Side One
1. The Leahy Family: Boogie Blues – 1982 *
2. Steve Heckbert: Dorchester Penitentiary Blues – 1982 *
3. John Lee Hooker: Tupelo Blues – 1962
4. Frank Ifield: Lovesick Blues – 1962
5. Jack London & The Sparrows: Leaving Blues – 1965 *
6. Elmore James & The Broom Dusters: Dust My Blues – 1955
7. The Jelly Roll Kings: Slop Jar Blues – 1984
8. Bunk Johnson and His New Orleans Band: Tishomingo Blues – 1970
9. Johnny Cash: Transfusion Blues – 1960
10. June Carter: Jukebox Blues – 1954
11. Bill King: Buckle My Blues – 1973 *
12. King David’s Jug Band: Rising Sun Blues – 1930
13. Knights of the Mystic Eye: Future Blues – 2022 *
14. Jaron Freeman-Fox: Auctioneering Everything – 2012 *
15. Lovin’ Spoonful: Day Blues – 1966
16. Lovin’ Spoonful: Fishin’ Blues – 1965
17. Little Feat: A Apolitical Blues – 1974
18. Rob Pilch: Bags in the Lobby Blues – 1988 *
19. Lovin’ Spoonful: Night Owl Blues – 1965
Side Two
20. Émile Benoît: Christina's Dream / Tootsie Wootsie – 1993
21. Gordon Lightfoot: Steel Rail Blues – 1968 *
22. David Lindley & El Rayo X: Mercury Blues – 1981
23. Short Stuff Macon: Hell-Bound Blues – 1967
24. Taj Mahal: Statesboro Blues – 1968
25. Taj Mahal: Bourgeois Blues – 1988
26. The Maritime Express: Shepody Bay Blues – 1983 *
27. Steve Fruitman & Mainline: Northern Ontario Blues – 1999 *
28. McGuiness Flint: Malt and Barley Blues – 1971
29. Minglewood Band: Rockin’ The Blues – 1979 *
30. Ellen McIlwayne: Regretting Blues – 1982 *
31. Ellen McIlwayne: Cure My Blues – 1982 *
32. Raful Neal: Blues on the Moon – 1987
33. Art Napoleon: Creeland Blues – 2010 *
34. The Mighty Mohawks: Muleskinner Blues – 1965 *
35. Jay McShann: Confessin’ The Blues – 1941
36. The Newman Sisters: Heartaches And Blues – 1974 *
37. Harry Horlick Orchestra: Tales From The Vienna Woods – 1958
38. National Press & Allied Workers’ Jazz Band: The Last Blues Song – 1978*
Side One
1. Leahy Family: Boogie Blues
(Leahy Family)
The Leahy Family: Donlea Records A 100
Lakefield ON
Chrissy Leahy: piano
Siobheann Leahy: bass
Donnell Leahy: drums
Produced by Vivian Murphy, 1982
Recorded by Fred Peterson at Kinck Sound, Toronto
Chrissy, 18 Julie, 17 Denise, 16 Siobheann, 15 Donnell, 13 Maria, 11 Francis, 10 Agnes, 9 Douglas, 8 Erin, 5
Another family band with a lot of kids. They were very popular for a while then the kids got older, some went away for school, others got jobs or married. In 1985, they were the subject of a short film entitled Leahy: Music Most of All which received an Academy Award in the category of "Best Foreign Student Film".
In 1997 several Leahy family members re-united as Leahy, toured and released several albums. The most well known of the bunch is Donnell, married to fiddle star, Natalie MacMaster.
2. Steve Heckbert: Dorchester Penitentiary Blues
(S Heckbert)
Bottoms Up!: Shadbangers - WRC1 2255
Chatham NB
Steve Heckbert: 12 string, vocal
Carter Dixon: electric guitar
David Jennings: harp
Ferg: trombone
Jim MacDonald: clockwork
Linda Benoy: heels
Produced by Steve Heckbert 1982
Recorded by Harold Tsistinas at Solar Audio, Dartmouth NS
Dorchester was opened on 14 July 1880 as a maximum security penitentiary near Sackville, NB. It’s now the second oldest federal corrections facility in Canada still in operation following the closure of Kingston Penitentiary on September 30, 2013.
