early December 2010 fortnight’s favourites
Howdy folks! Here are my ‘new’ favourite tunes of early this month. As usual I try to give you oddities to illustrate the music, although lacking of inspiration and enthusiasm this time! Red and Lige,...
View ArticleA.C. « Buck » Griffin, classic Texas Hillbilly bop and Rockabilly (1954-1956)...
One of the first articles I ever wrote was about rockabilly/honky tonk singer Buck Griffin, which in turn led me to my proud association with Joe Leonard. Griffin was a great artist who unfortunately...
View ArticleLate April 2012 fortnight’s favorites
Howdy folks! Tired of spams changing my mailbox into a litterbin (an average more than 200 a day) , I put a very efficient filter. Indeed maybe some of you who wanted to post constructive comments...
View Articleearly June 2012 fortnight’s favorites: the « Move It On Over » saga and a...
Howdy folks! This time I managed to post 8 tunes, instead of the usual 6. I must say: the matter was significant with the « Move It On Over » story, a tune frequently covered over the years. I picked...
View ArticleJimmy Walker, the « Detour » man – a very underrated hillbilly artist...
Earnest Earl Walker was born in Mason County, West Virginia on December 18th, 1915, a few miles from the river town of Point Pleasant. Having been reared in his home locals and also in the Pittsburgh...
View Articleearly July 2012 fornight’s favourites
Howdy folks, we embark for a new serie of obscure hillbilly bop records. TED WEST is not an unknown artist. He cut 1952 for Republic in Nashville the fine « She Bent My Pole » and the equally good...
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