Gotta call yesterday from my "record store guy"
who just came into about 300-400 78s. Made a rare mid-week jaunt and snagged
'em all. They are mainly black big band/swing and post war jazz (many labels I
have never seen except online) with just a smattering of earlier stuff. They
all came from a meticulous collector as each disc had a typed
artist/song tab adhered to the edge of each sleeve.
When I got home, I flipped more thoroughly through just one
box and found this one from 1949 that was a bit out of place as far as genres
included. I grew up listening to Atlantic records, The Drifters, Clovers, Ruth
Brown...the usual. I had never heard of this one. Apparently he is still active
around the Houston area.
EDIT: It was just a few months after originally posting this that Texas Johnny Brown passed away at 85 in July of 2013.
EDIT: It was just a few months after originally posting this that Texas Johnny Brown passed away at 85 in July of 2013.
Recorded on April 6, 1949.