3. John Lee Hooker: Tupelo Blues
(John Lee Hooker)
Tupelo Blues: Riverside Records – 673 020
Detroit
Produced by Bill Grauer, 1959
recorded in Detroit in April 1959
John Lee Hooker
b. 22, 1912 Tutwiler, MS / d. June 21, 2001 (88) Los Altos, CA
4. Frank Ifield with Norrie Paramor Orchestra: Lovesick Blues
(Friend / Mills)
45 single bw She Taught Me How To Yodel: Columbia UK 45-DB 4913
Coventry UK
Frank Ifield: vocal
Norrie Paramor Orch
Produced by Lawrence Wright 1962
Francis Edward "Frank" Ifield
b. 30 November 1937 Coundon, Warwickshire UK
5. Jack London & The Sparrows: Leaving Blues
(Art Ayre / Jerry Edmonton)
Jack London & The Sparrows: Capitol Records – T-6115
Toronto / Oshawa ON
Jack London (Dave Marden): vocals
Dennis Edmonton (future Mars Bonfire): guitar
Dave Hare: keys
Bruce Palmer: bass
Jerry Edmonton: drums
CJ Feeney: organ, piano
Produced by Stan Klees, 1965
6. Elmore James & Broom Dusters: Dust My Blues
(Elmore James)
45 Single: Kent Records – 45x394
Richland MS
Elmore James: Slide Guitar
Frank Fields: bass
Earl Palmer: drums
Edward Frank: piano
Produced by Joe Bihari – 1955
Elmore Brooks
b. January 27, 1918 / May 24, 1963
Was strongly influenced by Robert Johnson, Kokomo Arnold and Tampa Red.
7. The Jelly Roll Kings: Slop Jar Blues
(Sam Carr / Frank Frost / Jack Johnson)
Rockin’ The Juke Joint Down: Earwig Records – LPS 4901
Clarksdale MS
Frank Frost: harmonica, keys, vocals
Jack Johnson: guitar
Sam Carr: drums
Produced by Michael Robert Frank, 1979
Recorded by Ron Capone and John Hamden at Ardent Recordings Inc., Memphis
Frank Frost
b. April 15, 1936 Auvergne, Jackson County, Arkansas / d. October 12, 1999 (63) Helena Ark.
Was chosen to play by Ry Cooder, in the movie Crossroads 1986. At the age of 15, Frost left for St. Louis, where he became a guitarist. At the age of 18, Frost began touring with drummer Sam Carr and Robert Nighthawk. Soon after touring, he toured again with Sonny Williamson for several years, who helped teach him how to play the harmonica
Sam Carr b. Samuel Lee McCollum
b. April 17, 1926 / d. September 21, 2009
In 1956, Carr began working regularly with Frank Frost
Jack Johnson
b. Lambert, Mississippi in 1940. died March 14, 2011 (70) Memphis
Joined Jelly Roll Kings in 1962.
8. Bunk Johnson & His New Orleans Band: Tishomingo Blues
(Spencer Williams)
45 EP: Brunswick – OE 9257
New Orleans LA
Bass – Alcide Pavageau
Clarinet – George Lewis
Cornet – Bunk Johnson
Drums – Baby Dodds
Guitar – Lawrence Marrero
Piano – Alton Purnell
Trombone – Jim Robinson
Produced by Jorgen Grunnet Jepsen, 1970
William Gary Johnson
b. December 27, 1879 New Orleans, LA / d. July 7, 1949 (69) New Iberia, LA
9. Johnny Cash: Transfusion Blues
(Johnny Cash)
Now, There Was a Song!: Columbia Records
Nashville TN
Johnny Cash — vocal, acoustic guitar
Johnny Western — rhythm guitar
Luther Perkins — electric guitar
Don Helms — steel guitar
Marshall Grant — bass
Buddy (Murry) Harman Jr. — drums
Gordon Terry — fiddle
Floyd Cramer — piano
Produced by Don Law and Frank Jones, 1960
10. June Carter: Jukebox Blues
(Maybelle Carter / Helen Carter)
The Carter Sisters – Maybelle, Anita, June & Helen: Bear Family Records – BFX 15 080,
Maces Spring, Virginia
June Carter: lead vocals
Autoharp – June Carter
Guitar – Anita Carter, Helen Carter
Produced 1953
Valerie June Carter
b. June 23, 1929 Maces Spring, Virginia / d. May 15, 2003 (73) Nashville
11. Bill King: Buckle My Blues
(Bill King)
Goodbye Superdad: Capitol Records of Canada ST 6303
Toronto
Bill Kig: keys, lead vocal, synth
Ian Guenther; violin
Bruce Pennycook: sax
Malcolm Thomlinson: drums, acoustic guitar
Danny McBride: electric guitar
Chris Vickery: bass
Bill Usher: percussion, congas, bongos
Produced by Paul Hoffert, 1973
Recorded at Thunder Sound, Toronto by Bill Seddon
Mastered at Mastering Lab, LA by Doug Sax
Cover by David Andoff
12. King David’s Jug Band: Rising Sun Blues
(Unknown)
The Jug Bands: RF Records (Folkways) – RF 6
Cincinnati, OH
David Crockett: guitar
Sam “Stovepipe” Jones: vocal, jug (stovepipe)
Unknown jug, pipe, mandolin, guitar
Produced by Samuel Charters, 1963
Recorded Atlanta GA, Nov 1930
