Been listening to that early Jerry Reed collection. As soon as this song started I recognized the unmistakable Grady Martin on guiar. If there was any doubt as to who played guitar on the Johnny Burnette Trio's sessions, listen to the solo just past the 1:00 mark.
Another release to add to the OoP list: The Screamers to The Flairs to The Velaires. Their sound was pleasant but rudimentary, very typical of the early-60's rock 'n' roll combos. In all honesty I'm not sure why BF decided to chronicle this group's career over any of their contemporaries, but it's surely of great interest to some. Their only Hot 100 hit was a version of "Johnny B. Goode".
Correction: The above CD seems to have just recently come back in print, but it's scarce on Amazon and other third-party sources. There's some good stuff to be had on it, so I'll order directly from BF and see what kind of disc it's pressed on.
That would be one of the greatest feats of cross-licensing in music history. At least they did reissue one of his albums, albeit a weaker one in my opinion.
I admit that I am not a fan of Tiny Tim's music. I tried to listen to some of his more popular songs on youtube but it was tough on my ears
Fair enough, though there's a world of difference between his 60's falsetto novelties and his serious takes on the work of artists like Russ Columbo. Back to Bear Family, I took a listen to their Lee Emerson CD. He and Tommy Blake (whom I talked about a while back) had much in common, signing to major labels early in their careers and writing a couple of hits for other artists before slipping into a mire of fake names and questionable business practices. Both also met a violent, sordid demise amidst unclear circumstances. I'll have to upload Emerson's final single to YouTube, as it needs to be heard to be believed. Until then, here's an early duet on which he received top billing over Marty Robbins.
I can only think of one large box set released this year and that was the George Jones one. Were there any other large box sets release this year?
I can't believe I never heard of either of these artists before. Both music is fantastic and worth every penny!
I'm very surprised you had never heard of Fats Domino. He was one of the biggest rock 'n' roll singers of the 50's. Better late than never though!
I would think that reissues of oop boxes might not be all that challenging. For Lefty Frizzell, they should just repress the existing box. Maybe throw a hardcover on the book. If they actually discovered new material, just issue it as a small set of extra CDs. It would sell
