[78-L] Homer and Jethro--33 King sides only
Mark Hendrix 78L
gennett5276 at sbcglobal.net
Thu Jan 22 16:45:22 PST 2009
Hello, Andrea:
If that wouldn't be too much trouble, I'd be obliged. Thanks!
--Mark Hendrix
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of Andrea Walsh
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 4:38 PM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Homer and Jethro--33 King sides only
>
>
> Gentlemen-
> I'm sorry I only now saw this thread- I have a nice clean copy of
> "Over The
> Rainbow" by Homer and Jethro (minus Hawthorne clowning through
> it) and would
> be happy to upload it to my box if you'd like an mp3 of it- it's one of my
> favorite Homer and Jethro Kings (and I'm trying to collect them
> all, I have
> several friends who do have them all) along with "I'll Close My Eyes" and
> "Symphony".
>
> Yours in all things corny, a HUGE H & J fan--
> Andrea
>
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Mark Hendrix 78L
> <gennett5276 at sbcglobal.net
> > wrote:
>
> > Hello, David:
> >
> > I haven't been on the list since it went down, and missed your message,
> > below. I missed a lot of unpleasantness, too, I see.
> >
> > Anyhow, Homer & Jethro only recorded 33 sides for King, not 34.
> As I said
> > in an earlier post, the flip side of King 620, "Managua,
> Nicaragua," is not
> > by Homer & Jethro, but by Fairley Holden and His Six Ice Cold Papas (the
> > web
> > site you refer to does not show this fact). King 620 has the released
> > matrix
> > of "Bill Bailey...", but there is an unissued version, which I
> list below.
> > Finally, King issued the same matrix of "Poor Little Liza Poor
> Girl" twice,
> > on King 773 and King 809. Count' em off, there'd be a
> tombstone every...
> > whoops, wrong country artist!
> >
> > 10/1946 78 t. KING 571 (US) . Five Minutes More / Rye Whiskey
> > 11/1946 78 t. KING 583 (US) . Boll Weevil / Don't Let Your
> Sweet Love Die
> > 01/1947 78 t. KING 596 (US) . Over The Rainbow / Ground Hog
> > 03/1947 78 t. KING 615 (US) . Cielito Linto / For Sentimental Reasons
> > 05/1947 78 t. KING 620 (US) . Bill Bailey Won't You Come Home
> [by H &J, mx
> > K2410]/ Managua Nicaragua [NOT by H & J]
> > 06/1947 78 t. KING 623 (US) . I'll Close My Eyes / Symphony
> > 10/1947 78 t. KING 659 (US) . Donkey Serenade / Fly Birdie Fly
> > 02/1948 78 t. KING 682 (US) . Three Nights Experience / I Wonder Who's
> > Kissing You Now
> > 03/1948 78 t. KING 695 (US) . Oh You Beautiful Gal / (Don't
> Telephone Don't
> > Telegraph) Tell A Woman
> > 04/1948 78 t. KING 701 (US) . Gotta See My Mama Every Night / It Bruised
> > Her
> > Somewhat
> > 07/1948 78 t. KING 721 (US) . Glow Worm / It's Bloody War
> > 09/1948 78 t. KING 731 (US) . Blue Tailed Fly / All Night Long
> > 01/1949 78 t. KING 749 (US) . Goodbye Old Booze / I Feel That Old Age
> > Creeping On
> > 05/1949 78 t. KING 773 (US) . Girl In Police Gazette / Poor Little Liza
> > Poor
> > Girl
> > 10/1949 78 t. KING 809 (US) . Always / Poor Little Liza Poor Girl
> > 1951 SP KING / FEDERAL 10004 (US) . Night And Day / When It's
> Long Handle
> > Time In Tennessee
> > 1951 SP KING / FEDERAL 10019 (US) . I'm Glad I Waited For You / Margie
> > mx K2823 Bill Bailey unissued
> >
> > Discographically beating a dead rainbow,
> >
> > --Mark Hendrix
> >
> > PS: None of this, of course, answers your original question as to why
> > whichever CD company that had access to this material, only reissued 24
> > sides.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> > > [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
> > > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 8:06 PM
> > > To: 78-L Mail List
> > > Subject: Re: [78-L] "Over The Rainbow" CORRECTION!
> > >
> > >
> > > 34 King sides here, not counting the King 45 reissue of a couple of
> > sides.
> > > http://www.rocky-52.net/chanteursh/homer&jethro.htm
> > > Interesting site. It looks as if it shows release dates, not
> > > recording. And
> > > you'll see it when 78-L is up and running again.
> > >
> > > dl
> > >
> > > Mark Hendrix 78L wrote:
> > > > Hello, David:
> > > >
> > > > I'm simply counting the sides you listed plus the ones beyond
> > > those, listed
> > > > in Ruppli's discography, including the unissued take. All of
> > > the sides you
> > > > listed are in the discography, too. That makes 33.
> > > >
> > > > I don't know about, and didn't count, the sides that seem like
> > > Blue Pages
> > > > material, but would like to know more. ;) Ruppli doesn't have a
> > > title index
> > > > (thanks, thanks a lot), rarely lists accompanying musicians
> (cf. Cliff
> > > > Bolling's earlier question about Janet Brace), and besides, the
> > > titles David
> > > > Diehl mentioned are not listed under any Hank Penny session
> > > that I can find.
> > > > Mr. Ruppli's discographies are useful, but tend to be rather
> > > slapdash, in my
> > > > opinion.
> > > >
> > > > I'm sure Syd Nathan never reissued "Over the Rainbow" because
> > > he couldn't
> > > > bear paying the copyright royalties. Too bad; it's a lovely
> > > version. I've
> > > > only heard it on one of those Hawthorn broadcasts that Andrea Walsh
> > > > uploaded.
> > > >
> > > > As to your question "why a CD [company] would then issue only
> > > 25 and not go
> > > > for 'da woiks,'" you know better perhaps than anyone on this
> > > list what goes
> > > > on in the dark hearts of those who reissue back catalog on CDs!
> > > >
> > > > --Mark Hendrix
> > > >
> > > > PS, sorry to hear about the shards in the mail!
> > > >
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> > > >> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David
> > Lennick
> > > >> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:22 PM
> > > >> To: 78-L Mail List
> > > >> Subject: Re: [78-L] "Over The Rainbow" CORRECTION!
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Re-sending this with the correct sender name! For those who tuned
> > > >> in late,
> > > >> we're talking about Homer & Jethro on King. Caller, you're
> on the air.
> > > >>
> > > >> Mark Hendrix 78L wrote:
> > > >>> David Lennick asked:
> > > >>>> Anyone keeping count?
> > > >>> 33 recordings, with one of these unissued. Is that what you
> > > are asking?
> > > >>>
> > > >> That was what I was asking, because we'd had 26 noted previously
> > > >> and I wondered
> > > >> why a CD would then issue only 25 and not go for "da woiks".
> > > Does this 33
> > > >> include the "sitting in" material David Diehl mentioned?
> > > >>
> > > >> davdieh at aol.com wrote:
> > > >>> They also sat in on some sessions, Hank Penny for one. Don't
> > > >> miss The freckle song and Let me play with your poodle.
> > > >>> David Diehl
> > > >> dl
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