[78-L] Comparo

[simmonssomer]

Nothing can be far enough from Ramona!

Al S.
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Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Comparo


>
> If truly limiting it to Al's criteria of "prolifically" recorded on 78: 
> Julia Lee, Hadda Brooks, Nellie Lutcher.
>
> If allowing less prolific: Una Mae Carlisle, Cleo Brown, Gladys Palmer, 
> Betty Hall Jones, etc.
>
> But if, as Al did with Mary Lou Williams' rare vocals, one is allowing the 
> most liberal criteria, then it opens up to the whole big blues contingent; 
> Someone said Victoria Spivey, I'll play Georgia White and raise you Leola 
> Manning.
>
> Most of all, I think of the most fascinatingly unique of great singing, 
> great piano playing women commercially recorded on 78, also a transcribed 
> network radio performer, and the white female singer with the most 
> convincingly black sounding vocal style, 'Cile Turner. Also a fine 
> guitarist and African percussionist; a pretty far cry from Ramona, though.
>
>
> Sat, 2/7/09, simmonssomer <simmonssomer at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> From: simmonssomer <simmonssomer at comcast.net>
>> Subject: [78-L] Comparo
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 10:28 AM
>> Let's hear a vote for  ladies who sang, played the piano
>> and recorded
>> prolifically on 78's.
>> Who votes for Ramona
>> Who votes for Hildegarde
>> Who votes for Hazel Scott
>> Who votes for Sarah Vaughan
>> Who votes for Mary Lou Williams ("My Mama Pinned A
>> Rose on Me") you can look
>> it up 1978.
>> Who votes for Annette Hanshaw
>>
>> Who votes for those I've left out?
>>
>> Al S.
>>
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