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Author Topic: Way Down That Lonesome Road - Lonnie Johnson in Toronto 1965-1970  (Read 1371 times)

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Offline Bunker Hill

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http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=41307

Don't know how this fits in with the biography Dean Alger has been researching these past eight years.

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Re: Way Down That Lonesome Road - Lonnie Johnson in Toronto 1965-1970
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2012, 03:35:41 PM »
It sounds to be quite specifically about Lonnie's time on Toronto... shouldn't be a problem!

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Re: Way Down That Lonesome Road - Lonnie Johnson in Toronto 1965-1970
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2012, 06:29:34 PM »
I look forward to reading it. I found the Sleeve notes to Stompin' At The Penny from this phase of Lonnie's life very memorable and poignant. See also: http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=4354.0
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Re: Way Down That Lonesome Road - Lonnie Johnson in Toronto 1965-1970
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2012, 01:19:40 AM »
Would like to check out this book, and also look forward to the Dean Alger one. :)


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Re: Way Down That Lonesome Road - Lonnie Johnson in Toronto 1965-1970
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2012, 01:20:28 AM »
I look forward to reading it. I found the Sleeve notes to Stompin' At The Penny from this phase of Lonnie's life very memorable and poignant. See also: http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=4354.0

This is one of the few Johnson albums I don't have. Are these sleeve notes available somewhere?


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Re: Way Down That Lonesome Road - Lonnie Johnson in Toronto 1965-1970
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 07:48:28 AM »
Will attempt a scan / OCR for you later jostber.

[later: notes to Stompin' At The Penny' are here, I put them up as a separate topic in Super Electrical Recordings since they concern a commercial disc:

http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=8401.0
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Re: Way Down That Lonesome Road - Lonnie Johnson in Toronto 1965-1970
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2012, 11:15:21 AM »
Anyone got hold of this book...
I ordered it one month ago, paid with Paypal, but didn't receive it yet.
My 2 inquiry emails bounced.

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Re: Way Down That Lonesome Road - Lonnie Johnson in Toronto 1965-1970
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2012, 06:38:41 PM »
It's on my list (Available on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Way-Down-That-Lonesome-Road/dp/1551281481/ref=tmm_pap_title_0), but I haven't seen it. Who did you order it from?

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Re: Way Down That Lonesome Road - Lonnie Johnson in Toronto 1965-1970
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2012, 11:32:35 AM »
From Mercury Press directly, tru the link in the first posting.

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Re: Way Down That Lonesome Road - Lonnie Johnson in Toronto 1965-1970
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2012, 05:41:55 PM »
They are located in Toronto, so maybe one of our Canadian members in the vicinity can give them a call to see what's up. Here's the link:

http://www.themercurypress.ca/?q=about/contact_us

Even in this e-world we live in, things go wrong, so it might a good idea to have someone double check. They certainly appear to be active. With much of e-commerce dependent on third party servers, it's tough to guess the details, but it wouldn't be the first time something fell through the e-cracks.

 


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