33.45.78 All Vinyl Radio Show
with Steve Fruitman
#40
September 22, 2014

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 Kingston and The Blues
Hour One: Hear this show
Hour Two: Hear this show

Hour One - Spotlight on Kingston Ontario

1.   Kevin Head: Hit Song (Kevin Head)
2.   Chris Koster: I’m Your Man (Leonard Cohen)
3.   The Esquires: A Touch Of Blue (Gary Comeau / Paul Huot)
4.   Flora MacDonald: Kingston Open Line Show
5.   Mark Haines: Come On, Let’s Dance (Mark Haines)
6.   Doug Reansbury: All In This Together (Doug Reansbury)
7.   Tom Mawhinney: Blow, The Wind (Tom Mawhinney)
8.   The Blue Diamonds: Lonesome Road Blues ()
9.   Stevedore Steve: Kingston Chain (Stephen J Foote)
10  James McKenty: Kingston Prison (James McKenty)
11  The Lovin’ Spoonful: Bald Headed Lena (Edward Sneed / Willie Perryman)
12  Beginners Guide To Endings: I Found Out (Chris Koster)
13  Billy O’Connor & His Quartet: Ski Jump: Club O’Connor Theme (Billy O’Connor) / These Will Be The Good
14  Buddy Guy: You’ve Been Gone Too Long (George Guy)

Hour Two - The Blues

1.   The Jelly Roll Kings: Slop Jar Blues (Sam Carr / Frank Frost / Jack Johnson)
2.   Little Walter: Just Your Fool (Marion Walter Jacobs)
3.   Walter Davis: Move Back To The Woods (Walter Davis)
4.   Bobby King & Terry Evans: Bald Head (Ry Cooder / Jim Dickinson)
5.   Short Stuff Macon: Hell-Bound Blues (John Wesley Macon)
6.   Big Joe Williams: Big-Legged Women, Keep Your Dresses Down (Joe Williams)
7.   Colin Linden: They’re Red Hot (Robert Johnson)
8.   Big Mama Thornton: Sassy Mama (Thornton / Fields)
9.   Carey & Lurrie Bell: Highway Is My Life (Carey Bell Harrington)
10  The Fabulous  Thunderbirds: That’s Enough of That Stuff (Kim Wilson)
11  Howlin’ Wolf: Call Me The Wolf (Chester Burnett)
12  Jodie Drake: Blues (trad arr by Drake)
13  Jacquet, Buckner, Jones Trio: Flying Home

And Now for the Particulars (for very particular people):

1.   Kevin Head: Hit Song (Kevin Head)
No Frills: Shellout Records – SO-101
Ketch Harbour Nova Scotia / Kingston ON
Kevin Head: guitar, vocals
Bruce Chapman: piano
Jinx O’Neil: bass
Ron Doug Parks: drums
Ken Pearson: organ
Scott MacMillan: guitar
Dave MacIsaac: guitar
Wade Brown: guitar
Kate McGarrigle: banjo, accordion
Louis Benoit: mandolin
Gordon Stobbe: fiddle
Chaim Tannenbaum: harmonica
Dick Smith: sax
Produced by Kevin Head – 1979
Recorded by Al Feeny and Lindsay Kidd wityh Pat Martin, Pierre Groulx at Audio Atlantic Studios, Halifax NS and Listen Audio, Montreal QC
Mixed by Kevin Head & Ken Pearson

Currently Kevin lives in the Kingston area, writing, performing and teaching, living rurally, planting trees, collecting old Volvos, and howling at the moon.

2.   Chris Koster: I’m Your Man (Leonard Cohen)
45 Single: Seventh Fire Records – SFR018
Kingston ON
Chris Koster: all instruments except
Danielle Lennon, violin
Produced 2014
Recorded at home
http://seventhfirerecords.com/artists/chriskoster/

3.   The Esquires: A Touch Of Blue (Gary Comeau / Paul Huot)
Introducing The Esquires: Capitol Records - T-6075
Gary Comeau: lead guitar
Clint Hierlihy: bass
Paul Huot: guitar
Richie Patterson, drums
Ottawa ON
Produced by Clint Hierlihy - August, 1964
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Montreal
http://seventhfirerecords.com/artists/chriskoster/

4.   Flora MacDonald: Kingston Open Line Show
Flora MacDonald MP- Kingston And The Islands: KC-1016
Kingston ON
Produced by Friends of Flora MacDonald – 1975

