New York City, 2008, welcome to the Paramus Mall. Since the Republican takeover of NYC with Adolph Guiliani in the 90's we've seen more and more chain/big box type stores and less and less of the weird little mom and pop shops. Endless branch banks, [...]
Guitar evanglists, singing preachers and the like....
Posted by rockindomp3
I've been collecting gospel records since 1977. It started at a bargain bin in a Woolworth in Ft. Lauderdale's only black neighborhood where I spotted a peculiar looking LP in the 39 cent bin.The cover photo showed [...]
Jody Reynolds 1932-2008
Posted by rockindomp3
Jody Reynolds died Nov. 7 of liver cancer, I didn't know him, but I've always loved his records on the Demon label. "Endless Sleep" was a huge hit, it's the all time greatest teen [...]
Tielman Brothers...now that's entertainment!
Posted by rockindomp3
I love these clips, the group is called the Tielman Brothers and they were from, Surabeya, Indonesia. Can you imagine what their rehearsals where like? They were evidently big in the Netherlands and Germany and made tons of records. I don't know of [...]
Robert Nighthawk & Link Wray- Two Guys I Never Met....
Posted by rockindomp3
. I know I just posted this clip (see the Ike Turner posting) but it's so great and it fits today's subject Robert Nighthawk so here it is again, from the film ...and this is Free a documentary about Maxwell Street in Chicago's Jewtown [...]
Non avete letto qui
Posted by rockindomp3
I love books. Nearly every room in my house seems to have grown its own library. Even the kitchen. Novels, photography books, cookbooks, hundreds of books on music, film, history, reference books. An earthquake would [...]
Hank Ballard
Posted by rockindomp3
Tues, Nov. 18th would have been Hank Ballard's 81st birthday. I guess it still is,unfortunately he died. Every November in addition to remembering my Mom's birthday and where I was when Kennedy got it, [...]
Is it okay to laugh?
Posted by rockindomp3
From The Detroit News, Wednesday, November 5, 2008:Nathaniel Mayer funeral set for TuesdaySusan Whitall / The Detroit NewsMotown singer and Detroit city councilwoman Martha Reeves will speak Tuesday at the funeral for Nathaniel [...]
The Call Of The Wild
Posted by rockindomp3
Having grown up in South Florida, wildlife in my mind was alligators and poisonous snakes. Both of which I'm terrified of.I then lived for thirty five years in New York's East Village where wild life consisted of rats, roaches, [...]
Ike Turner- King of the Misanthropic Piss-Shiver Guitar
Posted by rockindomp3
Ike Turner was most of the most profoundly influential musicians and band leaders in the history of rock'n'roll, and one of the greatest rock'n'roll guitar players of all time.His story goes like this (ah one, ana two...). [...]
