Brecker, Steve Madalo: horns
Produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman, 1976
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Lee Herschberg at Warner Bros. Studios, Hollywood
James Vernon Taylor b. March 12, 1948, Boston
In The Pocket was Taylor’s 7th album release in 9 years, beginning in 1968.
2. The Mynah Birds: It’s My Time
(Michael Valvano / R Dean Taylor / Ricky Matthews)
45 single bw Go On And Cry: Hip-O Records
Toronto ON
Rick James: vocals
Neil Young: lead guitar, bg vocals
Bruce Palmer: bass
Rick Cameron: drums
John Yachimak: guitar, bg vocals
Produced by Mike Valvano, R. Dean Taylor, Mickey Stevenson, 1966
Recorded at Motown Studios, Detroit
Released 2012
James Ambrose Johnson Jr. b. Buffalo NY, Feb 1, 1948 / d. Aug 6, 2004 Los Angeles (56)
Over the course of their time, The Mynah Birds featured some pretty amazing musicians in their line-up: Neil Young, Rick James, Goldy McJohn and Nick Kassbaum (aka Nick St. Nicholas) of Steppenwolf and Bruce Palmer (who formed Buffalo Springfield with Young). Originally called The Sailors, they changed their name after playing in The Mynah Bird club in Yorkville. They recorded one album for Motown which was never released after it was revealed that Rick James was AWOL from his military duty in the US.
3. James Brown & His Famous Flames: Try Me
(James Brown)
Please Please Please: King / Regency Records 909
Barnwell, SC
James Brown: lead vocal
Johnny Terry: background vocals
Bill Hollings: background vocals
J.W. Archer: background vocals
Louis Madison: background vocals
George Dorsey: alto saxophone
Clifford Scott: tenor saxophone
Ernie Hayes: piano
Kenny Burrell: guitar
Carl Pruitt: bass
David "Panama" Francis: drums
Song Produced by Andy Gibson, 1958
Song recorded September 18, 1958, Beltone Studios,
Album Produced by Ralph Bass, 1959
Album produced in New York City, February 24, 1956-September 18, 1958
b. May 3, 1933, Barnwell, South Carolina - d. December 25, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia
This was a #1 R&B hit and charted #48 Pop - the group's first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Brown and the Flames' second charting single, ending a two-year dry spell after the success of "Please, Please, Please".
4. Tommy James & The Shondells: Crystal Blue Persuasion
(T James / M Vale / E Gray)
45 single bw Mony Mony: Roulette Golden Goodies Hits Series GG-73
Niles MI
Tommy James: vocal
Eddie Gray (guitar)
Peter Lucia (drums)
Ron Rosman (keyboards)
George Magura (saxophone)
Mike Vale (bass)
Produced by Tommy James and Ritchie Cordell, 1969
Recorded by Bruce Staple
They had two No. 1 singles in the U.S., "Hanky Panky" (July 1966, their only RIAA Certified Gold record) and "Crimson and Clover" (February 1969). Other major hits were Mony Mony and Crystal Blue Persuasion.
The band formed in 1960, first as the Echoes, then as Tom and the Tornadoes, with 12-year-old Tommy James as lead singer. The group released its first single, "Long Pony Tail", in 1962. In 1964 James renamed the band the Shondells but due to obligations (marriage, jobs and the draft), the group disbanded.
Oddly enough, a DJ from Pittsburgh started playing their song, Hanky Panky, which until then had no distribution. Demand for the Shondells grew so James put another band together – quickly. "I had no group, and I had to put one together really fast," recalled James. "I was in a Greensburg, P.A. club one night, and I walked up to a group that was playing that I thought was pretty good and asked them if they wanted to be the Shondells. They said yes, and off we went." Hanky Panky then raced up the charts and became a number 1 hit.
The band signed to Roulette Records in New York, the same company that Ronnie Hawkins and his Hawks were signed to. James went on to recount his dealings with Roulette and the music industry in his book “Me, the Mob, and the Music: One Helluva Ride with Tommy James and the Shondells”.
5. The Pogues: Jesse James
(Trad)
Rum Sodomy & the Lash: Stiff records MCA 5744
London UK
Jem Finer: Banjo, mandola, guitar, saxophone, hurdy-gurdy
Jimmy Fearnley: accordion
Cait O’Riordan: bass
Shane McGowan: vocals
Spider Stacy: tin whistle
Andy Ranken: drums
Phil Chevron: guitar
Tommy Keane: pipes
Henry Benagh: fiddle
Dick Cuthell: horns
Produced by Elvis Costello, 1985
Recorded by Nick Robbins & Paul Scully at Elephant Studios, London
"Jesse James" is a 19th-century American folk song about the infamous outlaw, first recorded by Bentley Ball in 1919. Subsequent versions were recorded by the likes of Vernon Dalhart, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, The Kingston Trio, The Country Gentlemen, Van Morrison, Grandpa Jones, Bob Seger, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sons of the Pioneers, Johnny Cash, Liam Clancy, Mungo Jerry and Bruce Springsteen. Members of the ‘Western Writers of America’ chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
6. James Keelaghan: Red River Rising
(James Kellaghan)
Small Rebellions: Tranquilla Productions TM2
Calgary AB
James Keelaghan: guitar, vocal
Don Pennington: electric guitar
Bill Eaglesham: bass
Michael Moore: drums
Gary Bird: dobro
Kathy Cook: mandolin
Produced by Ron Casat, James Keelaghan & Don Pennington, 1989
Recorded live to DAT Jan, 1989
James Keelaghan b. October 28, 1959, Calgary AB
Keelaghan was in his late twenties when he was recognized as an ‘up and coming’ singer/songwriter on the edge of the Celtic music scene. Like his contemporary, Stephen Fearing, he had a hard time living the Celtic influence down; both musicians couldn’t understand how they’d been labeled, pigeon-holed in a way that held them down. Over the years James Keelaghan has written some great, poignant songs and has long survived being called a Celtic kid.
