Some American Folksongs Like They Used To — Back Cover
Some American Folksongs Like They Used To — Back Cover SOME AMERICAN FOLKSONGS LIKE THEY USED TO Back Cover John Koerner (with a little more help from his friends) — Sweet Jane, Ltd. SJL 1074 — rel: 10/74 Click here to return to Some American Folksongs Like They Used To disc page Click here for…
Read MoreSnaker’s Here — Back Cover
Snaker’s Here — Back Cover SNAKER’S HERE Back Cover Dave Ray (with Tony Glover on four tunes) — Elektra EKL 284 (mono), EKS 7284 (stereo) — rel: 01/65 Click here to return to Snaker’s Here disc page Click here for printable order form Click here to return to Compact Disc page Click here to return…
Read MoreSnake Band ’78– Back Cover
Snake Band ’78– Back Cover SNAKE BAND ’78 Back Cover Snake Band ’78 — Unreleased Click here to return to Snake Band ’78 disc page Click here for printable order form Click here to return to Compact Disc page Click here to return to Back Catalog page Click here to return to Dave’s Blues Homepage…
Read MoreNames List
I started collecting oddball real names and thunkup names because they crack me up. I like the wordplay. Help for this list came from Jeff Dagenhart, Max Ray, Rochelle Becker, Jim Mallon and Milton Schindler. This seems to be a universally pleasant pastime.
Read MoreSnake Eyes — Back Cover
Snake Eyes — Back Cover SNAKE EYES Back Cover Dave solo — originally released as Tim/Kerr Records T/K 172-2; rel: 01/98 Here’s the cover you get when you order this CDR because I’m too cheap to waste all that good black ink: Click here to return to Snake Eyes disc page Click here for printable…
Read MoreThe Name David
Everyone Else Thinks It Means ‘Beloved’… From: The Penguin Dictionary of Saints, by Donald Attwater. Thanks to Jim Higgins for forwarding this info.
Read MoreThe Return of Koerner, Ray and Glover — Back Cover
The Return of Koerner, Ray and Glover — Back Cover THE RETURN OF KOERNER, RAY AND GLOVER Back Cover Koerner, Ray and Glover Elektra EKL 305 (mono), EKS 7305 (stereo), rel: 10/65 Red House Records RHR CD 131, rel: 05/99 (I know, I know: the cover says “130;” it’s a first-pressing error.) Click here to…
Read MoreLists Page
untitled The Pants List Shoes have many different names, but nothing like the list associated with pants. We have defined pant as any garment that covers the lower half of the body and is sewn together at the crotch, thus affording two leg openings. We have started a different list of pant substitutes and pant…
Read MorePicture Has Faded– Back Cover
Picture Has Faded– Back Cover PICTURE HAS FADED Back Cover Dave Ray and Tony Glover — Tim/Kerr Records 92xx036 [“xx”= LP, CA or CD], rel: 08/93 “WITH” Click here to return to Picture Has Faded disc page Click here for printable order form Click here to return to Compact Disc page Click here to return…
Read MoreOne Foot In The Groove — Back Cover
One Foot In The Groove — Back Cover ONE FOOT IN THE GROOVE Back Cover Koerner, Ray and Glover — Tim/Kerr Records T/K 96CD137, rel: 11/96 Click here to return to One Foot In The Groove disc page Click here for printable order form Click here to return to Compact Disc page Click here to…
Read MoreKoerner bypass recovery
Koerner bypass recovery John Koerner Photo: Dan Corrigan This page carried a press release announcing John’s hospitalization for and recovery from triple-bypass surgery last year. As of this writing, John appears to have made a complete recovery and we have played quite a few gigs together. With the help of your kind donations and the…
Read MoreMusic Is Just A Bunch Of Notes — Back Cover
Music Is Just A Bunch Of Notes — Back Cover MUSIC IS JUST A BUNCH OF NOTES Back Cover John Koerner (with a little help from his friends) — Sweet Jane, Ltd. SJL 5872, rel: 05/72 Click here to return to Music Is Just A Bunch Of Notes disc page Click here for printable order…
Read MoreMusic Is Just A Bunch Of Notes — Liner notes from the original LP
Music Is Just A Bunch Of Notes — Liner notes from the original LP Original liner notes enclosed with the LP Notes on “Music is Just a Bunch of Notes”—SJL 5872 Personnel notes: John Koerner: guitar, vocals, car on The Wall Bill Murphy: bass, vocals on Takin’ Time and Thief River Falls Tom Olson: vocals…
Read MoreLots More Blues, Rags & Hollers– Back Cover
Lots More Blues, Rags & Hollers– Back Cover LOTS MORE BLUES, RAGS & HOLLERS Back Cover Koener, Ray and Glover Elektra EKL 267 (mono); EKS 7267 (stereo), rel: 06/64 Red House Records RHR CD130, rel: 01/99 Click here to return to Lots More Blues, Rags & Hollers disc page Click here for printable order form…
Read MoreLegends In Their Spare Time– Back Cover
