tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post4386036630462489383..comments2024-03-11T14:14:58.812-04:00Comments on TheHoundBlog: Billy WrightThe Houndhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-25426447545966367762009-06-25T00:20:30.058-04:002009-06-25T00:20:30.058-04:00Add Don Covay to that list, tooAdd Don Covay to that list, tooBrucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921462843866296387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-21267409208736369882009-06-23T07:08:00.042-04:002009-06-23T07:08:00.042-04:00"It's strange that no one has ever writte..."It's strange that no one has ever written a decent article (that I know of) about the tent show queens (...)".<br />Very true. It seems to me that RnB / Blues scholars /critics have been predominantly kinda straight / macho types. Howlin'Wolf, Ike Turner OK ... but gay bluesmen / RnB dragqueen were a bit of an embarassment, I guess. They did not know how to deal with that, did not fit the image of the macho sharecropper raised on a cotton farm in Mississippi. How to deal with Bobby Marchan who went to recording session "en femme"? By the way, the late Sylvester was quite a blues belcher (re. his early recordings). Never seen him mentioned in any "purist" RnB listing.boogiemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856769839725410519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-37630609973243088552009-06-20T15:10:25.679-04:002009-06-20T15:10:25.679-04:00Never read this but it shows Pat Boone was the Man...Never read this but it shows Pat Boone was the Man when it came to rock'n'roll.Perhaps you could stick an abbreviated story on here<br />Rock critics really mauled him because it probably screwed up their theories as to who was the first RnR soloist on the charts-they would say it was Bill Haley but this was actually a GROUP.the family catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-82308853013533023662009-06-20T08:16:28.076-04:002009-06-20T08:16:28.076-04:00"but the Phantom was the nom de disc of one J..."but the Phantom was the nom de disc of one Jimmy Lott"<br /><br />Actually his name was Marty Lott. He hung around Pat Boone's church until he finally met Pat who produced Love Me/Whisper Your Love and got it on Dot.<br />The whole story is in Kicks magazine #3 along w/photos, etc. It's an incredible story with a really sad ending.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-13157529651707575482009-06-20T07:05:39.614-04:002009-06-20T07:05:39.614-04:00I seem to think I read somewhere that Boone had th...I seem to think I read somewhere that Boone had this single leased to Dot-not sure he had anything to do with producing it but the Phantom was the nom de disc of one Jimmy Lott.There's a CD somewhere wrongly credits this recording to his brother Nick Toddthe family catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-41189017877001860742009-06-20T00:34:17.532-04:002009-06-20T00:34:17.532-04:00"PAT BOONE"
and produced "Love Me&..."PAT BOONE"<br /><br />and produced "Love Me" by the Phantom, you'd think that would have gotten him in R&R HOF the first year....I have a great station id from my wfmu days of Pat introducing the Phantom record, if I can find it I'll post it some day. I'd like to have heard Pat tackle Don & Dewey's Jungle Hop myself....The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-50305194549487821172009-06-19T17:32:18.806-04:002009-06-19T17:32:18.806-04:00Yes the RnR Hall of Fame which has still not added...Yes the RnR Hall of Fame which has still not added the very first solo artist to chart with rock'n'roll and who had 3 Gold D iscs before Elvis made his first RCA single.<br />A man who incidentally made the DEFINITIVE versions of Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally.<br />PAT BOONEthe family catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-77721656008127290332009-06-19T00:40:31.798-04:002009-06-19T00:40:31.798-04:00I have been a HUGE fan of Billy Wright for the las...I have been a HUGE fan of Billy Wright for the last 6 or 7 years, as well as the other gods of gay rock n roll (Esquerita, Mr Marchan and of course Little Richard) for a long time. Thank you so much for this incredible ode to the man who wrote "wind it up"!Action Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053113105370639794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-60430440434443427782009-06-17T20:42:30.331-04:002009-06-17T20:42:30.331-04:00Billy Wright's nephew, an opinionated guy name...Billy Wright's nephew, an opinionated guy named Morgan Wright, has an interesting website devoted to late-40s & early-50s R&B.<br />http://www.hoyhoy.com/Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510057263349904793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-84319993714108517992009-06-16T00:34:48.636-04:002009-06-16T00:34:48.636-04:00It's strange that no one has ever written a de...It's strange that no one has ever written a decent article (that I know of) about the tent show queens and their importance to early r'n'r. Someone must have photos/info of the Powder Puff Revue, etc.. Along with Little Richard, Billy Wright, Bobby Marchan and, Esquerita, I think you can add Larry Darnell, Gus Jenkins, Chuck Grey and many others.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921462843866296387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-26760131648286231912009-06-15T20:08:32.553-04:002009-06-15T20:08:32.553-04:00As always a great post to start out the week. Spea...As always a great post to start out the week. Speaking of Bobby Marchan I was lucky enough to see him when I was all of 9 years old in 59 at one of those great rock and roll package shows in Ohio. Don't remember if he was in drag that night (probably was) but Huey and the Clowns knocked everybody out. That poster from the 70's is COOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-27514424244448067122009-06-15T14:37:10.726-04:002009-06-15T14:37:10.726-04:00Great post!Great post!J.D. Kinghttp://jdkingillustration.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-85883697107999532852009-06-15T13:09:28.084-04:002009-06-15T13:09:28.084-04:00" Does that include Bobby Marchan?"
Ind..." Does that include Bobby Marchan?"<br /><br />Indeed it does, how did I forget him? Those of you looking for Stacked Deck in its entirety keep an eye on the Be Bop Wino link on the right or go here:<br />http://bebopwino.blogspot.com/The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-91721377080173164152009-06-15T12:40:29.171-04:002009-06-15T12:40:29.171-04:00Dammit man, great minds think alike! I've been...Dammit man, great minds think alike! I've been working on "Stacked Deck" for a post on Bebopwino during the last few days. Kindly remove your outrageously informative and entertaining blog from the interweb and leave it to bums and stiffs like me.<br /><br />Aw hell, I'll post the damned thing anyway. It's worth it for the great sleevenotes which include an interview with Zenas "Daddy" Sears as well as with Billy. In fact they may be the best sleevenotes I've ever read on any R&B LP.<br /><br />Thanks for a great post and an insight into the rock'n'roll underbelly. Tent show queens? Well there you go! Does that include Bobby Marchan?boogiewoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565453839281572426noreply@blogger.com