First selection, « Afraid to love again » on the Rhythm Kings label (location unknown) # 1207 by WAYNE CROSS with Porter Fender (on guitar?) is a jumping little thing with fine guitar throughout. A short and uninspired solo – as my current notes of course ! Cross cut another very Cash-styled effort on Rhythm Kings 1208 “Put another dime in the juke box“.
“Afraid to love again”
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BOBBY HODGE second. Born 1932 in N.C. He was active during the ’50s and ’60s in Wisconsin. Here he delivers « Gonna take my guitar » on Rebel 819, it’s difficult to give a date of issue. Urgent vocal, hard lead guitar (2 soli) and a steel solo. In a very different manner, in 1964, he had on Golden Ring 3040 a new version of Jimmy C. Newman‘s « Alligator man ». Same guitar as on previous record. Add Hodge re-cut “..guitar” as “Carolina bound” on Nashville 5014 (1960), perhaps in a next fortnight.
“Gonna take my guitar”
“Alligator man”
« I can’t (take the easy way out) » is a fine uptempo with good although too short steel solo, by JEANNE JOHNSON on the Maarc label # 1501 (Ohio origin). Sincere vocal.
From Lakeland, Florida comes LEFTY NICKS on the Nicktone label # 6019, « Always alone ». Steel and lead guitar interplay. Rite pressing from 1961.
“I can’t (take the easy way out”
“Always alone”
LAWRENCE WALKER on the La Louisiane 6019 label with the Cajun classic « Allons Rock and roll » from 1961-62, which could well have been cut 10 years earlier.
“Allons rock and roll”
Finally Red (vocal, guitar) & Lige (vocal and mandolin), the TURNER BROS. Sometimes called the Kentucky Boys as their other competitors of the same name (Zeb & Zeke, on Bullet). They do here « When harvest days are over » (Radio Artist 235) and « Honky tonk mama » (243), both from 1947. Delmore Bros . Or York Bros. style. They also appeared on Imperial 8071 (« Boog-boog-boogie », from Radio Artist 234) and a half a dozen of singles on Mercury in 1949-50.
“When harvest days are over”
“Honky tonk mama”
All selections taken from the net or (Turner Bros., Lawrence Walker) from my own collection.
Turner Bros.
arkansas 45s
The link to download “Wayne Cross-Afraid To Love Again” is not there. Many thanks, if you wouldn’t mind reposting that one.
Hi! The link to download is fixed. Thanks for visiting. Xavier
Recently, Wayne Cross’s niece Ms Patricia Carter showed up and gave more details about her uncle’s music and life with many photos. Virgil Wayne Cross (1939-1993) was from Poplar Bluff, Missouri and recorded a handful of first rate 45s (2 for sure maybe more. see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfVbWOB0AE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYjh_T-pN7A. Thanks for your excellent blog
Merci Gérard pour les références (Wayne Cross) et les compliments. Mais “Blue eye” est tellement plus riche et intéressant! Keep up the good work!
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