Say, I got me a little, little woman, five foot from the ground. She's five foot standin' and she's four feet lyrin' down - Bob Campbell, Starvation Farm Blues
I haven't noticed this thread elsewhere on the Forum, and it occurred to me that it might be useful to share some of the bibliographical information available on the net. Here are a few links.
Good point re the Antonsen bibliography. Try going to http://bluesnet.hub.org and then navigate from the home page to the bibliography.
That works for me. It's a shame that Gorgen never managed to finish loading his vast amount of material, perhaps he got discouraged when the Robert Ford tome was published in November 1999. I don't see why he should have been what he was offering was F-R-E-E. Oh well.
Somewhere on the web there used to be an exhaustive Pete Welding bibliography (compiled shortly after his death) by Gorgen but I became bug-eyed searching for it. I did find his one on Paul Oliver right at the end of the birthday tributes here: http://www.bluesworld.com/PAULOLIVER.HTML
As I have been privately contacted concerning the Robert Ford work I thought l'd respond publicly on a point of information. This 800 page bibliography is now out of print pending a new, revised edition later next year by Routledge. To the best of my knowledge the few existing copies of the original edition are available from Beasley Books in Chicago or Red Lick Records in England. Beasley were selling it at $65, which is slightly less that its original published price, but a darned sight less that the provisional price that Routledge have set for the revision: http://tinyurl.com/jmphl
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To the best of my knowledge the few existing copies of the original edition are available from Beasley Books in Chicago[.] Beasley were selling it at $65, which is slightly less that its original published price...http://tinyurl.com/jmphl
I contacted Paul Garon a couple of weeks ago about the Ford Bibliography, but the copy that he had at that price had sold, and what he had in stock then was higher but still a great value.
Somewhere on the web there used to be an exhaustive Pete Welding bibliography (compiled shortly after his death) by Gorgen but I became bug-eyed searching for it.
To the best of my knowledge the few existing copies of the original edition are available from Beasley Books in Chicago[.] Beasley were selling it at $65, which is slightly less that its original published price...http://tinyurl.com/jmphl
I contacted Paul Garon a couple of weeks ago about the Ford Bibliography, but the copy that he had at that price had sold, and what he had in stock then was higher but still a great value.
I would think that's a sure fire sign it's already becoming "rare" and destined for over the top eBay bids.
I've looked at the Red Lick web site and they list it at 65GBP but whether they still sock copies is a moot point.
Somewhere on the web there used to be an exhaustive Pete Welding bibliography (compiled shortly after his death) by Gorgen but I became bug-eyed searching for it.
That's the one. Thanks couldn't see for looking. BTW, he also wrote under the name of John W Peters (Peter John Welding) for magazines like Jazz Monthly/Jazz Journal and the occasional sleeve note for Vee Jay!
Being a relative newcomer I don't know if this topic has been raised before here but in another context I've been asked if there exists a web based index to blues magazine features, obits etc. The only one that I know of is at:
which I suppose is only really of any use if you have access to the magazines in question or know someone who does...but fair play to the compiler she does seem to be bringing it up to date at each year's end.
"Relative newcomer" is probably the last phrase I would have used to describe my compatriot Mr. Bunker Hill, in the context of the evolution of this site. "Erudite contributor" perhaps. Maybe "The guy who keeps the rest of us weenies honest"? Or "Shit, I'd like to see that guy's attic/basement/OCR scanning setup...".
If weenie campbell gave out awards for outstanding contributions to weeniedom BH would be right up there. Behind Slack of course but as we all know the guy that does all the drudge work never gets no awards for nothing!
Not to mention Uncle Bud, Mr Miller, Richard and his infernal instrument, Wax, Boots, Miller, Lovesick, etc, etc, and all the rest of you young and old, guys and gals, some of whom I know and many I don't. Jeez when you get going on this tack it's endless and I'm sorry if I missed you out.
Having got that off my chest I will now click on your link BH
[edit: very interesting indeed. As you predicted now I want to know where I can get the Kid Bailey edition, I thought nobody knew anything about the man. We need to get these republished in a collectors edition]
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[edit: very interesting indeed. As you predicted now I want to know where I can get the Kid Bailey edition, I thought nobody knew anything about the man. We need to get these republished in a collectors edition]
The two features are:
John Cowley "Kid Bailey and Copyright" Blues & Rhythm 41 (Dec 1988)
Which is a fascinating (to me anyway) short piece about State Street Music's copyright registration sheets on Bailey songs.
David Evans "Ramblin'." Blues Revue 8 (Spring 1993)
Equally fascinating detective work on Bailey.
Both of which I scanned in 2004 for somebody writing the Routledge Blues Encyclopedia. These I must still have somewhere, PM me with an email and I'll send as "attachments". That goes for anybody else too.
Yes - congratulations and thanks to all those Weenie stalwarts for all the work they do. All of us lesser Weenies just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labours (that's "labors" you Colonials). However I am sure I speak for the rest when I say we really do appreciate it.
Keep up the good work Bunker Hill, Slack et al.
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