13. Knights of the Mystic Eye: Future Blues
(Mike Waite)
Cosmic Top Secret: Eye To Ear Records - DZD 556
Toronto
Mike Waite: lead vocals, guitar, bass, mellotron guitar
Paul Greig: guitars, mellotron guitar, bg vocals, sitar
Produced by Waite & Grieg, 2022
Recorded at Tape Canaveral Studios and Riverside Sound, Toronto
I’ve known Mike Waite for a long time, having worked with him at the post office. He had a Sam The Record Man store at Broadview and Danforth which became Mike’s Music after the Sam’s chain collapsed. He began making music in the ‘60s with his friend Paul Grieg and in between now and then, played bass with Breathless with Nash The Slash, helped manage Nash’s next project, FM. Now into their seventies, he’s re-united with Paul Grieg and between them, they are the Knights of the Mystic Eyes.
14. Jaron Freeman-Fox & Opposite To Everything: Auctioneering Everything
(Jaron Freeman-Fox)
The Opposit of Everything: JFFCD002
Toronto ON
Jaron Freeman-Fox: violin
Charles James – bass, moog
Dan Stadnicki – drums
John Williams – clarinet, harmonica
Johnny Spence – keys, accordion
Edwin Sheard – sax
Kevin Breit – guitar
Produced by David Travers-Smith w/ Jaron Freeman-Fox, 2012
Recorded by David Travers-Smith at The Canterbury Music Company, Toronto
Mixed and Mastered by David Travers-Smith
15. Lovin’ Spoonful: Day Blues
(Joe Butler / John Sebastian)
Daydream: Kama Sutra Records: KLP 8951 (Mono)
New York City
John Sebastian – guitar
Zal Yanovsky – lead guitar, electric gorgle, vocal
Steve Boone – bass
Joe Butler – drums
Produced by Eric Jacobsen, 1966
Recorded by Val Valentin
One of the few songs from the Lovin’ Spoonful with Zal Yanovsky on lead vocals. It ends with a gorgling solo. They were such a greatly unpredictable band with roots in many places.
16. Lovin Spoonful: Fishin’ Blues
(Trad)
Do You Believe In Magic: Kama Sutra KLP 8050
New York City
John Sebastian: guitar, vocals
Zal Yanovsky: lead guitar, vocals
Steve Boone: bass
Joe Butler: drums
Produced by Erik Jacobsen, 1965
Recorded by Val Valentin
17. Little Feat: A Apolitical Blues
(Lowell George)
Sailin’ Shoes: Warner Brothers WB 2600
Los Angel
Bass, Backing Vocals – Roy Estrada
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Richard Hayward
Keyboards, Accordion – Bill Payne
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica – Lowell George
Produced By Ted Templeman, 1972
18. Rob Piltch: Bags In The Lobby Blues
(Piltch)
Rob Piltch: Duke Street Records DSR 31047
Toronto ON
Rob Piltch: electric guitar
David Piltch: acoustic bass
John MacLeod: trumpet
Terry Clarke: drums
Produced by Cary Gray and Rob Piltch, 1988
Recorded by Cary Gray and Mike Duncan at AMS Audiofile Editing
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC
19. Lovin’ Spoonful: Night Owl Blues
(Lovin’ Spoonful)
Do You Believe In Magic: Kama Sutra KLP 8050
New York City
John Sebastian: guitar, vocals
Zal Yanovsky: lead guitar, vocals
Steve Boone: bass
Joe Butler: drums
Produced by Erik Jacobsen, 1965
Recorded by Val Valentin
Side Two
20. Émile Benoît: Christina's Dream / Tootsie Wootsie
(É Benoît)
Vive La Rose: Amber Music ACD 9014
Black Duck Brook, NF
Émile Benoît: fiddle, vocal, feet
Pamela Morgan: guitar, synth
Noel Dinn: bodhran
Kelly Russell: bouzouki, mandolin, mountain dulcimer
Christina Smith: fiddle, cello
Sandy Morris: guitars
Rob Laidlaw: bass
Frank Mahar: button accordion
Jeff Panting: piano accordion
Roy O'Brien Jr: Jews harp
Produced by Noel Dinn, Gary Furniss and Pamela Morgan, 1993
Recorded by Gary Furniss at CBC Studio F in St. John's and Hypnotic Studios, Toronto
Mastered by George Graves at the Lacquer Channel, Toronto
Émile Joseph Benoît
b Black Duck Brook NL 24 Mar 1913 / d Stephenville, NL, 3 Sep 1992 (79)
Okay, this is not on vinyl but I just felt like playing it anyway. Émile did record did record an LP called “Emile’s Dream” on Quay Records in 1979. In fact, a lot of the tunes he wrote came from dreams! He’d just wake up and play ‘em. The CD was released in 1993, the year after his death. He was a huge influence on Pamela Morgan and Noel Dinn, two founding members of Figgy Duff.
