City Rambler(s) Skiffle Group

Subject: City Ramblers Skiffle Group
From: Leadbelly
Date: 29 Jan 07 - 06:34 PM

Do you remember "Mama don't allow" performed by this danish (?) group?
Who is aware/ who knows about the story/career of this group?

Manfred from Germany

Subject: RE: City Rambler(s) Skiffle Group
From: GUEST,Terry McDonald
Date: 29 Jan 07 - 07:18 PM

Included Russell Quaye, Hilda Sims, Jimmy MacGregor and Vic Pitt. Hardly Danish names.........

Subject: RE: City Rambler(s) Skiffle Group
From: theballadeer
Date: 29 Jan 07 - 09:09 PM

I have info about that EP on my website here...

Nick

Subject: RE: City Rambler(s) Skiffle Group
From: Leadbelly
Date: 30 Jan 07 - 06:19 AM

Thanks to Terry and theballadeer! But nevertheless, looking back it seems that they have had an early but short appearance only. Did they split after 4 tracks or so? Who knows anything about this? And from where they came from (indeed, names don't sound danish, but only (?) recordings they made are produced in Copenhagen. Issued on Storyville in those days.

Manfred

Subject: RE: City Rambler(s) Skiffle Group
From: GUEST,Terry McDonald
Date: 30 Jan 07 - 06:29 AM

Leadbelly - I think you'll find what you want by putting city ramblers + russell quaye (together) into Google!

Subject: RE: City Rambler(s) Skiffle Group
From: Alec
Date: 30 Jan 07 - 06:29 AM

More info at www.hildasimms.co.uk/bio.htm

Subject: RE: City Rambler(s) Skiffle Group
From: Leadbelly
Date: 30 Jan 07 - 09:05 AM

Thank you very much, Terry and Alec, for your helpful information about CRSG. I learned a lot by reading these sites.

Manfred

Subject: RE: City Rambler(s) Skiffle Group
From: GUEST,bigJ
Date: 30 Jan 07 - 12:39 PM

I have a 45 rpm single of the City Ramblers on the Tempo label of London. No idea of the year but I suspect 1958-60.
On one side there's 'Mama Don't Allow' and on the other 'Tom Dooley'.
At the time, according to the label the group consisted of Russell Quaye - quattro, kazoo, vocals; Hylda Sims - guitar; Jimmie MacGregor - guitar; Chris Bateson - blue-blowing (trumpet mouthpiece); Shirley Bland - washboard and Pete Maynard - tub-bass. The serial number is 45/A 161.
Didn't Hylda write an article in the magazine of the EFDSS Several years ago about the City Ramblers?

Subject: RE: City Rambler(s) Skiffle Group
From: theballadeer
Date: 30 Jan 07 - 08:25 PM

bigJ,

Do you mind if I add this information to my Robin Hall & Jimmie Macgregor discography?


Nick

Subject: RE: City Rambler(s) Skiffle Group
From: GUEST,bigJ
Date: 31 Jan 07 - 04:40 AM

theballadeer,
Help yourself!