[78-L] Majestic label

[Joe Scott]

Charley Marshall also performed at Freight And Salvage in Berkeley on January 24 and 25, 1969 billed as "the original singing cowboy." (The week before it had been Jesse Fuller. Fuller I did ever see in person, performing on the street in either Oakland or Berkeley.)
Joseph Scott
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From: Joe Scott
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Should all be the same guy, who was well-known as leader of the Mavericks on the radio. The Oakland Tribune 6/30/67 mentioned him as "old-time recording and radio star Charley Marshall." I haven't been able to find much biographical info on him yet except that he lived in San Francisco. Wow, here's a festival I wish I had been at: 10th annual Berkeley folk festival, 4th of July weekend 1967, acts included Richie Havens billed 3rd, Doc Watson 6th, Red Crayola 7th, Jimmie Tarlton (who was described simply as a "bluesman") 8th, James Cotton 14th, Gary Davis 16th, and Charley Marshall 18th and last. Joseph Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: Cary Ginell Sent: 12/05/13 10:32 AM To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com Subject: Re: [78-L] Majestic label There was a Charlie Marshall who made six sides for Vocalion on April 5, 1935. I have two of the three 78s: Vocalion 02967 Take Me Back to Col-Ler-Rad-Da Fer to Stay/The Santa Fe TrailVocalion 03045 The Old Hitchin' Rail/The Mowin' Machine The sides were recorded in San Francisco - Tony Russell's note says that Marshall made recordings after 1942 so I'm wondering if the Majestic "Charley Marshall" is the same guy. The California address on the Majestic label indicates that Marshall might have been a similar performer to Harry McClintock, who was also popular in San Francisco and recorded in Los Angeles. Cary Ginell > Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 01:56:54 -0500 > From: joenscott at mail.com > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com > Subject: Re: [78-L] Majestic label > > Yours is "What Makes Your Head So Red" and "I Came From Salem City." The July 30, 1949 Billboard had an ad for the ABC-Eagle album _49'er Songs_ by Marshall: "What Makes Your Head So Red," "Walls Of Zion," "Railroad Cars Are C oming," "Don't You Hear Jersualem Moan," and "I Came From Salem City." "Walls Of Zion" and "Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan" were also advertised there as on ABC 122. > > Apparently one Leonard Asbach acquired the Majestic name at auction in 1949, and then in late 1950, after ABC-Eagle got in trouble for not paying musicians and lost its license on Sept. 11, 1950, ABC-Eagle's head (Burdge) made a deal with Asbach to start a new company using the Majestic name. > > An example of a Majestic label pasted over an ABC-Eagle label can be seen here: > > http://78rpmrecord.com/labelview.cfm?whichTask=Search&searchFor=Majestic > > Marshall later made another album for the Sacramento-based Ikon label, with some nice-looking titles such as "This Morning This Evening So Soon": > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHARLEY-MARSHALL-Sings-Folk-LP-Ikon-Private-in-SHRINK-/360182969288 > > There's a much earlier photo of him here: > > http://bayarearadio.org/schneider/cmarshal.shtml > > Anyone know when and where he was born? > > Joseph Scott > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cary Ginell > Sent: 12/03/13 04:24 PM > To: 78-L Mail List > Subject: [78-L] Majestic label > > I just acquired a Majestic 78 (78-141) in their Folk Classic Series. It has a bright green label - tracks were probably recorded in Los Angeles (master numbers are LA-302-A & LA-302-B). Artist is Charley Marshall (The Old Maverick). Folk singer with guitar. Any idea of a recording or release date? Cary Ginell _______________________________________________ 78-L mailing list 78-L at klickitat.78online.com http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l > _______________________________________________ > 78-L mailing list > 78-L at klickitat.78online.com > http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l _______________________________________________ 78-L mailing list 78-L at klickitat.78online.com http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l _______________________________________________ 78-L mailing list 78-L at klickitat.78online.com http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l