tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post3105477892868766255..comments2024-03-11T14:14:58.812-04:00Comments on TheHoundBlog: Elmore JamesThe Houndhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-3855946515293197132012-01-13T12:45:57.278-05:002012-01-13T12:45:57.278-05:00What a beautiful music and they're the masters...What a beautiful music and they're the masters in that area, I love jazz but lie them there are no others.viagra onlinehttp://www.mutualpharmacy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-35781954613199103982011-10-01T15:03:47.058-04:002011-10-01T15:03:47.058-04:00Great blog and site, thanks so much. I'm doing...Great blog and site, thanks so much. I'm doing a profile of Elmore on my radio show, From The Other Side of the Mirror on October 10 at 9 am CT. Stream it at www.koop.org/listen<br /><br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-63814919348252702842011-09-22T18:20:30.697-04:002011-09-22T18:20:30.697-04:00Quite helpful piece of writing, thank you for this...Quite helpful piece of writing, thank you for this article.muebles madrid en stokhttp://www.muebles.plnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-21120509931148645562011-09-16T19:53:08.002-04:002011-09-16T19:53:08.002-04:00Hi there !
I have a Kay acoustic exactly like Elm...Hi there ! <br />I have a Kay acoustic exactly like Elmore's.<br />It is a very rare model, especially as not many crop up with that headstock. It is also not a cheap&nasty Kay like later Kayseri. I have seen some Kay catalogues from the 1950's online, and this guitar first appears in 1956 - which confuses me as I thought he maybe had that guitar earlier than that. The tailpiece is not original to the guitar as mine never had one AND it has a standard pin-bridge anyway. It has Kluson Super tuners on it (aka Waffleback tuners) - an upmarket Kluson tuner. Elmore has a Dearmond sound hole pickup on the colour photos, from late 1959, but this pickup is not present on photos before and after the colour photos. The other pickup, present on all the photos of his Kay is the Dearmond Rhythm Chief Model 1000 pickup, usually hidden from view b his right hand, but you can see the Control Box or the pickup, dangling down from the bridge. See my guitar, with Dearmond pickups and hear it, on YouTube, searching my username : snakehips81Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111945373972746290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-54370352384721264712010-10-27T01:35:57.575-04:002010-10-27T01:35:57.575-04:00The guitar is an old Kay.
http://www.youtube.com...The guitar is an old Kay.<br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlrDBiu2VU0&feature=relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-34744138335767483302010-10-24T11:52:34.231-04:002010-10-24T11:52:34.231-04:00He only knew one song, but he was good at it. I&#...He only knew one song, but he was good at it. I've often said Elmore and Rick Danko were the only guys who gave the very, very best they had every single time a mike was on. Like about ten other bluesman, we are fortunate they left the mike running sometimes.Dull Tool Dim Bulbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466910515571454914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-80580903838493617982010-10-22T13:25:26.936-04:002010-10-22T13:25:26.936-04:00Thank you for an insightful posting of one of Amer...Thank you for an insightful posting of one of America's best Blues originals.Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572040880471629009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-42446243585044846802010-10-22T11:03:11.955-04:002010-10-22T11:03:11.955-04:00The dots on the fingerboard look like Kay, and I&#...The dots on the fingerboard look like Kay, and I've seen that headstock shape before (I think on Kay built guitars, but possibly on Vega, as well). The body shape sort of looks like Kay but I don't recall ever seeing a bound headstock on anything built by Kay. I can't see a logo on the head, only a design that I'm not familiar with and Vega didn't always put their name on, in big letters.<br />The cheap looking tailpiece may not be original and may have been added later, if the guitar top started to pull up. That's why I can't identify it. Maybe Matt Umanov or some other NYC guru would have a clue. I've seen pictures of EJ with a Kay electric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-64724851981093922132010-10-22T08:19:37.341-04:002010-10-22T08:19:37.341-04:00"Does anyone know what that flat top guitar w..."Does anyone know what that flat top guitar with the tailpiece is? "<br /><br />The motif on the headstock makes me think it's a Kay or even a Stella. I know I've seen that mark before.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-7507098448741686462010-10-22T02:16:43.743-04:002010-10-22T02:16:43.743-04:00Does anyone know what that flat top guitar with th...Does anyone know what that flat top guitar with the tailpiece is? Usually I'm one of the people who correctly identify the guitars on this site, but this time I'm not sure what it is. My educated guesses are: private label built by Kay, Regal, Vega, or possibly something German (but not Hofner). Anyone have any better info?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-65308823793615123962010-10-21T12:04:10.829-04:002010-10-21T12:04:10.829-04:00Elmore James was one of the most emotional blues s...Elmore James was one of the most emotional blues singers and guitarists ever you failed to mention (Something inside me) on Fury I think ,what a performance.<br />regards brujobrujohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956599528556066100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-1211216107639220522010-10-21T11:25:17.585-04:002010-10-21T11:25:17.585-04:00" Not anywhere near the 'South Side' ..." Not anywhere near the 'South Side' and a very nice part of town nowadays."<br /><br />Who said it was on the south side?The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-90146116012773193102010-10-21T08:47:06.419-04:002010-10-21T08:47:06.419-04:00That N. Wieland building is just a few blocks from...That N. Wieland building is just a few blocks from the Days Inn Gold Coast where I stayed for the Mod Chicago weekend a few years back. Not anywhere near the 'South Side' and a very nice part of town nowadays.Chrishttp://www.garagehangover.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-62112497418094298092010-10-20T18:53:02.481-04:002010-10-20T18:53:02.481-04:00http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firef...http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=15030+n.