The first “Southern Pacific” railroad in the U.S.A. was not the one that originated in San Francisco CA. The first “Southern Pacific” railroad originated in NE Texas, near Marshall, TX, in 1856. In that year the “Texas Western” railroad changed its name to the “Southern Pacific” railroad. This railroad was then sold to the newly […]
The tune entitled “Juke” was recorded in Chicago in May of 1952. It is a harmonica instrumental. The harmonica player is Marion Walter Jacobs, a/k/a Little Walter. The tune was produced in the Studio by Bill Putnam, who has been described as “The Father of Modern Recording”. Putnam was the first producer/audio engineer in the […]
This is an up-tempo R&B record from 1951, produced in Memphis, TN by Sam Phillips, the man who would three years later produce and release, on his own Sun label, the first records of Elvis Presley. Ike Turner and his band traveled by car from Clarksdale, MS to Memphis for the record date with Phillips. […]
BIRMINGHAM RECORD COLLECTORS DEDICATED TO THE COLLECTING OF MUSIC, ITS PRESERVATION AND LASTING FRIENDSHIP MONTHLY MEETING THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2019 – 2:00 PM HOMEWOOD LIBRARY – 1721 OXMOOR ROAD 35209 NEXT MEETING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 2019 THE SECOND SUNDAY THIS MONTH’S MEETING After last month’s meeting I jokingly said to one of our members […]
Les Paul, inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the year 1988. Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame in the year 2005. Died at the age of 94 in the year 2009. Rock on! Mike