Keelaghan is the Artistic Director of the Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival in Owen Sound since 2011.
7. The Who: Joker James
(Peter Townsend)
Demo cut
London
John Entwistle: Bass guitar, vocals
Roger Daltrey: Lead vocals
Keith Moon: Drums, percussion, vocals
Pete Townshend: Guitars, vocals, sound effects
Produced by The Who, 1979
Recorded at Ramport Studios, Battersea
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
8. James Gordon: Five Penis Wine
(J Gordon)
Tune Cooties: Independent PSR19
Guelph ON
James Gordon: all instruments, vocals
Produced by James Gordon, 2002
James had a great gig, listening to last week’s edition of CBC Radio’s popular Saturday morning program, Basic Black with Arthur Black. It was James’ job to write a humorous song about something said on the last show and have it ready, totally produced, by Saturday’s broadcast. He did that for years. So this was a story about a Chinese wine made from the penises of five different animals. A subject long begging for a song!
9. Paul James Band: Gotta Gimme Some Of It
(PJ Vigna)
Rockin’ The Blues: Stony Plain Records – SPL 1135
Toronto ON
Paul James: guitar, vocals
Gary Gray: keys
Brian Kipping: bass
Adrian Vecchiola: drums
Produced by Ken Whiteley & Paul James, 1989
Recorded at Metal Works, Toronto by Hugh Cooper & Rob DiGoa
Paul James Vigna b. January 18, 1951 in Toronto
Started the band Lick'n Stick 1971. Was a backing band for Bo Diddley at the El Mocambo, 1972 became good friends did lotsa work together.
10. Colin James: Chicks n’ Cars - And The Third World War
(C James / J Ferreira / D mayes / R Hopkins)
Colin James: Virgin Records VL3044
Regina SK
Colin James: guitar, vocal
Johnny Ferreira: sax
Darrell Mayes: drums
Rick Hopkins: keys
Dennis Marcenko: bass
Billy Cowsill: bg vocals
Bill Payne: piano
Produced by Danny Kortchmar, 1988
Recorded by Shep Londsdale at The Complex, Los Angeles
Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders
Colin James Munn, August 17, 1964 Regina, SK
We already listened to Colin James first vinyl LP contribution to a CBC sampler before releasing his debut, and award winning, first LP. So this is what he sounded like.
11. Sinclair Cheechoo: James Bay Doings
(Sinclair Cheechoo)
The Cheechoo Family: Condor Records – 977-1494
Moose Factory ON
Vern Cheechoo: guitar
Graham Townsend: piano
Ken Ducharme: lead guitar, bass
Evan Egget: steel
Neil Renwick: drums
Produced by Graham Townsend, 1984
Recorded by Harry Busby at Ernie King Sound, Wingham ON
An aboriginal elder from the island of Moose Factory, Ontario near the mouth of the mighty Moose River as it empties into James Bay, a site that was originally first built as a trading post by the Hudson Bay Company in 1686, making it one of the eldest settlements in Ontario. Sinclair benefitted by the production talents of Canadian fiddle champ, Graham Townsend in a studio made for fiddle music, Ernie King’s studio in Wingham, ON.
12. Jimi Hendrix Experience: Third Stone From The Sun
(Jimi Hendrix)
Are You Experienced: Reprise Records 6261
Seattle WA / London UK
Jimi Hendrix: guitar, effects, vocals
Mitch Mitchell: drums
Noel Redding: bass
Chas Chandler: talking part
Produced by Chas Chandler, 1967
Recorded October 23, 1966 till April 4, 1967, at De Lane Lea, CBS, and Olympic Studios in London
In the summer of 1966, Hendrix relocated to New York City's Greenwich Village. There he explored rock music outside of the confines of the Harlem rhythm and blues scene. While performing with his group ‘Jimmy James and the Blue Flames’ at the Cafe Wha?, Hendrix played elements of early versions of "Third Stone from the Sun". He continued to develop it with (ex-Animal and now manager) Chas Chandler after moving to England. The two shared an interest in science fiction writing.
Said Chandler: ‘I had dozens of science fiction books at home ... The first one Jimi read was
“Earth Abides”. That where 'Third Stone from the Sun' came from.’
13. James Last: Sundown
(Gordon Lightfoot)
Rock Me Gently: A Tribute To Great Canadian Songwriters: Polydor – 2371 584
Bremen, Germany
Produced by James Last, 1975
Recorded by Peter Klempt
Mastered by Robert Ludwig at Sterling Sound, NYC
Hans Last b. 17 April 1929 / d. 9 June 2015 Palm Beach, FL (86)
Has recorded at least 206 LPs – put out 7 in 1975 and sold shitloads of them!
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