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

[David Lennick]

Darrell Lehman often has Lindens listed (a little alliteration here).

dl

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> 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>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 4:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Who was the first . . .
> 
> 
>> 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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