21. Gordon Lightfoot: Steel Rail Blues
(G Lightfoot)
Movin' ¬ CN Freight Soundtrack: CN PRG 5000
Toronto ON
Gordon Lightfoot - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
David Rea
Bill Lee - Bass
Produced by Canadian National Railways ¬ 1969
Produced and Recorded by John Court,¬ 1964
Originally released on Lightfoot’s first album Lightfoot! ¬ 1966. The copy I played on the show was from a CN Rail record which has two other early Lightfoot songs: Movin’ and Talkin’ Freight.
22. David Lindley: Mercury Blues
(KC Douglas)
El Rayo-X: Asylum Records X5E-524
Los Angeles CA
David Lindley: vocal, electric guitar
Ras Baboo: percussion
Ian Wallace: drums
Bob Glaub: bass
Produced by Jackson Browne & Greg Ladanyi, 1981
Recorded by Greg Ladanyi at Record One, Los Angeles
Mastered by Doug Sax & Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab
David Perry Lindley
b. March 21, 1944, San Marino, CA / d. March 3, 2023 (78)
Lindley played in the psychedelic band Kaleidoscope in 60s before leading a solo career, working mostly as a Los Angeles based studio musician. He later teamed up with Ry Cooder for several albums and recorded 2 great albums with El Rayo-X.
23. Short Stuff Macon: Hell-Bound Blues
(John Wesley Macon)
Hell Bound And Heaven Sent: Folkways Records – FT 1004 mono
Crawford MS
John Wesley Macon: acoustic guitar, vocals
Big Joe Williams: acoustic guitar
Produced by Moses Asch, 1967
Recorded May 18, 1964, at Bard College in New York
John Wesley Macon aka Short Stuff
b. Crawford Mississippi 1923 /d. Mississippi, 1979 (40)
24. Taj Mahal: Statesboro Blues
(Trad)
Taj Mahal: Columbia Records CS 9579
Los Angeles CA
Taj Mahal: vocal, harp
Jessie Edwin Davis: lead guitar
Ryland P Cooder: rhythm guitar
James Thomas: bass
Sanford Konikoff: drums
Produced by David Rubinson, 1968
From Taj’s very first album, featuring a young Ryland Cooder on rhythm guitar.
25. Taj Mahal: Bourgeois Blues
(Leadbelly)
A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly: Folkways Records BL 44034
New York City
Taj Mahal: 12 string guitar, piano, vocals
Ralph Rinzler: mandolin
Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin 1988
Recorded by Jim Robeson
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Executive Producer of the Project: Don DeVito and Joe McEwen, Harold Leventhal, Ralph Rinzler
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York City
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
b May 17, 1942 NYC
26. The Maritime Express: Shepody Bay Blues
(Ivan Hicks)
It’s Bluegrass: Maritime Express ME 1002
Riverview NB
Ivan Hicks: fiddle, guitar, mandolin
Vivian Hicks: piano
Del Wheaton: guitar, bass, mandolin
John Dalgleish: banjo, guitar
Tom Johnson: bass, guitar, mandolin
Produced by Gary Morris and Maritime Express, 1983
Recorded by Gary Morris at Prime Time Studio, Sussex NB
27. Steve Fruitman & Mainline: Northern Ontario Blues
(Mac Beattie)
Live on CIUT: The Great North Wind on June 11, 1999
Toronto ON Canada
Steve Fruitman, guitar, vocals
Mike McKenna, guitar
Ted Purdy, guitar
Tony Nolasco, drums
Michael Harrison, bass
Bobby Adams, harmonica
Produced by Steve Fruitman from the GNW Archives, 1999
Recorded on cassette right off the sound board
This was an amazing experience for me! Having been a life-long fan of the band, Mike McKenna, whom I had befriended and did a few gigs with, got me to sing Mac Beattie’s Northern Ontario Blues with Mainline when I had the entire band in the radio station studio to do the secod last of my Great North Wind programs (before Back To The Sugar Camp) when we were still operating out of 91 St. George.
