[78-L] Mr Goon-Bones

[Michael Biel]

Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. wrote:
> Steve Wixson wrote:
>   
>> Hello everyone,
>>      I'm brand new to the list and not sure how to proceed.  I am
>> researching the recordings of Ted 'Mr. Goon-Bones' Goon who recorded
>> in the late 40s and early 50s. 

This is very confusing.  The pages that Mark B has linked to discusses a 
different bones player, Freeman "Brother Bones" Davis.  The first page 
quotes a 2003 article by Steve which says "Tempo Records first 
approached another bones player, Ted Goon, known as Mr. Goon-Bones, but 
Ted had a conflict at the time. Before Ted got his conflict resolved, 
Tempo discovered Freeman and his first hit record hit the airwaves." 
(Ted Goon died in 2003 at the age of 92. Ted was an Honorary member of 
the Rhythm Bones Society and lived in California just a few miles from 
the home of Freeman Davis.)"  So who made the record, Ted Goon or 
Freeman Davis??????  I had always thought the Tempo record was by Mr. 
Goon-Bones.  It would take a while for me to find where my copy is. 


>>  I play rhythm bones so am personally
>> interested.
>>
>>     

My father also played the bones.  As we were growing up, he had a set of 
four made of ebony which had a deep sharp tone.  When he lost one,  my 
sister and I bought a set for him but these seemed to be made of redwood 
and had a lousy tone.  We could never find a good old set -- his 
original set had been made before 1920.  When he was dying I realized I 
had no recordings of him playing the bones, and about a month before his 
death I was able to videotape him playing the bones -- still was unable 
to find a good old set.  I wish I had been able to record him while he 
was healthy and had his full strength.

> >Get ready to tap your toe 
> >  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY8de2-UCrY

Maybe this record is worn or just being poorly tracked, but this sounds 
different from what I remember the 78 as sounding.  Tempo made very high 
quality recordings, and this one sounds like crap. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com


>>      I prepared a list from the research that I've done to date.  I don't
>> know if it's appropriate to post something that's a couple pages of
>> double spaced lines.  Help me out.  Steve
>>
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>>   
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> http://www.bonedrymusic.com/Brother-Bones-Vintage-Records-p/100a2rbb.htm
> http://www.drumdojo.com/bones_2.htm
> http://www.globaldogproductions.info/r/republic.html
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