Hey, This isn't really list material, but what the heck. I figure maybe someone here might be interested or know about this. I'm wondering if people have any thoughts on the "Brown Eyed Soul" set on Rhino from a few years back. I recently heard the song "The Entertainer" by Tony Clarke, which I love, and have long been interested in or a fan of some of the other music that fits in on this set (eg, Johnny Guitar Watson). Also, any recommendations for old LA R&B or doo-wop, or opinions on the "Pachoco Boogie" comp. on Arhoolie.would be mucho wlecome, offlist or otherwise. Thanks, WY
The Rhino thing is great, especially if you're not trying just to get the straight-up Chicano stuff. The Arhoolie would have been better if they had less of Don Tosti (tho I love Don) and concentrated more on Lalo Guerrero. sh on 12/9/02 4:14 PM, William York at william_york@hotmail.com wrote: Hey, This isn't really list material, but what the heck. I figure maybe someone here might be interested or know about this. I'm wondering if people have any thoughts on the "Brown Eyed Soul" set on Rhino from a few years back. I recently heard the song "The Entertainer" by Tony Clarke, which I love, and have long been interested in or a fan of some of the other music that fits in on this set (eg, Johnny Guitar Watson). Also, any recommendations for old LA R&B or doo-wop, or opinions on the "Pachoco Boogie" comp. on Arhoolie.would be mucho wlecome, offlist or otherwise. Thanks, WY
I haven't heard the 'brown eyed soul' comp; but I can heartily recommend the three volumes of 'dave godin's deep soul treasures' on Kent records. excellent music, and equally excellent comprehensive liner notes. they focus on mostly late 60s-mid 70s mid-tempo soul that's quite emotive - lots of heartbreak along with a sprinkle of intense social commentary (e.g., 'syl johnson's 'is it because i'm black'). most of the music is not from major labels (e.g., tiger, minit, imperial, cutrom, canyon...). (i'm also curious about 'paocho boogie' - so if anyone has any info...) cheers, whit On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, William York wrote:
Hey,
This isn't really list material, but what the heck. I figure maybe someone here might be interested or know about this. I'm wondering if people have any thoughts on the "Brown Eyed Soul" set on Rhino from a few years back. I recently heard the song "The Entertainer" by Tony Clarke, which I love, and have long been interested in or a fan of some of the other music that fits in on this set (eg, Johnny Guitar Watson).
Also, any recommendations for old LA R&B or doo-wop, or opinions on the "Pachoco Boogie" comp. on Arhoolie.would be mucho wlecome, offlist or otherwise.
Thanks,
WY
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on 12/10/02 6:39 AM, William W. Schonbein at wwschonb@artsci.wustl.edu wrote:
(i'm also curious about 'paocho boogie' - so if anyone has any info...)
"Pachuco Boogie" was probably the first rhythm'n'blues record to come out of the barrio. It was cut in early 1948 by Don Tosti, a big band bassist fr East LA (real last name: Tostada). It's basically a Louis Jordan styled shuffle with guys jiving in Calo (Mexican Spanglish to you non-Californians). There is a bit of debate over whether Tosti was first or if Lalo Guerrero was first. Technically, Tosti was first, although a record by Trio Imperial (of which lalo was part) called "El Pachuco" came out in 46, with a little boogie break in there. Tosti was the first Chicano to do a full-on boogie. Of course, by mid 1948, Lalo had overtaken everybody on that stuff, with a killing band (his Cinco Lobos, from whom Los Lobos took their name) and one amazing song after the other. Tosti is about 80 now, and looks 60. Very suave, charming guy. He lives in Palm Springs and still plays, although he doesn't play bass anymore and sticks to piano. skip h
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