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

[Taylor Bowie]

It's funny that Darrell and I don't keep in better touch,  given that we 
both live in Seattle.  I'm not even sure how to access his on-line listings. 
D-Man,  are you out there?  I'm still enjoying my Millay album set I bought 
from you some months ago.

Taylor B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Who was the first . . .


> 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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