Flora Isabel MacDonald - PC Member of Parliament 1972–1988

5.   Mark Haines: Come On, Let’s Dance (Mark Haines)
In The City: Stony Plain Records – SPL 1121
Kingston ON / Souris PEI
John Sheard,  Keybords
Mathew Gerard,  Bass
Ashley Mumford,  Electric Guitar
Kevin MacKenzie,  Drums
Brian Leonard,  Vocals
David Blamire,s  Vocals
Mark Haines,  Vocal
Produced by Declan O’Doherty – 1988
Recorded at Phase One Studios, Toronto by Randy Staub, Joe Primeau, Earl Torno and Darren Millar

Played in Spriggs and Bringle (with Colleen Petersen) in Kingston, Ont, in the early 1970s
Late 70s, played in bluegrass band Black Creek with Steve Goldberger.
Formed Mark Haines & The Zippers in the early 80s
Haines & Leighton late 80s to early 2000s
 

6.   Doug Reansbury: All In This Together (Doug Reansbury)
Doug Reansbury: Silver Birch – DR0404
Kingston ON
Doug Reansbury: vocal, guitars
Al Cross: drums
David Woodhead: bass, keys
Bill Dillon: guitars
Produced by Bob Doidge – 1988
Recorded by Bob Doidge at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton

Plays on 1000 Island boat cruises. He has been with the company since 1991

7.   Tom Mawhinney: Blow, The Wind (Tom Mawhinney)
Lucky Be We: Calliope Music – WRC1-3283
Kingston ON
Tom Mawhinney: vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, autoharp, harmonica
Randi Helmers: vocals
Ron Dann: pedal Steel
Robert Dodson: cello
Doug Mewhort: french horn
Produced by Tom Mawhinney – 1984
Recorded by Doug McClement at Comfort Sound, Toronto

Written while riding a bike along Johnson St in Kingston, August 1982
Written after singing with Doug Reansbury & other Kingston folksingers.
Now a psychologist

8.   THE BLUE DIAMONDS: Lonesome Road Blues ()
Live At Collins Bay Penitentiary: Paragon - ALS 249
NB / PEI
Al Hooper, guitar
Roy MacCaull, mandolin
Eddie Poirier, bass
Doug Watters, guitar
Produced by Jack Boswell & Bill Bessey - circa 1970

9.   Stevedore Steve: Kingston Chain (Stephen J Foote)
Lester The Lobster And Other Hits Of Stevedore Steve: Boot Records – BTM 2004
Saint John, NB
Produced by Jury Krytiuk – 1976
Originally released on Hard Workin’ Men: Boot Records BOS 7102 – 1971
Recorded at RCA Studio, Toronto by George Semkiw and Cub Richardson

About the chain gang of men who cut out the road bed for the old Highway 2 between Gananoque and Belleville

10  James McKenty: Kingston Prison (James McKenty)
45 Single: Seventh Fire Records – SFR012
Kingston ON
James McKenty, guitar, vocals
Tom Street (drums)
Chris Altmann (bass).
Produced by Greg Keelor - 2012

Song about growing up in Kingston with the prison and an old sinking boat

11  The Lovin’ Spoonful: Bald Headed Lena (Edward Sneed / Willie Perryman)
Daydream: Kama Sutra Records: KLP 8951 (Mono)
New York City
John Sebastian – guitar
Zal Yanovsky – lead guitar, electric gorgle, vocal
Steve Boone – bass
Joe Butler - drums
US
Produced by Eric Jacobsen – 1966
Recorded by Val Valentin

Zal Yanovsky December 19, 1944 Toronto, Ontario, Canada  d. Kingston December 13, 2002 (aged 57)
Ran Chez Piggy restaurant in Kingston till he died

12  Beginners Guide To Endings: I Found Out (Chris Koster)
45 rpm single: Seventh Fire Records - SFR007
Kingston ON
Chris Koster, guitar
Keith Cahill, bass
Curtis Weekes, drums
 Produced by Gord Sinclair - 2012
Recorded at Bathouse Studios, Bath ON
http://guidetoendings.com/

13  Billy O’Connor & His Quartet: Ski Jump: Club O’Connor Theme (Billy O’Connor) / These Will Be The Good Old Songs
Together Again: Arc Records – AS 769
Kingston / Toronto
Billy O’Connor: piano, vocals
Kenny Gill: guitar
Jack Richardson: bass
Doug McLeod, drums
Vic Centro, accordion
Produced by Ken Warriner – 1967
Recorded in Bay St. Studios, Toronto

