The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #65825   Message #1087203
Posted By: Jerry Rasmussen
06-Jan-04 - 01:49 PM
Thread Name: Influences
Subject: RE: Influences
Hey, Poppa G:

My quartet is playing at a House Of Prayer started down in New Orleans by Daddy Grace. Any relation? They have TROMBONE bands. Talk about rocking for the Lord!

I first heard Lonnie singing Rock Island Line, and I still can recite his opening introduction, word for word. At the same time, I used to haunt a dirty old warehouse where they sold 45 rpms that came from juke boxes. They were a quarter a record, which was cheap, even then.
I don't know where these juke boxes were, but they sure had an eclectic mix of music. I picked up several Lonnie Donnegan singles that I never heard on the radio, and certainly not on a juke box. I picked up stuff as different as Oscar Peterson, Jimmie Rodgers. Sal Salvadore ( a jazz guitarist) and very obscure country, rhythm and blues and rockabilly artists. It was a cheap way to hear a wide range of music. I also bought two Lonnie Donnegan albums, which I still have, and treasure. My only regret is that I never got to hear him "live." Her sure was lively on records. Exuberant is the word.
I'll send you some stuff to broaden your musical horizons...

Jerry