[78-L] Who was the first . . .

[Taylor Bowie]

The first 78 artist I knew was my Dad,  who played lead alto on four tracks 
recorded for the Morrison label here in Seattle by Frankie Roth and his 
Orchestra in 1949,  issued on two "splatter wax" 78s.   I think they were 
mostly meant for local juke box trade,  but I have been able to turn up 
copies over the years,  and am always hoping to find more.

The first one is 12th Street Rag b/w Put Your Shoes On,  Lucy.    The latter 
has a vocal by one "Woody Woodberry" whom my Dad recalled as being up here 
from LA for some gig.  I assume this is the same guy who later made a whole 
slug of comedy records and later hosted Who Do You Trust (post-Carson) on 
TV.

The second one is a terrific version of Rose Room b/w a Medley of When Day 
Is Done, Stumbling,  and Mama's Gone,  Goodbye.

They were recorded in a teeny-tiny studio near the U of Washington, which 
was so small that drummer Lee Naylor couldn't set up even half his kit. 
Despite the cramped setting,  the band sounds great,  esp. on Rose Room.

If anyone has copies of these they'd let go,  I would appreciate it.

Taylor B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Who was the first . . .


>I met bandleader Mart Kenney when I was 7, although I don't think I even 
>knew
> he led a band at that time. He and his wife Norma Locke were nice and 
> friendly
> and remembered me fifteen years later when I had them do some "centennial"
> station breaks. Since I was a CBC brat and most people my parents knew 
> were
> actors or radio broadcasters, it's possible there were quite a few who 
> recorded
> 78s and who were introduced casually.
>
> dl
>
> krabgrass at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> person you met who recorded on 78 rpm records. Do you remember who, when, 
>> where and does it remain an important experience in your life?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dennis Flannigan
>>
>>
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