28. McGuinness Flint: Malt and Barley Blues
(Benny Gallagher / Graham Lyle)
45 single bw Rock On: Capitol UK CL 15882
UK
Benny Gallagher: mandolin, guitar
Graham Lyle: guitar, vocals
Hughie Flint: drums
Tom McGuinness: bass
Produced by Glyn Johns, 1971
29. Minglewood Band: Rockin’ The Blues
(G. Henderson / M. Minglewood)
The Minglewood Band: RCA KKL1 0325
North Sydney NS
Bass, Fiddle – Don Hann
Drums – Bob Woods
Engineer – Dave Slagter
Guitar – Mark MacMillan
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Harmonica – Enver Sampson Jr.
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Organ – Matt Minglewood
Background Vocals] – Shari Ulrich
Background vocals] – Nancy Nash
Guitar] – Terry Edmunds
Saxophone] – Claire Lawrence
Produced by Claire Lawrence, 1979
30. Ellen McIlwayne: Regretting Blues
(Jack Bruce / Duffy Power)
Everybody Needs It: Blind Pig Records PHE 6017
Calgary AB
Ellen McIlwayne: guitar, piano, vocals
Jack Bruce: bass, bg vocals
Howard Levy: keys
Paul Wertico: drums
Larry McCabe: trombone
Kim Cusack: clarinet
Produced by Ellen McIlwayne, 1982
Recorded by Mike Rasfeld at Acme Studios Chicgo
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc, NYC
Ellen McIlwayne
b. December 1, 1945, Nashville, Tennessee / d. June 23, 2021, Calgary, Alberta
Before moving up to Canada in the 1970s, McIlwaine met Hendrix in New York in 1966, briefly played with him and wrote a song called "Underground River" about him. She is also an ardent fan of Jack Bruce and recorded a version of a song by Bruce and Pete Brown on each of her first four solo albums. This culminated in her collaboration with Bruce himself on her fourth solo album, Everybody Needs It, released in 1982.
31. Ellen McIlwaine: Cure My Blues
(Browning Bryant)
Everybody Needs It: Blind Pig Records PHE 6017
Calgary AB
Ellen McIlwayne: guitar, piano, vocals
Jack Bruce: bass, bg vocals
Howard Levy: keys
Paul Wertico: drums
Larry McCabe: trombone
Kim Cusack: clarinet
Produced by Ellen McIlwayne, 1982
Recorded by Mike Rasfeld at Acme Studios Chicago
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc, NY
Her great backup band on this record includes the legendary Cream singer-songwriter, Jack Bruce on bass, and vocals. This must have been a very proud moment for Ellen, playing and recording with one of her musical heroes.
Since moving permanently to Canada in 1987, (first Toronto, later Alberta), McIlwaine signed with Edmonton’s Stony Plain Records and recorded the album, ‘Looking for Trouble’. Stony Plain also re-released her early vinyl albums on CD.