Served Army Service Corps as entertainment Sergeant.
After the war he had radio show on CHUM syndicated to 40 other stations
1954 had CBC TV program (five Years) Club O’Connor

14  Buddy Guy: You’ve Been Gone Too Long (George Guy)
Stone Crazy!: Alligator Records – AL 4723
Chicago ILL
Buddy Guy: guitar, vocals
J W Williams: bass
Ray Allison: drums
Produced by Didier Tricard - 1981
Recorded at Condorcet Studios, Toulouse, France – October 1979
Originally released in France on Isabel Records 1980

b. George Guy July 30, 1936 (age 78) Lettsworth, La
Started playing in Louisiana bands in the early 50s and moved to Chicago where he got involved with Jr Wells Band
1st solo gig: Mariposa Folk Festival 1967 – booked by Estelle Klein with prodding from Sir Richard Flohil
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 14, 2005, by Eric Clapton and B.B. King

Hour Two – The Blues Hour

1.   The Jelly Roll Kings: Slop Jar Blues (Sam Carr / Frank Frost / Jack Johnson)
Rockin’ The Juke Joint Down: Earwig Records – LPS 4901
Clarksdale MS
Frank Frost: harmonica, keys, vocals
Jack Johnson: guitar
Sam Carr: drums
Produced by Michael Robert Frank - 1979
Recorded by Ron Capone and John Hamden at Ardent Recordings Inc., Memphis

Frank Frost (April 15, 1936 – October 12, 1999) Auvergne, Jackson County, Arkansas d. October 12, 1999 (aged 63) Helena
Was in the movie Crossroads 1986
At the age of 15, Frost left for St. Louis, where he became a guitarist. At the age of 18, Frost began touring with drummer Sam Carr and Robert Nighthawk.
Soon after touring, he toured again with Sonny Williamson for several years, who helped teach him how to play the harmonica

Sam Carr (born Samuel Lee McCollum, April 17, 1926 - September 21, 2009)
In 1956, Carr began working regularly with Frank Frost

Jack Johnson was born in Lambert, Mississippi in 1940. died March 14, 2011 (aged 70)
Memphis, Joined Jelly Roll Kings in 1962.

2.   Little Walter: Just Your Fool (Marion Walter Jacobs)
Boss Blues Harmonica: Cadet Records – CH 60014-2
Chicago ILL
Walter (vocal and blues harp)
Otis Spann (piano)
Fred Robinson, Luther Tucker (guitars)
Willie Dixon and/or Jimmie Lee Robinson (bass)
Fred Below or George Hunter (drums)
Produced by Sam & Leonard Chess - 1962
Recorded at Chess Studios, Chicago – 1960

b. May 1, 1930 Marksville, Louisiana d. February 15, 1968 (aged 37) Chicago
made his first released recordings in 1947 for Bernard Abrams' tiny Ora-Nelle label, which operated out of the back room of Abrams' Maxwell Radio and Records store in the heart of the Maxwell Street market area in Chicago
Was involved in a fight while taking a break from a performance at a nightclub on the South Side of Chicago and died in his sleep
2008 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Little Walter inducted (Sideman category)
In 2010, Cyndi Lauper recorded "Just Your Fool" for her album Memphis Blues

3.   Walter Davis: Move Back To The Woods (Walter Davis)
The Bullet Sides… 1949-1952: Krazy Kat Records – KK 7441
Grenada MS
Produced by Chris Smith – 1986
Remastered by Charlie Crump
Recorded for Bullet Records

b. March 1, 1912 d. October 22, 1963
quit farming at 13 and went to St. Louis where he lived the rest of his life.
Became good friends with Roosevelt Sykes and Henry Townsend
inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2005

4.   Bobby King & Terry Evans: Bald Head (Ry Cooder / Jim Dickinson)
Live And Let Live!: Stony Plain Records – SPL 1122
Los Angeles CA
Bobby King & Terry Evans: lead vocals
Ry Cooder: guitar
Jim Keltner: drums
Jim Dickinson: piano
Jorge Calderon: bass
Willie Green: BG Vocals
Produced for Rounder Records by Ry Cooder – 1988
Mixed by Larry Hirsch at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood CA
Recorded by Mark Ettel at Ocean Way Studios
Mastered at Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles
Wardrobe Stylist: suasan Nininger

