MB Numbers Bi-Monthly Compilation (lyrics, member, tracks, quote, talent)

4ZZZ · 04-13-2009, 07:09 AM

1 more song to go from me.

Just on that Frank Hutchison song. It no doubt sounds scratchy but it is taken off of a 78rpm that was recorded in the late 1920's. His complete recordings were only 32 songs. He played the guitar and harmonica as well as singing. He wrote a song called Stackalee. Some would know variations of the theme by the name of Stagger Lee. He is worth a listen for historical reasons.

Zarko · 04-13-2009, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 4ZZZ

1 more song to go from me.

Just on that Frank Hutchison song. It no doubt sounds scratchy but it is taken off of a 78rpm that was recorded in the late 1920's. His complete recordings were only 28 songs. He played the guitar and harmonica as well as singing. He wrote a song called Stackalee. Some would know variations of the theme by the name of Stagger Lee. He is worth a listen for historical reasons.

Yeah, I was wondering what was up with all those 'Stagger Lee' or variations in LastFM last night.

Good song for its time :thumbsu:

4ZZZ · 04-13-2009, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Zarko

Yeah, I was wondering what was up with all those 'Stagger Lee' or variations in LastFM last night.

Good song for its time :thumbsu:

It was a great listen spy

I have not played them all either. The quantity of artists who have done a variation of the theme is huge. The 4 files that I scored are in total each containing 15 versions.

And yeah you are right. Good for the times though now seemingly, and sadly, obscure
allmusic writes about him

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The first white bluesman to record, Frank Hutchison recorded for a brief three years. But the 32 tunes that he recorded between 1926 and 1929 influenced everyone from Leo Kottke and Spider John Koerner to Bob Dylan and Paul Geremia. Doc Watson covered both sides of Hutchinson's first single, "Worried Blues"/"The Train That Carried the Girl Back Home," recorded in New York in October 1926. Cowboy Copas rewrote Hutchison's tune "Coney Isle," renamed it "Alabam'," and had a country hit in 1960. An ex-miner, Hutchison reportedly learned to play the blues by watching Bill Hurt, a disabled black man, as a youngster. Best known for his slide guitar playing, Hutchison held his guitar on his lap, in the style popularized in Hawaii.

Comus · 04-13-2009, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Comus like's his epics so i'm guessing he did the Caravan? Maybe Ozric Tentacles as well?

R.E.M: Scottsy

I'd like to know who did the Laika track because it was damn good.

Haet you

NSW · 04-13-2009, 02:44 PM

I, Robot I think was Alfred's.

jackhammer · 04-13-2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

I, Robot I think was Alfred's.

Correct-a-mundo!

Alfred · 04-13-2009, 03:42 PM

Damn you nonsubmissivewife.

Guess that was kind of obvious though.

jackhammer · 04-13-2009, 03:51 PM

I'm holding out a bit longer this time

4ZZZ · 04-14-2009, 07:04 AM

Motorhead - 1916. Zarko I suggest. A bit of a Motorhead head!

Zarko · 04-14-2009, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 4ZZZ

Motorhead - 1916. Zarko I suggest. A bit of a Motorhead head!

Nada... You really think I would pick something that mainstream?

Still, good pick, whoever it was.

04-13-2009, 07:09 AM	#41 (permalink)
4ZZZ Forever young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 608	1 more song to go from me. Just on that Frank Hutchison song. It no doubt sounds scratchy but it is taken off of a 78rpm that was recorded in the late 1920's. His complete recordings were only 32 songs. He played the guitar and harmonica as well as singing. He wrote a song called Stackalee. Some would know variations of the theme by the name of Stagger Lee. He is worth a listen for historical reasons. __________________ Terra Music Est Non A Vitium. Last edited by 4ZZZ; 04-13-2009 at 07:24 AM.

04-13-2009, 02:44 PM	#45 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	I, Robot I think was Alfred's. __________________ Hi.

04-13-2009, 03:42 PM	#47 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Damn you nonsubmissivewife. Guess that was kind of obvious though. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

04-13-2009, 03:51 PM	#48 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I'm holding out a bit longer this time __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

04-14-2009, 07:04 AM	#49 (permalink)
4ZZZ Forever young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 608	Motorhead - 1916. Zarko I suggest. A bit of a Motorhead head! __________________ Terra Music Est Non A Vitium.