That's very sad. I have been reading the Peter Guralnick book 'Dream Boogie - the triumph of Sam Cooke' (which is excellent by the way - highly recommended)....
Thanks for pointing this out. I get The Guardian every weekday but missed this article. Just read it. Jerry Lee could take a leaf out of her book. She says...
There are now some photographs from the trip to the Ponderosa Stomp last year on the TFTW website. They may be a bit slow to download for those who don't have...
Hi Alan I don't know if it's my computer, but I can't access these pictures. What happens is that the contents list on the left hand side of the TFTW site...
My index was doing that, even when I switched to Broadband. But I tried again today and it is now stable. ... From: nickcobban@... To: tftw@yahoogroups.com...
I have now put a link to an alternative menu at the bottom of the centre frame which I hope will allow everybody to access these pages until I can find a...
Just picked up the following sad news from another group. Regards, Tony Wilkinson Earl Palmer, Drummer, dancer, and well known Jazz musician had a stroke...
Folks, Just to let you know that I hear the following SUN artists are signed up for Stomp 2006: Carl Mann (yep he must be playing early at Hemsby), Rayburn...
Guys, Dave Williams has advised me that "down home blues" Rev. Robert Jones is booked for the Stamford Arts Centre on Saturday Jan 21st. This is about an hour...
A reminder about a program on BBC1 TV on Tuesday 17th January at 10.35pm: "Sweet Home New Orleans" features, among others, Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas and...
Folks, Monday morning, and I will take a day off work to recover from a glorious skiffle weekend to settle down with TFTW, Juke Blues & UKRock magazines, all...
John sent this - I'm at work at the moment and don't have the details, so if anybody on this site could post information for the three TFTW gigs on this site...
Hi everybody Does anyone know where one can buy a stylus in central London these days? I always went to Hi Fi Care in Tottenham Court Road but I went there...
Hi Lee, Indebted for your alert of the brilliant New Orleans documentary just finished on BBC 1. Great vintage & current poignant film footage, the old &...
I'm surprised no shop in Tottenham Ct Road sold styli. Not only are vinyl and record players making a big comeback, DJs never stopped using vinyl. You must be...
I also greatly enjoyed this program. Strange yet again there was no mention of Frankie Ford. But great to see Clarence Frogman Henry, clips of Fats and Little...
Hello Folks! Hot news from Tales From The Woods Promotions. I have secured the Ivy House, Southampton Row, Holborn for semi-private gigs. The Function Room...
Further to my email comments on the TV program last night. The first priority is obviously to rebuild/strengthen the levees. This HAS to be done before the...
I got the latest TFTW today, wonderful stuff as always! However, I noticed several errors in the Jerry Lee Lewis article: Lewis Boogie - This was NOT written...
Tony Regarding your earlier comment about demolition of houses vs. renovation. Having been in a home that was flooded out during the great flood of 1953, try...
Thanks Tony, I tried a number of shops in T.C.R. and got a few odd looks. Strange really considering that HMV just down the road still sells vinyl. Cheers Alan...
The original version of 'Let's Talk About Us' was by Grady Chapman on Imperial 5611. I believe that it was issued some two to three years prior to Jerry's...
Now you can't fool Peter - he's the Jerry Lee expert. If he says Walk A Mile In My Shoes was the 3rd song at Bridlington in 1987, you can bet he's right. Now...
Hi Guys, Message from Dave Webb: "I thought that you might like to know that Linda Gail is guesting on Chas' show next Sunday. It goes every Sunday between 6...
Message from Keith Woods "Hi folks, Tickets are selling well for the Skiffle Night, but it would help considerably if you all could pay me in advance rather...