32. Raful Neal: Blues on the Moon
(Wilbert Harrison)
Louisiana Legend: Blue Horizon BLUH 003
Louisiana
Raful Neal: lead vocal, Harmonica
Jim Payne: drums
Kenny Neal: guitar
Bryan Bassett: guitar
Ernie Lancaster: guitar
Bob Greenlee: bass, sax
Scott Corwin: drums
Denny Best: drums
Bruce Staelens: trumpet
Jon Palishall: trombone
Noble Watts: sax
Barry Rupp: keys
Fred Simpson: keys
Produced by Bob Greenlee and Kenny Neal, 1969
Recorded by Pete Carr and Bryan Bassett
33. Art Napoleon: Creeland Blues
(Art Napoleon)
Creeland Covers: Ind – AN11
Moberly Lake, BC
Art Napoleon: guitar, harmonica, vocals
Marty Jones: bass, bg vocals, percussion
Zak Cohen: guitars, percussion
Carsen Oglend: drums
With
Thomas Kinzel: keys
Paul Keim: acoustic guitars
Niska Napoleon & Shakri Hayes: bg vocals
Mritz Behm: fiddle
Kyle Ridley: guitar
Produced by Zak Cohen, 2010
Recorded by Zak Cohen at Woodshop Studios
Mastered by Joby Baker Studios
34. The Mighty Mohawks: Mule Skinner Blues
(George Vaughan (Horton) / Jimmy Rodgers)
Capture Country: Arc A722
Caugnawaga, QC
George Hill: guitar
Princess Moonbeam (Betty Benoit): drums
Elie Wallace Martin aka Wally Moone: bass guitar, vocal
“Boots” Bernie Goguen: lead guitar, vocal
Produced by Ben Weatherby, 1965
Were the Mighty Mohawks the original punks? Formed in 1958 they were billed as "Canada's Country Boys" even though their drummer was a woman. Betty Benoit was from Clarenceville QC. Band leader George Hill from Kahnawake QC, d December 2015. Elie Wallace Martin (Wally Moon) b. May 15, 1936 from the Listuguj Mi'gmaq reserve, Restigouche QC (d. July 8th, 2009).
Bernie Goguen as “Boots Bernard” was from Richabucto NB, is mentioned in Stompin’ Tom’s song, “The Gumboot Clogeroo”. This was the only album they released on vinyl. They eventually became George Hill’s Mighty Mohawks. George Hill continued playing music semi-professionally and used the Mighty Mohawks name in whatever band he was playing with.
35. Jay McShann: Confessin’ The Blues
(Walter Brown / Jay McShann)
8 Song EP: Swingtime Records (3) – 8202
Muskogee Oklahoma
Jay McShann: Piano
Walter Brown: vocals
Originally Produced 1941
James Columbus McShann
b. January 12, 1916 Muskogee, Oklahoma / d. December 7, 2006 (90) Kansas City, Missouri
36. The Newman Sisters: Heartache and Blues
(Bud Roberts)
45 single bw Standing On The Promises: Condor Records 97025
Carroll's Corner NS
Jo-Anne Newman: vocal
Bonnie Newman: vocal
Greg Smith: Bass
Paul Clinch: Drums
Bryon Barron: Fiddle
Smiley Bates: Guitar
Mel Aucoin: Rhythm Guitar
Bob Lucier Steel Guitar
Produced by Doug Taylor, 1974
Recorded by Ken Friesen
Searches related to The Newman Sisters on Google might make you think that the Newman
Sisters were American serial killers. The Canadian Newmans were got together in 1974. Jo-Anne Newman travelled to Toronto to record her first two albums with Condor Records, the second of which was a duet album with her sister, Bonnie titled The Newman Sisters -Bluegrass & Country. The album was heard by Nashville artist Shot Jackson who invited The Sisters to Nashville to appear on the Grand Ole Opry in October, 1974. They were introduced on stage by the great Roy Acuff. Heartaches and Blues was written by Bud Roberts, the original ‘Bud The Spud’.
37. Harry Horlick & His Orchestra: Tales From The Vienna Woods
(Johann Strauss)
Strauss Waltzes For Dancing: Vocalion Records – VL 3608
New York City
Produced 1958
Harry Horlick
b Gila Gorlik; July 20, 1896 Tiflis, Russia / d. July 1970 Cedarhurst, New York
Best known for leading The A&P Gypsies, "the first commercially sponsored musical act on radio". In 1923, Horlick and the A & P Gypsies began broadcasting on WEAF radio in New York. After the Gypsies disbanded, Horlick formed the Harry Horlick Orchestra, which recorded on the Decca label.
38. The National Press & Allie Workers’ Jazz Band Inc.: The Last Blues Song
(Mann / Weil)
The National Press & Allie Workers’ Jazz Band Inc.: World Records – WRC 341
Ottawa ON
Stewart MacLeod: banjo, leader
Mike McCourt: trumpet
Viggo Kanstrup: trombone
Bill Pearce: clarinet
Peter Fleming: piano
Cal Calvert: tuba
Don Laver: drums
Patricia Wright: vocals
Produced by Peter Fleming and Don Laver, 1978
Recorded at Audiolab, Ottawa
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