+wieland+st.+chicago+illinois&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=N+Wieland+St,+Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois+60610&gl=us&ei=pHG_TIvxFYT6lweFy9TmBw&ved=0CBUQ8gEwAA&ll=41.909597,-87.635662&spn=0.002268,0.003385&z=19&layer=c&cbll=41.90951,-87.635659&panoid=IF3byOS3Pm9S3Ex0lekQGw&cbp=12,89.84,,0,-2.33Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08568163831561012077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-64790539101594302992010-10-19T23:07:59.362-04:002010-10-19T23:07:59.362-04:00"I only know it from an early seventies comp ..."I only know it from an early seventies comp called, "The Story of the Blues"....any idea if it was issued as a single?...if not, then wtf is it?"<br /><br />It was issued on the Ace box set. <br /><br />"And then there are the two live recordings on a pink Trip [?] label Lp, one of which should be cited for child abuse. "<br /><br />I assume you mean 12 Year Old Boy, that was the second recording of the tune, the first was for Chief and re-issued on Vee Jay, see posting to hear it.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-80533753619153125842010-10-19T20:48:52.320-04:002010-10-19T20:48:52.320-04:00I see no mention of the "fast" version o...I see no mention of the "fast" version of "Sunnyland" [not the piano heavy 45 issued by Kent]....absolutely the fastest, most concise variation of "Dust My Broom" ever.<br /><br />I only know it from an early seventies comp called, "The Story of the Blues"....any idea if it was issued as a single?...if not, then wtf is it?<br /><br />And then there are the two live recordings on a pink Trip [?] label Lp, one of which should be cited for child abuse. I couldn't have been more than ten the first time I heard it, and I haven't played the record as an adult because it scares me almost as badly as Sir Cyril Richard reading "Alice in Wonderland".ana-bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918502866288050783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-42848698978933839442010-10-18T14:47:40.700-04:002010-10-18T14:47:40.700-04:00Best use ever of an Elmore James tune in an awful ...Best use ever of an Elmore James tune in an awful movie:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXaJolY0YaM&feature=related<br /><br />Starts at 0:10<br /><br />---KenKen in NJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-66615410999419507702010-10-18T02:06:57.969-04:002010-10-18T02:06:57.969-04:00" including Catfish Blues and another song, G..." including Catfish Blues and another song, Gotta Find My Baby, that both were clearly not Elmore's songs. You've ID'd Catfish, and explained why it was included on the Elmore album, but do you know anything about the other song?"<br /><br />Gotta Find My Baby was originally issued in 1952 on Trumpet (Trumpet 186) under the name Elmer James but was acutally Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup (then under contract to RCA Victor) along with Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller) on harmonica and Joe Willie Wilkins playing guitar, or else Crudup is playing guitar and Wilkins is playing the bass line on a 2nd guitar. Upfront was a budget subsidiary of Vee Jay so when they leased Dust My Broom from Lillian McMurray to fill out their Elmore James tracks (the ones originally issued by Chief in '57), the also got two different fake Elmore tracks in the package.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-7703906033518979442010-10-17T23:49:55.559-04:002010-10-17T23:49:55.559-04:00One of my favorite albums when I was a teenager wa...One of my favorite albums when I was a teenager was an Upfront Records reissue of early Elmore James sides, including Catfish Blues and another song, Gotta Find My Baby, that both were clearly not Elmore's songs. You've ID'd Catfish, and explained why it was included on the Elmore album, but do you know anything about the other song?Eric the Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232488919209347266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-23539036108192583802010-10-17T11:22:11.671-04:002010-10-17T11:22:11.671-04:00Great music, great article. Nobody who copied him ...Great music, great article. Nobody who copied him comes close. Thanks, Hound.Jerry Leehttp://www.jerryleelewis.com/#indexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-8601080721703273662010-10-17T02:57:15.149-04:002010-10-17T02:57:15.149-04:00"I have his Crown LP, the cover with the vamp..."I have his Crown LP, the cover with the vamp leaning on the bar stool - <br />early Bihari recordings, right?"<br /><br />Right, most were originally issued on Flair. One of my all time favorite LP's.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-32038000618093868702010-10-17T01:57:06.720-04:002010-10-17T01:57:06.720-04:00I have his Crown LP, the cover with the vamp leani...I have his Crown LP, the cover with the vamp leaning on the bar stool - <br />early Bihari recordings, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-2739986308366143682010-10-16T23:50:34.662-04:002010-10-16T23:50:34.662-04:00Elmore is like a god to me - although I prefer the...Elmore is like a god to me - although I prefer the Chief/VeeJay sides and the early 60s stuff for Fire and Chess. Whose Muddy Shoes was my first blues album - purchased when I was about 17. George Thoroughgood owes his entire existense to Elmore...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-84075051524449288602010-10-16T21:51:41.411-04:002010-10-16T21:51:41.411-04:00No matter how familiar I think I am with a musicia...No matter how familiar I think I am with a musician's work you always manage to find at least a side or two I've never heard. That 12 Year Old Boy is intense.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-38812410672923016482010-10-16T19:01:36.763-04:002010-10-16T19:01:36.763-04:00"my comments hardly matter"
Nope, sorry,..."my comments hardly matter"<br />Nope, sorry, they do. Great retrospective and great music.<br />As always, thanks for what you do. I've been aware of Elmore's music and have a couple of comps, but he's another one of those whose reissues muddy the waters so that some choice cuts fall through the cracks. Thanks for highlighting some of them.<br />I love to play slide, and of course wailing away on his signature lick is always a blast.<br />"Yonder Wall" is great as, are the first half dozen cuts you highlight. <br />Like Bo Diddley, he could play the same riff for hours, and I wouldn't get bored.Kevinnoreply@blogger.com