[78-L] Comparo

[Taylor Bowie]

I think she's great...wish I had some of her 78s.

Taylor


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>
> 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
>
>
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> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
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