Howdy folks, here I am back with some goodies. First, Ole’ Buck is back for a song he recorded late in career for kids, IF YOU CAN’T FIND A REASON TO BE HAPPY. Romping Country rocker à la Buck Owens, of course! Then back to late 50s, early 60s, the unknown (to me) Doug Davis on the obscure Nite Star label (from Texas, I think) and the beautiful Country-rockaballad ALL BY MYSELF – lot of nice steel and heavy bass, rich vocal too. Joe Franklin next had a rich career by himself, and I still wonder what instrument he plays here, since the piano is to the fore – maybe him? The nice HITCH-HIKIN’ BLUES on MGM (1953). A romper now with Hardrock Gunter and his first version (on Bama, out of Birmingham, Alabama, 1951) of GONNA DANCE ALL NIGHT (he recut the same track in 1954, and leased it to Sun). In 1950 there were Country singers chanting “Gonna Rock and Roll, gonna dance all night”, yes sir! Something different now. A fine duet Bluegrass style, already a classic of the genre, ROAD OF BROKEN HEARTS, by the Webster Brothers, from 1954. We come to an end with a Prestige recording of Otis Spann – he lays down a very atmospheric OTIS IN THE DARK on the 88; Enjoy the selections!
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Hi Xavier,
is everything ok? I haven’t updates for a while on this blog – which I think is very unfortunate. This is a site from and for connoisseurs of the genre, there can never be too many, and this is one of the best!
best regards,
mick
Hello, Xavier, Earl Webster is my father, he is 82 this year, he is visiting me here in Washington State, and he asked me to tell you thanks for the kind words you wrote about his music. Thank you, Thomas.
Hi Thomas,
It’s been quite some time – actually several years – since you posted a few kind words in my blog (bopping.org), expressing the thanks of your Father Earl for what I had written about him. Now is the broadly time to publish a more complete feature (as one can) on the Webster Brothers. I urgently need a proper picture of them both, and I will send you what I have, via regular email, in bio details (which are meager). Hope you can complete my project.
Thanks in advance. Xavier (France)