tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post6577882447126619609..comments2024-03-11T14:14:58.812-04:00Comments on TheHoundBlog: Bobby "Blue" BlandThe Houndhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-6695305356450250122010-08-10T15:10:24.206-04:002010-08-10T15:10:24.206-04:00Thank you for that cool post-especially the 1st pi...Thank you for that cool post-especially the 1st picture!<br />No one tops the Bobby Bland Duke stuff (except maybe O.V. Wright)<br />I went to US 3-4 years ago,and got very close to seeing a BBB show in Inglewood,but had to fly home to Europe early the next morning and missed the show.Instead I went out for barbeque with James Harman,who had lots of stories about BBB,O.V. and Junior Parker... Im going back to LA next year and hope I get a second chance!Herr Kuratorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475833575270582422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-79653356253263425572009-12-16T23:04:00.475-05:002009-12-16T23:04:00.475-05:00These old BBB sides are so ridiculously great, and...These old BBB sides are so ridiculously great, and so many of them are staples in the "hip, not worn out" cover song category...it's criminal that The Man doesn't get more respect.<br /><br />thAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-88324296507280190102009-12-16T20:49:49.134-05:002009-12-16T20:49:49.134-05:00Hey Hound, you forgot to mention another great ear...Hey Hound, you forgot to mention another great early single by Bland - "I Don't Believe" b/w "I Learned My Lesson" (Duke 160) from 1956. It's credited to BBB and Bill Harvey's Band.RichardSibellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17543114830570878541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-50276728080287523122009-12-16T20:19:16.851-05:002009-12-16T20:19:16.851-05:00I saw Bobby Bland in 1987 at a short-lived place c...I saw Bobby Bland in 1987 at a short-lived place called the Benz nightclub in New Orleans. It was like the chitlin' circuit shows you describe, except instead of Chivas Regal, there were fake roses on most tables. <br /><br />Everyone was dressed to the nines and at least twice our age. The place was already packed when we got there but a table was found for us anyway - I guess people were just being nice to us, but that was the New Orleans way in my experience.<br /><br />Bobby sang a long set of his great r&b repertoire that night, no disco that I can recall.cbhttp://www.garagehangover.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-26569342876098448582009-12-16T13:57:36.269-05:002009-12-16T13:57:36.269-05:00This is truely precious stuff, many thanx. When Ji...This is truely precious stuff, many thanx. When Jimmy Witherspoon had his weekly Blues show on KMET/FM, in Los Angeles, way on a way back in the early 70's, he would almost always play Bobby's "It's Not The Spotlight" ("It's Not The Streetlight"???)Maybe Blue Bland's last great single...Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572040880471629009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-30194927246737814912009-12-16T12:49:38.117-05:002009-12-16T12:49:38.117-05:00I saw Bobby perform at a free concert a few years ...I saw Bobby perform at a free concert a few years back, at the South Street Seaport. The audience was about half young "in-the know" types and half,as you said, "large boned ladies of color". Oh and one aging 60's Frat Boy (me).<br /><br />It was mildly disapointing, he sang mostly his 70's disco period material (lots of gettin' on down's and and my my my's) and precious little of his 50/60's peak stuff. This certainly pleased the ladies, but left me out. <br /><br />At the end, when it became obvious that he was done after one encore, the old black guy sitting next to mesaid, somewhat increduously, "What?? No Lovelight??". My sentiments exactly. I guess if he could no longer get down on his knees, he felt there was no point in singing it.<br /><br />Love your blog, as I did your shwo for many years.<br /><br />--Ken from NJKen from NJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-31885190608279949842009-12-16T12:32:33.458-05:002009-12-16T12:32:33.458-05:00"Regarding Chart 45's I don't know of..."Regarding Chart 45's I don't know of a copy ever surfacing of the Elder Beck on a 45! "<br /><br />Which doesn't mean there's not one out there someplace, given the year ('56) and the fact that the records issued before (The Charms) and after (Wilbert Harrison) are more common on 45 than on 78.