Christiern Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 The Silver Rail, a harlem bar, 1963. Who is hanging out on a Sunday afternoon? You might ID 3 of these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Brown Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 I think that's Chris Albertson second from the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Kinda looks like Horace Silver on the far right, but I know it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Don's got one right. B3er batting zero, so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesbed Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 (edited) The guy in the middle, a young Lyle Mays? Edited February 7, 2005 by wesbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slide_advantage_redoux Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Attila Zoller on the right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 A very long shot, is one of the gentlemen Howard McGhee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Don's got one right. B3er batting zero, so far. Well, I recognized you but figured that would be stating the obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Alfred Lion on the far left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Is that George Shearing on the left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Seems that Louis Nye is about to get an earfull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Seems that Louis Nye is about to get an earfull. I think this is a winner. 19?? (1960) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Chuck is right, that Louis Nye. I don't expect anyone to recognize the guy on my left (whose birthday we were celebrating), but who's the guy on my right? Need a hint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Need a hint? Yes. B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Peter Sellers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Twizzle Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Moe Green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 I don't expect anyone to recognize the guy on my left (whose birthday we were celebrating), Geez, I didn't know Wilbur Sweatman looked like THAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 First hint: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 I'm waiting for the second hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Twizzle Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 William B Williams? (a DJ on WNEW AM) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Bingo, Randy! At the time when the photo was taken, Louis and Willie B were co-hosting the ABC-TV night show. The birthday celebrant is Tom Tracy, who was an audio engineer at WNEW, where I also worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Thanks for posting stuff like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Do you still keep in touch with him? I think that's a different Tom Tracy--but maybe not. Anyway, I haven't kept in touch with him. I left WNEW to go with WBAI and, soon thereafter, when I became general manager of that station, I brought Tom over to be my chief engineer. I also stole Willie B's secretary, Joan Henry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Twizzle Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 My father was a dedicated WNEW listener and fan of Willy B's. He always had the station on in his car and that's where I mostly heard Williams. He had a great voice, but didn't really say much that interested me. He seemed to always be claiming deep and lasting friendship with Steve and Edie, Buddy Hackett etc. I know he was also supposedly a great pal of Sinatra and may have been the first to name him "The Chairman of the Board." When I was in high school I remember reading a passage in the "Happy Hooker" where Xaviera Hollander describes some kinky sex with a famous DJ she called something like "Tommy B Thompson". I almost told my old man about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 (edited) Is that bar the place Bessie Smith first sang "Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer" ? Edited February 8, 2005 by Son-of-a-Weizen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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