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Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 01:59:29 -0400
From: "glen~lbany.net"
Subject: Re: Alabama plyers

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> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 16:58:32 -0400
> From: Pat Missin
> Subject: Re: gospel/Rev. Dan Smith
>
> Glenn wrote:
> >
> >And in general, I don't think many Alabama blues players on any
instrument
> >were ever recorded-the prewar talent scouts didn't go into the state
much,
> >from what I've read.
>
> There were a few sessions done in Birmingham. Details are in Goodrich and
> Dixon, but I don't have my copy to hand right now. There were also a few
> Alabama-born players who recorded elsewhere. I believe this was the case
> with (guitarist) Clifford Gibson, who was quite a big seller for a while.
>
> >Anyone got a bead
> >on any other early Alabama harp players?
>
> Complete works of Jaybird Coleman (including his duet with fellow
Alabamian
> harp player Ollis Martin), Frank Palmes (who was probably Coleman under a
> pseudonym) and the Birmingham Jug Band (which may or may not have included
> Jaybird Coleman) can be found on Document DOCD-5140, "Jaybird Coleman and
the
> Birmingham Jug Band 1926-1930".
>
> http://www.document-records.com/acatalog/Document_Coleman_Jaybird_223.html
>
> The complete works of the amazing George Bullet Williams (who was so
amazing
> he was at least two different people!) along with Ollis Martin's single
solo
> recording can be found on Document DOCD-5100 "Great Harp Players 1927 -
1936"
> and an alternate take by Williams can be found on Document DOCD-5150 "Too
Late
> Too Late Blues 1926-1944":
>
>
http://www.document-records.com/acatalog/Document_Williams_George_Bullet_1128.html
>
> -- Pat.
>
Pat, thanks. I have some Clifford Gibson and Jaybird Coleman recordings. I
guess I'm still on firm ground when I say that relative to Texas, the
Delta, and Southeast Coast, not much blues was recorded in Alabama.
Obviously some sides were cut.

- -Glenn Weiser

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Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 16:58:32 -0400
From: Pat Missin 
Subject: Re: gospel/Rev. Dan Smith

Glenn wrote:
 >
 >And in general, I don't think many Alabama blues players on any
instrument
 >were ever recorded-the prewar talent scouts didn't go into the state
much,
 >from what I've read.

There were a few sessions done in Birmingham. Details are in Goodrich and
Dixon, but I don't have my copy to hand right now. There were also a few
Alabama-born players who recorded elsewhere. I believe this was the case
with (guitarist) Clifford Gibson, who was quite a big seller for a while.

 >Anyone got a bead
 >on any other early Alabama harp players?

Complete works of Jaybird Coleman (including his duet with fellow Alabamian
harp player Ollis Martin), Frank Palmes (who was probably Coleman under a
pseudonym) and the Birmingham Jug Band (which may or may not have included
Jaybird Coleman) can be found on Document DOCD-5140, "Jaybird Coleman and
the
Birmingham Jug Band 1926-1930".


http://www.document-records.com/acatalog/Document_Coleman_Jaybird_223.html


The complete works of the amazing George Bullet Williams (who was so amazing
he was at least two different people!) along with Ollis Martin's single solo
recording can be found on Document DOCD-5100 "Great Harp Players 1927 -
1936"
and an alternate take by Williams can be found on Document DOCD-5150 "Too
Late
Too Late Blues 1926-1944":


http://www.document-records.com/acatalog/Document_Williams_George_Bullet_1128.html


  -- Pat.


Pat, thanks. I have some Clifford Gibson and Jaybird Coleman recordings.
I guess I'm still on firm ground when I say that relative to Texas, 
the Delta, and Southeast Coast, not much blues was recorded in Alabama.
Obviously some sides were cut.

-Glenn Weiser

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