[78-L] Lou Calabrese

[Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.]

simmonssomer wrote:
> I have some twenty eight Specht sides on which Calabrese is listed as 
> banjoist and on one disc as trumpet soloist ("Echoes Of The South" Part1 and 
> 2 on Col 1013-D  12/22/26). These can be transferred to CD.
> The Georgians were, of course, a unit of Specht's Orch.and I also have mebbe 
> 6 or so sides by this group with  Calabrese as the banjoist. I don't have 
> the two  Gennett sides. Contact me OT in the unlikely event that you don't 
> already have these.
>
> Al Simmons
>   
Al,
Thank you so very much for doing this. The entire family is thrilled 
with these new discoveries. My wife Marianne, Lou's Granddaughter, has a 
lot of pictures of Lou through the years, but nothing like what we have 
found in the past few weeks. This music is wonderful.
I can see what you mean about Paul Specht's music (Al wrote me that 
Specht's music was rather stodgy). I think he was very conservative with 
his choices and his style. It's not that easy to put ourselves back in 
those times when the phonograph had it's short reign as the king of 
entertainment. Radio was in its infancy. Sound had not yet come to the 
silver screen. Hollywood was still orange groves.
The music we now listen to from that era was mostly the avant-garde. But 
guys like Paul, and in the 50's and 60's Lawrence Welk, made their 
fortunes in the middle of the road, where most older folks were. Another 
good example would be Lester Lanin.
Lou continued to make money with his music up into the late 60's. I have 
heard most of his last stuff, and it, too as very conservative. But he 
made good money all along.
Thanks again, and if there is something I can do for you, just ask.

BTW, I have a 50's era Garrard with a nice Stanton cart and a CD 
recorder for transcription. I uses to use DART on the computer for 
resto, but I find that Audacity is easier to use. I basically just 
remove clicks. I like to make disks for friends too. How do you work 
with equalization? I find your work extraordinary in quality.
Take Care,

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Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. #:?)
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