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Title: Feb 14 1939- New York - John Hammond finds Meade Lux Lewis
Post by: Randy Meadows on January 12, 2013, 11:37:11 AM

Dunkirk Evening Observer
Feb 14 1939- New York -
John Hammond finds Meade Lux Lewis

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Title: Re: June 28 1938- New York - John Hammond - Swing Priest
Post by: Randy Meadows on January 12, 2013, 12:15:37 PM

June 28 1938- New York - John Hammond  - Swing Priest

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Title: Re: Feb 14 1939- New York - John Hammond finds Meade Lux Lewis
Post by: Randy Meadows on January 20, 2013, 05:57:56 AM

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Title: Re: Feb 14 1939- New York - John Hammond finds Meade Lux Lewis
Post by: jostber on January 21, 2013, 07:30:41 AM

Thanks for the news articles. I'm a great fan of Meade Lux Lewis' music. I have this Mosaic box set, a really great one. Jimmy Yancey there too.

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http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MS-030 (http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MS-030)

Title: Re: Feb 14 1939- New York - John Hammond finds Meade Lux Lewis
Post by: jostber on January 25, 2013, 03:23:09 PM

More on the great Meade Lux Lewis from Chris Albertson:

http://stomp-off.blogspot.no/2012/06/meade-lux-lewis-last-solo-session.html (http://stomp-off.blogspot.no/2012/06/meade-lux-lewis-last-solo-session.html)

Title: Re: Feb 14 1939- New York - John Hammond finds Meade Lux Lewis
Post by: 78erhortig on January 30, 2013, 10:12:39 PM

hello

have a look at: www.ourblues.wordpress.com (http://www.ourblues.wordpress.com)  for an article on Lux from me. several years ago I found a grandniece of him, which visited me at home bringing along a lot of memories and photos.
doing resaerch on him many decades.

kind regards
mike

Title: Re: Feb 14 1939- New York - John Hammond finds Meade Lux Lewis
Post by: Randy Meadows on January 31, 2013, 04:12:24 AM

Thanks Hawkeye.
I just read Tale Feathers...
What a cool experience you had with Sam Chatmon!.....

Title: Re: Feb 14 1939- New York - John Hammond finds Meade Lux Lewis
Post by: jostber on January 31, 2013, 08:29:15 AM

Great writing on Lux there, Hawkeye, thanks! The direct link:

http://www.myblues.eu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Meade-Lux-Lewis.pdf (http://www.myblues.eu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Meade-Lux-Lewis.pdf)