<br />My guess is that Beck himself ordered the 78's to sell at his revivals since his audience was older and were more apt to have old 78 players. Stone might have pressed up a handful of 45's to send out to gospel radio stations. What ever became of WLAC's record library? Someplace like that is where one might eventually turn up. <br />On the other hand, has anyone out there ever seen the Calvin Vaughn? I never have....was it actually released?The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-2100751295022406492009-12-16T12:14:27.456-05:002009-12-16T12:14:27.456-05:00Regarding Chart 45's I don't know of a cop...Regarding Chart 45's I don't know of a copy ever surfacing of the Elder Beck on a 45! I've seen all the others except Calvin Vaughan "Weak Minded Baby" which I've never heard but with a title like that it sounds like it's gotta be pretty good. -Barry SoltzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-41735380388652744312009-12-16T11:29:09.069-05:002009-12-16T11:29:09.069-05:00" Do you know if any live recordings exist of..." Do you know if any live recordings exist of BBB from the early years?"<br /><br />No live recordings before the 1970's have surfaced although it's hard to believe he was never recorded live by some radio station or club owner. It's a shame that so few of the greats were recorded at their peak.<br />In fact, the first decent live Chuck Berry stuff has just be issued as part of the Chuck Berry Complete Chess Recordings: You Never Can Tell (1960-66). It's excellent stuff (and yes, his guitar is out of tune), it's hard to believe that L. & P. Chess thought the fake live On Stage LP they released was better.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-59650298370021591032009-12-16T10:29:38.543-05:002009-12-16T10:29:38.543-05:00Another great post Hound! Do you know if any live ...Another great post Hound! Do you know if any live recordings exist of BBB from the early years?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421879150057416397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-7485085816597907632009-12-16T10:13:34.915-05:002009-12-16T10:13:34.915-05:00"Regarding Gaines don't forget his record..."Regarding Gaines don't forget his recording of "Gainesville" for Deluxe circa 1957 which is a smokin' guitar instro! There was a 45 of "Loud Mouth Lucy" on Chart on Ebay recently that I lost out to and I had bid over $300!"<br /><br />He cut another great instro for Deluxe called Night Beat (the flipside of Annabella), Gaines deserves a posting all to himself, I just need to dig up a good photo. There's some un-issued tracks in RCA's vault from the Groove sessions also.<br />Some of those Chart 45's are impossible to find these days, I've been looking for the Elder Beck<br />on 45 rpm for over 30 years! Never even saw one, but Henry Stone told me all the Chart discs were pressed on 45 RPM.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-29597139696151703652009-12-16T09:45:23.746-05:002009-12-16T09:45:23.746-05:00Forgot to mention Gaines also had 2 killer singles...Forgot to mention Gaines also had 2 killer singles for Groove where he was billed as Roy "Mr. Guitar" Gaines from 1956. -Barry SoltzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-66999127682767087122009-12-16T09:30:26.294-05:002009-12-16T09:30:26.294-05:00Regarding Gaines don't forget his recording of...Regarding Gaines don't forget his recording of "Gainesville" for Deluxe circa 1957 which is a smokin' guitar instro! There was a 45 of "Loud Mouth Lucy" on Chart on Ebay recently that I lost out to and I had bid over $300! -Barry SoltzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-20073005352078679752009-12-16T08:09:04.944-05:002009-12-16T08:09:04.944-05:00"seems like Wayne Bennett on guitar
on the le..."seems like Wayne Bennett on guitar<br />on the left of the 1 picture"<br /><br />Could very well be, Bennett joined Bland's band around '59, but since he's partially obscured in the photo and I wasn't quite sure what he looked like (the only time I ever saw Bennett play was when he was w/Ray Charles in the 80's). What I didn't mention in the post was that Pat Hare didn't last long w/Jr. Parker, less than a year, then moved to Chicago and joined Muddy Waters band. He stayed w/Muddy until '62 (he's on Live At Newport), then moved to Minneapolis. It was there that he had the altercation that led him to kill his girlfriend and a cop, he got a life sentence and died in prison in 1980.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-55125368483774264772009-12-16T07:43:47.307-05:002009-12-16T07:43:47.307-05:00thank you
seems like Wayne Bennett on guitar
on t...thank you <br />seems like Wayne Bennett on guitar<br />on the left of the 1 pictureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com