[78-L] Sweet Black Bands

[simmonssomer]

Saccharine is an excellent descriptive word for these Hopkins performances..
The Andy Kirk discs with vocals by Pha Terrell are mired in the same sugary 
miasma..

Al S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Pomeroy" <pomeroyaudio at att.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Sweet Black Bands


> Claude Hopkins had a band in the mid 30's, featuring vocals by
> the inimitable Orlando Roberson, which made some "sweet"
> records.  Saccharine might be a better word.
>
> Doug
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:01:39 -0400
>> From: "David Weiner" <djwein at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: [78-L] Sweet Black Bands
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>> You are correct, Al. In fact, I cannot think of any black band
>> which was
>> considered a sweet band.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> Maybe AJ Piron?
>>
>> Dave W.
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