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early December 2012 fortnight’s favorites
Howdy, folks. My selection for this fortnight will be made, as usual, of lesser known artists up, and various times, ranging from approx. 1953 to early ’60s. SHORTY LONG in 1961 was certainly no...
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The Sun-Ray label: Kentucky ’60s Country-rock (1967-69)
A man by the name of James T. Price was responsible for creating the Sun-Ray record company ; in fact, the vast majority of the songs put out on the label was published through Jimmy Price Music Pub....
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Doug Bragg, Texas hillbilly bop and Rock and roll (1955-1959)
Douglas Clifton Bragg was born on April 13, 1928, in the small East Texas town of Gilmer. He was among four children born to Bonnie and James Claudie Bragg. He attended Gilmer public schools and...
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Juke Box Boogie: Ramblin’ Jimmie Dolan (Capitol and Modern artist – 1947-1955)
From Phillips J. Tricker’s article in « Roll Street Journal » # 19 (Spring 1987) Ramblin’ Jimmie Dolan – the very name evokes to me pictures of a man of travel, a man of the West. His name turns up...
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Late September 2013 fortnight’s favorites
Howdy folks! Well it’s been quite some time since I last posted. Lot of work this Summer, down in Marseille (south of France) where I’d set my younger daughter as student in her flat up. Last post...
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early February 2015 fortnight favorites
Women only this time ! LITTLE AUDRY first on the Nashville Walker label (#130) from 1965. A very melodic weeper with a lot of echo for « How can the ashes burn ». Little Audry...
View ArticleEARL PETERSON, the Michigan’s Singing Cowboy (1950-1955)
bopping fortnight's favoritesDespite a long career that spanned almost 45 years, comparatively little is known about Earl Peterson. He was born in Paxton, Illinois, on February 24, 1927 and moved to...
View ArticleLate February 2016 fortnight’s bopping favorites
bopping fortnight's favoritesHello, folks. This fortnight's favorites selection will be very various and pointing in different directions. First artist whom a virtually nothing is known about, and...
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