Bobby King from Lake Charles, LA – sang hin his fathers church
Terry Evens from Vickesburg MS – blues songwriter
Backed up Ry Cooder for years

5.   Short Stuff Macon: Hell-Bound Blues (John Wesley Macon)
Hell Bound And Heaven Sent: Folkways Records – FT 1004 mono
Crawford MS
Produced by Moses Asch – 1967

6.   Big Joe Williams: Big-Legged Women, Keep Your Dresses Down (Joe Williams)
Hell Bound And Heaven Sent: Folkways Records – FT 1004 mono
Crawford MS
Produced by Moses Asch – 1967

Joseph Lee Williams (October 16, 1903 – December 17, 1982)
inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame on October 4, 1992

7.   Colin Linden: They’re Red Hot (Robert Johnson)
Touch The Earth: CBC Records – LM 473
Toronto ON
Colin Linden: guitar, vocals
Jim McLean: guitar
Chris Whiteley: harmonica
Produced by Paul Mills – 1981
Recorded at CBC Studios – 1975 for CBC radio program Touch The Earth, hosted by Sylvia Tyson

Colin Kendall Linden (born 16 April 1960)
Learned guitar, fingerpicking – 1973
David Wilcox persuaded him to learn to play slide guitar
Recorded for Touch The Earth, CBC radio program Hosted by Sylvia Tyson

8.   Big Mama Thornton: Sassy Mama (Thornton / Fields)
Sassy Mama!: Vanguards Records – VSD 79354
Montgomery Alabama
Produced by Ed Bland – 1975
Recorded and mixed by John Kilgore at Vanguard’s 23rd St., Studios, NYC

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984)
Big personality, big body, manacing character - played drums and harmonica as well as singing
One of Janis Joplin’s fav artists
Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie Records says: She’s in my opinion the greatet female blues singer of this and any other decade.

9.   Carey & Lurrie Bell: Highway Is My Life (Carey Bell Harrington)
Son of a Gun: Rooster Blues Records – R2617
Chicago ILL
Carey Bell: vocal, harmonica
Lurrie Bell: guitar
Eli Murray: guitar
John Ervin: bass
Theodore Davies: drums
Produced by Mick Huggins and Jim O’Neal – 1984
Recorded at Odyssey Sound Studio, Chicago by Ed Cody
Mixed by Ed Cody and Jim O’Neal

Father and son duo
Carey Bell: b 1936 Mississippi d. May 6, 2007 (aged 70)
Lurrie Bell: b 1958 Chicago
Carey played w Robert Nighthawk on Maxwell Street – 1964 – also played with Muddy Waters Band

10  The Fabulous  Thunderbirds: That’s Enough of That Stuff (Kim Wilson)
What’s The Word: Chrysalis – CHR 1287
Austin TX
Kim Wilson - vocals, harmonica
Jimmie Vaughan - guitar
Keith Ferguson - bass
Fran Christina – drums
Produced by Denny Bruce – 1980
Recorded by Bob Sullivan at Sumet-Bernet Studio, Dallax TX
Mastered by Frank DeLuna

11  Howlin’ Wolf: Call Me The Wolf (Chester Burnett)
Live And Cookin’ At Alice’s Revisited: Chess Records – 9033-50015
Chicago Ill
Howlin’ Wolf, harmonica, vocals
Hubert Sumlin: guitar
Willie Williams: guitar
Eddie Taylor: tenor sax
David Myers: bass
Albert Luandrew: piano
Fred Below: drums
Produced by Rall Bass – 1972
Recorded by Gary Starr & Dave Huston at Alice’s, Chicago

Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976) White Station, Mississippi,
First started listening to Charlie Patton in the ‘30s.

12  Jodie Drake: Blues (trad arr by Drake)
The Rotary Club of Minden Presents: Canadian Blues And Jazz Festival: Rotary International – KE 500
Toronto / Detroit
Jodie Drake: vocals
Milt Buckner: organ
Joe Jones: drums
Produced by James P Booth – 1974
Recorded by Ike Kelneck live at the Canadian Blues and Jazz Festival, Minden ON

13  Jacquet, Buckner, Jones Trio: Flying Home
The Rotary Club of Minden Presents: Canadian Blues And Jazz Festival: Rotary International – KE 500
USA
Illinois Jacquet: sax
Milt Buckner: organ
Joe Jones: drums
Produced by James P Booth – 1974
Recorded by Ike Kelneck live at the Canadian Blues and Jazz Festival, Minden ON


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