[78-L] what's so great about Bill McClung's work (was Texas labels)

[Cary Ginell]

It's a great thing that you're doing, Bill. I've been asked many times about assembling a discography of post-war western swing recordings and even with that restricted subject, I termed it an impossible task with few rewards. You've taken on a much broader subject and from what I've gathered in reading your posts, you have done more to document this important element of record history than anyone. I look forward to seeing your published result - One piece of advice, though. Research is forever. You will never complete your task. There will always be something you missed, overlooked, or got wrong. Don't let that stop you from putting something out there, even when you feel you've only gathered 80% of what exists. 

 

Cary Ginell
 
> Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:38:29 -0500
> From: bmcclung78 at gmail.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com; bmcclung78 at gmail.com
> Subject: [78-L] what's so great about Texas label 78s
> 
> What's so great about Texas label 78s? I'm so glad you asked.
> 
> Five things.
> 
> 1. To collect and document all the post war 78 labels is a seemingly
> impossible task so by concentrating on just one state (guess I could have
> picked Rhode Island but Texas was closer to San Antonio) it is not quite so
> insane. And if other people are working, obviously in secret since no one
> else has fessed up, on other states maybe by putting our efforts together we
> can make some headway.
> 
> 2. Texas label 78s produced the first recordings by Roy Brown (Gold Star),
> Jim Reeves (Macy's), Rufus Thomas (Star Talent), David "Fathead" Newman
> (Torch), Flaco Jimenez (Rio), George Jones (Starday), Professor Longhair
> (Star Talent), Doug Sahm (Sarg) and others.
> 
> 3. Texas label 78s produced recordings by artists at all stages of their
> careers like Little Richard (Peacock), Sol Hoopi (Hymntime), Crown Prince
> Waterford (Torch), Joe Turner (Freedom), Lydia Mendoza (Ideal and Falcon),
> Phineas Newborn Jr (Peacock Jazz), Bobby Bland (Duke), Frankie Lee Sims
> (Blue Bonnet), Ted FioRito (Richtone), Boots & His Buddies (Talent), Dixie
> Hummingbirds (Peacock), Harry Choates (Gold Star, Macy's, Cajun Classics,
> Hummingbird.) Plus hundreds of regional artists.
> 
> 4. Texas label 78s demonstrate a amazing richness of musical styles--blues,
> country, cajun, Spanish, gospel, sacred, pop, showtunes, jazz, western
> swing, Czech, German, rockabilly, r&b, party records. All between 1946 and
> 1959.
> 
> 5. Texas label 78s demonstrate the wonder of mixing musical styles--- a
> Spanish version of Blueberry Hill with a great electric guitar solo
> (Sombrero), a Spanish version of Bob Will's Silver Bells (Ideal),
> Spanish versions of Your Cheatin' Heart and Crying in the Chapel (Falcon).
> Bluesey country, bluesey gospel, jazzy country, jazzy blues. A great
> version of Benny Goodman's Seven Come Eleven with vibes, sax, drums, fiddle,
> steel guitar (Marathon). The merging of Spanish and Czech polka styles.
> And much, much more.
> 
> And one more thing. The simple effort at conservation and documentation
> that always makes me wish I had started this thirty years ago instead of
> three.
> 
> Any help or leads...........................thanks
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