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   Message 357 of 2,344   
   oldfogie to oldfogie   
   Re: Jimmy Martin song question   
   01 Oct 04 12:49:14   
   
   From: oldfogie@bellsouth.net   
      
   "oldfogie"  wrote in message   
   news:xEt1d.56809$Np2.5720@bignews4.bellsouth.net...   
   >   
   > "Jon Weisberger"  wrote in message   
   > news:SOydnest-OXGttvcRVn-vQ@comcast.com...   
   > >   
   > > "oldfogie"  wrote in message   
   > > news:zdk1d.136047$_h.58170@bignews3.bellsouth.net...   
   > > >I have Federal CD 6556 by Jimmy, and the song "Stormy Waters" on it I   
   > like   
   > > > very much, but a radio station near here plays that song that is a   
   > > > different   
   > > > recording that I like better. It's a little slower, and the mandolin   
   > > > playing   
   > > > is a little different. I haven't been able to find what CD or LP it   
   came   
   > > > from.   
   > > > Just wondering if anyone here might be able to help on this.   
   > > > Thanks, Malcolm   
   > >   
   > > The Federal CD probably has a remake made in the 1970s, when Jimmy did   
   > > several albums for the Gusto label (both imprints are now owned by IMG).   
   > > The one on the radio was most likely the original Decca recording,   
   unless   
   > it   
   > > was by someone else altogether .  Paul Williams, who wrote the song   
   and   
   > > sang it with Jimmy originally, has a very excellent version on a recent   
   > CD.   
   > >   
   > > --   
   > > Jon Weisberger   
   > >   
   > Thanks for reply, Jon. I called the radio station and asked who it was,   
   for   
   > I didn't recognize it as being Jimmy at first, and they said it was Jimmy   
   > Martin.   
   > I will call again and see if they can tell me what it's on, but I don't   
   have   
   > too much hope since they have all the songs on a computer and play them   
   off   
   > of it. I saw one of the djs a while back and she was talking about their   
   > computer crashing just before that, and having to put everything back on   
   it.   
   >   
   > Malcolm Blackard   
   I got the Bear Family 5 CD set, and it has the one I was looking for.   
   Recorded 1962, issued on DL7-5226 Singin' All Day & Dinner On The Ground.   
   Don't know if was issued as a single.   
   Malcolm   
      
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