[78-L] Comparo

[Gregg Kimball]

I guess this doesn't fit the "prolifically" part, but Arizona Dranes played 
some killer piano on her gospel sides and was certainly influential.  I 
expect that many here will not find her vocals appealing, but there is a raw 
power there--coming straight at you from the Holiness church!

Gregg Kimball


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
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> Al..she was a fine piano player.  And over the years,  I've gotten to
> tolerate and even sort of like some of her singing...but it takes time and
> effort!
>
> Taylor B
>
>
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> From: "simmonssomer" <simmonssomer at comcast.net>
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>> Nothing can be far enough from Ramona!
>>
>> Al S.
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>> From: "warren moorman" <wlmoorman3 at yahoo.com>
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>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>