Legends In Their Spare Time– Back Cover LEGENDS IN THEIR SPARE TIME Back Cover Dave Ray and Tony Glover — Treehouse Records TR005 — rel: 12/87 Click here to return to Legends In Their Spare Time disc page Click here for printable order form Click here to return to Compact Disc page Click here to…
Read MoreKidman — Back Cover
Kidman – Dave solo — Mountain Railroad MR 52780 — rel: 01/77 Click here to return to Kidman disc page Click here for printable order form Click here to return to Compact Disc page Click here to return to Back Catalog page
Read MoreDowntown Toledo
Koerner, Ray and Glover played a gig at the Toledo Museum of Art in June, 2001. We’re staying the Radisson on the edge of downtown, so I’m walking around the loop, unwinding after the concert. It’s a smallish downtown, but well-preserved, with some classic Twenties and Thirties architecture. The phone building is particularly impressive, with its columnar style, huge grated windows and arched entryway. There’s a big doorway in the middle of what must be the fourth floor, on the alley side, that opens into the void. I don’t know what that was for – maybe there was an upper-level walkway to a since-demolished companion building; saved the workers from going all the way down to the street and back up again.
Read MoreService America
Dave pulls into the Amoco on 27th and University at 8:15AM. This is the same Amoco Dave has gone to for the last eighteen months, ever since he got his different car and quit going to the 76 on East River Road because they ripped him off one time too many for repairs on his old car. Dave gets out his credit card and inserts it in the slot of Pump Number Two. “One Moment Please,” it says, then, after a couple of minutes: “Please Pay Cashier.” Try it again; same thing. Once more, this time he thinks to “Remove Card Quickly,” like it says. Nothing.
Read MoreA Reasonable Complaint
Here’s a letter from a misused British citizen to his telecommunications provider. Those of us with a less-developed sense of style and a humbler command of the lingo can only wistfully aspire to such heights of reasoned complaint. Thanks to Marty for forwarding this piece.
Read MoreHamburger Blues — Liner notes from the original LP
Hamburger Blues — Liner notes from the original LP Original liner notes enclosed with the LP Notes on “Hamburger Blues”—SJL 1273 Notes on “Hamburger Blues” Biff Rose and Wall Matthews–SJL 1273: Personnel: Biff Rose: Fender Rhodes, talking toys, vocals, acoustic piano. Wall Matthews: Electric and acoustic guitar. Engineered by Dave and Sylvia Ray. Room: This…
Read MoreParking Meter Rant
Let’s see about this parking meter deal that’s going on in Minneapolis. The meter guys are in the third year of a four-year plan to replace 6500 mechanical meters with electronic ones. This is a program that typifies City Management By The Unknowing. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when the meter salesman gave the Council his pitch. I can just hear his raveup about the “newest” and “greatest” and “trouble-free” and “increased revenues.” But, dig it, these new meters run on a nine-volt battery. That’s right: a bunny battery, just like your average fuzz pedal or garage door opener uses. Have you ever left a battery driven device in your car for the night, like a forty-below night? Guess what? It doesn’t work!! Batteries don’t like the cold. The voltage drops to -0-.
Read MoreBill Hinkley’s Pledge of Allegiance
From the one-and-only Bill Hinkley – Inspired by William Safire’s column in the Sunday New York Times Magazine, “I Led The Pigeons To The Flag…” –late 1990s
Read MoreHamburger Blues — Back Cover
Hamburger Blues — Back Cover HAMBURGER BLUES Back Cover Biff Rose and Wall Matthews at Sweet Jane, Ltd., 1973 Click here to return to Hamburger Blues disc page Click here for printable order form Click here to return to Compact Disc page Click here to return to Back Catalog page Click here to return to…
Read MoreDave’s Millennium Page
Everyone has an opinion about whether or not 12:01AM on January 1st, 2000 is the beginning of the Third Millennium. The sight of the big 2 preceeding the goose eggs and the ballyhoo surrounding the Y2K computer glitches has everyone excited. Astute observers agree that next year (2001) marks the rollover. Here are some sites that explain why, as usual, zero is at the root of this minor argument. Yes, your first birthday occurred after you already had a year’s worth of days completed. Yes, your first wedding anniversary marks the end of the first year of wedded bliss and the beginning of the second.
Read More