[78-L] banjo player id wanted

[DanKj]

Ruben Brooks - real person, yep.  Dead in 1906.  Good thing this Banjo book was cheap; it was in a clearance bin at Strand. 
Unless the Columbia book is wrong, that is.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] banjo player id wanted


> 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>
>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] banjo player id wanted
>>>> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
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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
>>
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