Sister, oh sister!

[johncorrigan]

Those lovely people on Beeb 4 are serving this potentially tasty treat on Friday night.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xf8k7

There was even a spot on Today this morning about the good Sister Rosetta. Apparently it's Sister Rosetta day today in the States.

[Anna]

I'll be glued to that!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7lN1R2LP-4

[johncorrigan]

I'll be glued to that!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7lN1R2LP-4

Me too, Anna.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ

[Tenor Freak]

Pity then, that they couldn't have got someone other than Naughtie to interview the producer. Feh.

[Anna]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpe2wYcO8bc

[Anna]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1__zadGXR3A

[Paul Sherratt]

Anna,

That terific film of Sister R was filmed by Granada TV on the derelict Chorlton station platform.
Wish they still did things like that ! In a slightly similar vein I once saw the tremendous Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
play Morecambe Station platform. 99.5 percent of the audience were sitting down when the gig started.
None were a few minutes later.

* Chorlton. Home to a surviving record shop, Kingbee ! I sometimes buzz around their door

http://www.kingbeerecords.co.uk/pics/kingbee_records_shopfront_open.jpg

[PatrickOD]

OK Anna. I'll be there.
Yes Paul. Makes the Beatles Gig on the Roof look a bit thin.

[Paul Sherratt]

>>Makes the Beatles Gig on the Roof look a bit thin


And that BBC U2 promotional aid even more pitiful

I saw the chap doing those intros on Chorlton station, Cousin Joe, perform in
New Orleans. It was a really moving experience.

A crippled crab a crutch ?????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=184bJoYoir4&feature=related

[Anna]

A sort of blues thingy whatnot might be good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRWLv2HM_ZY&feature=related

[Globaltruth]

There was another plug for this programme on Woman's Hour today. Here's the link to that piece

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x97hr#p00d7fbd

The most informative piece I have heard about her on the radio to date, this featured Gill & Gary Atkinson of Document Records who seem worthy of further investigation (by the jazzers too). They are doing some good work..

[Lateralthinking1]

Yes, that "Didn't it Rain" clip is a particular favourite of mine. Whatever happened to women guitarists? There were several from that era and then there was a big, big, gap. The Yentob documentary on the guitar didn't answer that for me fully.

[johncorrigan]

Yes, that "Didn't it Rain" clip is a particular favourite of mine. Whatever happened to women guitarists? There were several from that era and then there was a big, big, gap. The Yentob documentary on the guitar didn't answer that for me fully.

Cerys did a nice wee programme on R4 last year, Lat, about women blues guitarists; and someone on the R3 Board (sorry can't recall who) pointed me to this quite excellent article about the wonderful Memphis Minnie and her electric guitar.

http://www.ralphmag.org/CB/memphis-minnie.html

[Paul Sherratt]

John,

Here comes another one just like the other one

http://www.hobemianrecords.com/memphisminniehomepage.html

Sort of !

[johncorrigan]

Great programme - what energy. I recommend it.