Tag: Thomas A. Dorsey

From the Record Shelves #188 - Beedle Um BumFrom the Record Shelves #188 – Beedle Um Bum – This is one of the first LPs that I bought in my life, and it is still one of the best. I had seen it in a shop, and when I had saved up the money I went back. This was in the 1960s, and I was naive when I was shocked because (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #152 - Come On MamaFrom the Record Shelves #152 – Come On Mama – Thomas A. Dorsey, who got his nickname Georgia Tom by Paramount’s recording director Mayo Williams, wrote about two hundred blues songs between 1923 and 1932. After that, he became an important pioneer (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #30 - Gee, But It’s HardFrom the Record Shelves #30 – Gee, But It’s Hard. This record has a worn out sleeve. For two reasons. First and foremost because me and a friend as teenagers used to copy and play and sing the tunes on the record and secondly because (…) read more and listenread more and listen