[78-L] [Fwd: Re: Gus Cannon Query 1] - Researcher looking for help with Cannon Brunswick 1929 session

[David Sanderson]

Here's someone from the rec.music.country.old-time list asking for help 
with 1929 Brunswick recordings by Gus Cannon.  I repeat two messages 
below, the original from Tony Thomas and a reply from Lyle Lofgren that 
contains some detail.  Tony  is doing a major research project on 
Cannon, and is looking for confirmation on who played which instruments 
on these two 1929 sides.  He doesn't have access to the Brunswick master 
book, which is partly available on Google books, so perhaps someone can 
help at least with that.  Tony has been working on Cannon and early 
black banjo players generally for some time, and I think is making a 
real contribution on this subject.  I've offered to post this query and 
forward him the results, though you will see his email in the header 
below if you want to contact him directly.



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Gus Cannon Query 1
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 12:53:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: tonythomas <blackbanjotony at hotmail.com>
Organization: http://groups.google.com
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.old-time


> > On May 3, 5:52 pm, tonythomas <blackbanjot... at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> This is probably the first of several queries I will be making as I
> >> complete the first draft of my Gus Cannon chapter.
>
> >> Dear friends
>
> >> In Document's listings for its Volume II of Gus Cannon, it claims
> >> Cannon played guitar and banjo on the two recordings done in Chicago
> >> on 12September 1929, with Hosea Woods as "Cannon and Woods (The Beale
> >> Street Boys."
>
> >>  The recordings are "Last Chance Blues" and "Fourth and Beale."  It
> >> claims that Cannon played guitar while Woods played banjo.
>
> >> I believe this is most likely a typo or juxtaposition, but anything
> >> is  possible and I have known to be very very wrong in my hunches
> >> lately.
>
> >> Does anyone here have an opinion.
> >> Tony
>


 > Lyle Lofgren wrote:
> > I can't vouch for the accuracy, but I can tell you where Document
> > probably got the information: "Blues and Gospel Records 1902-1942,"
> > compiled by John Godrich & Robert M.W. Dixon (Storyville Publications,
> > London, England, 1969). Entry on page 136:
>
> > CANNON AND WOODS (The Beale Street Boys): Gus Cannon, gtr/vcl; Hosea
> > Woods, bjo/vcl. Chicago, circa 12 September 1929.
>
> > C-4337 Last Chance Blues  (Cannon, lead vcl). Br 7138
> > C-4338 Fourth and Beale (Woods, lead vcl). Br 7138
>
> > [The entries in the book for Cannon's Jug Stompers recordings in
> > Memphis in 1929 - 1930 list Cannon and Woods as both playing banjo,
> > with Woods listed as also playing kazoo on Walk Right In and Mule Get
> > Up in the Alley.]
>
> > Lyle
>
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      David Sanderson
      East Waterford, Maine

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