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

[Taylor Bowie]

Thanks for the link,  David.  I'll check the spelling on the label.  I may 
have remembered it wrong or the company might have made a spelling error.

BTW am always interested in Seattle-based pop records pre-1950 on such 
labels as Morrison,  Listen,  Linden,  J&R  Ranch,  Town and Country Club, 
etc.  Information needed,  as well as actual records.  Also Pacific 
Northwest bands on MacGregor and/or any other transcription service.

Thanks from

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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> Interesting stuff here about Woody Woodbury..
> http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/12/woody_woodbury_.html
> No reference to him singing with a band, but it does place him in Las 
> Vegas in
> '48 or '49, so it's possible. Incidentally, my GRANDMOTHER thought he was 
> a hoot.
>
> dl
>
> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> 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
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