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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,...
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A.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...
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Late 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...
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early 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...
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Jimmy 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...
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early 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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