tajmall ([info]tajmall) wrote,
@ 2008-04-18 18:25:00
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You need this Doctor in the House

My eagerness to share the 1959 Doctor Ross record called 'Cat's Squirrel' has yet to diminish, but I've yet to find a suitable (easy-way-round-it) Youtube clip. In the meantime, one positive comment from the Savile row was all I needed to post this piece of acoustic techo-house music / mototik punk / whatever you want it to be:


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same thing but youtube
[info]tajmall
2008-04-18 10:35 am UTC (link)

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Boogie Disease b/w Jukebox Boogie
[info]tajmall
2008-04-18 10:46 am UTC (link)

I could do w/out the fetishisation of the object in this clip (and wait - why stop at playing only one side?), but if it means we get to hear more of the good Doctor, one can't complain.

Like it says where I found this: "original 1954 SUN 78rpm record of Blues musician Doctor Ross - Boogie Disease b/w Jukebox Boogie, SUN #212!! A very rare and high collectible item, containing raw, wild and unpolished stompin' Memphis Blues"

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Re: Boogie Disease b/w Jukebox Boogie
[info]jermynsavile
2008-04-18 11:14 am UTC (link)
I do like the way he carefully placed the record following his selection though that it marked his place in the box. I bet the records are sorted by name and serial number. Now that is fetishistic. I've never, ever, thought of doing anything like that.

Great record though. I wanna hear more!

Apart from "Crossroads" - which has some nice guitar work - Clapton was rubbish (gratuitous, but just thought I'd throw that one in).

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Re: Boogie Disease b/w Jukebox Boogie
[info]tajmall
2008-04-18 11:34 am UTC (link)
Have you seen 'Ghostworld' or read the comic? I like the scene where the lass therein goes to a 78rpm record collector's party at Steve Beschimi's (sp?) and asks if they're all his records...

If you've seen it - you'll know the bit
If you've not - I won't spoil it in case you get to see it

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Re: Boogie Disease b/w Jukebox Boogie
[info]jermynsavile
2008-04-18 11:36 am UTC (link)
I have seen it, but such is the shocking state of my memory, that I don't remember the reply. Spoil away!

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Re: Boogie Disease b/w Jukebox Boogie
[info]tajmall
2008-04-18 11:40 am UTC (link)
(in Seymour's inner sanctum - away from the party... if i recall - and according to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162346/quotes )

Enid: Are *all* these records?

Seymour (shrugging, acting casual / shy?): I've got about 1,500 78's at this point.... I've tried to pare down my collection to *just the essentials*.

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"open G and upside down" i know the feeling... that's how I play guitar
[info]tajmall
2008-04-18 10:49 am UTC (link)
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:k9fuxqy5ld6e~T1

A triple-threat guitarist, harp blower, and vocalist, Dr. Ross decided to fire his sidemen and carry on as a one-man band, a tradition that also includes Joe Hill Louis, Daddy Stovepipe, and Jesse Fuller. Ross' music did not depend on novelty effect, yet it had a distinctly recognizable sound, in part because he learned to play his own way and essentially played everything backwards. His guitar was tuned to open G (like John Lee Hooker and other Delta artists), but Ross played it left-handed and upside-down. He also played harmonica in a rack, but it was turned around with the low notes to the right. As an instrumentalist, Ross perfected the interplay between guitar and harmonica. Unlike other Delta artists who tune in G, Ross didn't use slide, preferring a series of banjo-like strummed riffs, a percussive approach reminiscent of Atlanta 12-string guitarist Barbecue Bob. A strong vocalist and excellent songwriter, Ross gained early experience playing Delta jukes and eventually landed radio shows in Clarksdale and Memphis, where he also recorded for Sam Phillips's Sun label.

At the peak of Ross's career, he quit Sun, concerned that his royalties were being used to promote Elvis Presley's recordings. Relocating in Michigan, he recorded for his own label and for several Detroit labels, while working for General Motors. Returning to music as a recording artist, he worked the festival circuit. Ross' music retained the spirit of his live radio and juke-joint work. The sides he recorded with a band for Sun produced his best material, including classics like "Chicago Breakdown" and "Boogie Disease." As Dr. Ross put it in an interview, "I'm kind of like the little boy from the West; I'm different from the rest." Different, yes, but very good. Ross died May 28, 1993, and was buried in Flint, MI.

Styles:
Blues
Country Blues
Delta Blues
Modern Delta Blues
Juke Joint Blues
Detroit Blues

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