Wilbert Harrison at the piano...this might be the only known footage of him.I never saw this footage of JB Lenoir before, shot in Chicago circa 1964.JB Lenoir again, this time with the great Freddie Below on drums. 1965JB, at home with cool Kay guitarArthur [...]
James Luther Dickinson Reposts
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A few days later, I thought I'd add this, I agree 100%The great Memphis musician, producer, and philosopher James Luther "Jim" Dickinson gave up the ghost last August, you can read my post and watch some video on him here [...]
Julie Newmar
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Of all the actresses who have played Catwoman on TV or in the movies, in my less than humble opinion, only Julie Newmar really captured the feline qualities that make a certain type of woman seem like slinky ocelots. She [...]
Gillian's Found Photo #36
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copyright G. McCain archivesThis 70's era snap shot of a pimp and two of his stable brings back a lot of memories for someone who came of age in the 70's. The celebration of "The Life",that is for lack of a better term, [...]
Jimmy Donley- Born Loser
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Jimmy Donley, 1957, showing off a hairy right forearm. Left to right: a loser, a winner, and a wiener.Rock'n'roll's a loser's game, as Mott The Hoople once explained to us. At least it was [...]
Keith Richards does Jimmy Reed (repost)
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Remember when he looked like this? Lighting up in '66 Explaining to Ian Stewart what Andrew Oldman meant by "too ugly" (notice the difference in the size of their heads). [...]
Gillian's Found Photo #35
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copyright G. McCain archivesDespite the Simon & Garfinkle poster on the wall, I think this little gal's getting ready to rock.Perhaps she was a fan of Simon's early, rockin' sides (True Taylor, Tico & the [...]
Queen B Bar-B-Q and other cheap laffs...
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When I started doing my radio show on WFMU around 1984 my pal Eddie Gorodetsky, comedy writer (Letterman, SNL, Fresh Prince, Will & Grace, et al), record collector (he compiled track listing on Dylan's No Directions [...]
Mick Green of The Pirates 1944-2010
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The Pirates Live in '78 and Mick Green Interviewed. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, 1964.Another great one checked out. Mick Green, the Pirates' guitarist, died on January 11th of heart failure, he was 66. The Pirates [...]
Bobby Charles 1939-2010
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Bobby Charles (Robert Charles Guidry) died this week, he'd been sick with cancer for years. An excellent bio/obit from today's New Orleans Times-Picayune can be found here. He's best known for writing tunes for Billy Haley [...]
Bo Diddley Goes Guitar Shopping
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The neck's a bit small, but I can get a job in Blue Oyster Cult with this one.... Maybe it'll sound better in color? Eureka! This is the one!I've posted on Bo Diddley [...]
Jackie Wilson
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Jackie Wilson, giving the women what they want....1963.I love these pictures of Jackie Wilson. They really give you the feeling of just what an incredible performer he was. He was one of a kind. His career was controlled [...]
Mark Your Calender! Andre Williams/Nick Tosches Reading!
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This should be a historic event, Friday, Feb. 5th Andre "Mr. Rhythm" Williams and "Nitro" Nick Tosches will be reading from their latest books at the Poetry Project at St. Marks Church (corner of E. 1oth Street & 2nd [...]
Blues Busters
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In November I wrote about the Jiving Juniors, one of my favorite pre-ska Jamaican R&B groups.Imagine my surprise when I stumbled onto this clip of their main competition-- the Blues Busters on Youtube. I believe the group was a duo-- Lloyd Cambell [...]
Gillian's Found Photo #34
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copyright G. McCain ArchivesWe're still away (in sunny F-L-A, where it's actually pretty cold) but took the time to scan Fang's latest found photo before we left. I'm even not sure if it's a man or a woman, but I [...]
The Standing Babas
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This is a bit off of the usual scope of this blog, but since I'm away, far from my records, photo files, scanner and the various crap I use to produce these entries, I thought this subject might interest a few of you. Most [...]
