"Hi Chris, thanks for findind and sharing all these gems!
I have added a player to your post and saved a copy of the interview for the vaults!
Have a great New Year and let's all forget 2022 and its troubles."
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Fred Van Eps 1959 Interview.
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In observance of our luminary Fred Van Eps' 144th birthday today, I pass along a short yet interesting and informative 1959 interview with phonograph enthusiast Albert Brouse, of whom I also provide…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by thereallyniceman Dec 30, 2022.
Gordon Dando and William Ball.
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So in memory of Gordon Dando, and in the wake of his funeral yesterday in England, I’ve transferred and am posting here what must be among, if not the most, ultra-rare recordings of William Ball,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by F. Chris Ware Nov 14, 2016.
All our problems are solved!
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Once more, thanks to S. S. Stewart!1949, and a last gasp for the Stewart name about which I was not previously aware. (Joel, do you have one of these in your collection?) It has a "pilot light." (No…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jody Stecher Sep 18, 2016.
Horace Weston, W. P. Dabney, Sweeney, et al.
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Here’s a short but fascinating and I think extremely pertinent article by Wendell Phillips Dabney (1865-1952), who was an African-American string performer, composer and teacher from Richmond,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jody Stecher Jun 30, 2016.
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Fred Van Eps 1959 Interview.
In observance of our luminary Fred Van Eps' 144th birthday today, I pass along a short yet interesting and informative 1959 interview with phonograph enthusiast Albert Brouse, of whom I also provide a couple of 1949 LATimes photographs scraped from the bowels of newspapers.com.FRED VAN EPS INTERVIEW 1959 with Albert BrouseAmong the interesting tidbits is that Van Eps so told Mr. Edison off for his terrible musical taste that he ceased recording for the company until he could return on terms…See More
"Hey, I can add one, too; just received and scanned it a couple of weeks ago.
It's missing a cover, but whatevs, as the kids say. Joel, note page five and the electrifying thrill-ride discussion of bridges. (Grover Non-Tip is "the latest…"
Nola (Banjo Dance)
"Absolutely fantastic in every way! Wow, in a word, and holy cow, in two. Many thanks for recording this complicated tune, and for posting it!"
Buffalo Rag
"Such an absolutely fantastic rendition, as are all of your performances! I'm attaching a scan of the photo of Tom Turpin that appeared in "They All Played Ragtime," uncropped, which includes Turpin's original signature, which…"
"Wow, many thanks for gathering this all together, Ian. There's a lot to listen to here.
As for the FVE Birthday party tracks, I believe they are as follows:
5. Crackerjack7. La Premier (Eno)8. Banjomania (FVE original composition) 9.…"
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- At 12:00 on October 8, 2015,
Joel Hooks said…
Hi Chris, thanks for sharing all the fantastic stuff with us! A while ago you posted the Weston supplement to the SSS Journal. I am attempting to put together the complete run of Journals and do not have that issue. Any chance you wold be willing to share?
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