[78-L] banjo player id wanted

[David Lennick]

Well, that's interesting since the Columbia Books show Ruby Brooks on Columbia 
matrices 254, 255, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294 and 295. Brooks is also 
listed as composer on some of these pieces so I presume he/she/it was a real 
person. Ossman seems to have done the later takes where both artists are listed 
for titles like Hunky Dory.

dl

On 2/2/2011 6:23 PM, DanKj wrote:
> "The Banjo on Record" says it was Ossman&  unknown pianist, recorded "ca. June 1901" . Same book shows no Columbia records
> by Brooks.
>
> Vess Ossman definitely (his name is anounced) recorded Salome for Victor around that time - maybe you can compare the two&
> recognize his style.
>
> Here it is:     http://www.box.net/shared/4a1cv6e67s
>
> (Imperial Marimba Band recorded Salome on Edison Diamond Disc, much later ... a favorite record of mine)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bud Black"<banjobud at cfl.rr.com>
> To:<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] banjo player id wanted
>
>
>> Oly Oakley maybe?
>>
>> Bud
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------Original Message-------
>>
>> From: David Lennick
>> Date: 02/02/11 16:27:34
>> To: 78-L Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] banjo player id wanted
>>
>> The reason I say "not Vess Ossman" is because there were several selections
>> recorded around these numbers, and presumably some were remakes by different
>> artists. Ossman did a couple of them but isn't listed for 294. And these
>> numbers definitely fall in the 1901-1902 period. A best seller could have
>> acquired a Grand Prize label after 1904. Rust lists Ossman as recording
>> Hunky
>> Dory" on Columbia 290 around June 1901. Ossman's next Columbia in Rust is
>> 461,
>> around November 1901. Anyone know who Ruby Brooks is?
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 2/2/2011 4:19 PM, zimrec at juno.com wrote:
>>> I'm a little confused.  It seems you are saying that the identity of the
>> performer on Columbia 294 is not known but is definitely no Vess Ossman and
>> that it was recorded ca. 1901-02.  However, the label mentions Grand Prize
>> St. Louis 1904, so I was assuming that the recording dated from around that
>> period.  Does the recording date from as early as 1901-02? Art - - - - - - -
>> - - - - - - - Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 18:27:48 -0500
>>> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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>>> Ruby Brooks on Climax 294, unknown on Columbia and Manhattan 294. Not Vess
>>> Ossman, per the Columbia books. This is from that period when dates are
>> only
>>> being guessed at..likely 1901-2.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> On 2/1/2011 6:19 PM, zimrec at juno.com wrote:
>>>> Does anyone know identity of banjo player on Columbia 294 - Salome
>> Intermezzo.  I'm
>>> curious also about the recording date, prob. ca. 1906-07. Art
>