Chuck Nessa Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 Washington Post piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 He's quite a character. I gotta say: He makes me feel better about the scale of my musical obsessions. Compared to that guy, I'm just a dabbler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 Always enjoy reading about Bussard and/or listening to those tunes…and watching him along with it. The enthusiasm gets me every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 Great story, thanks Chuck. Man, I get it. The filing "system" at once blows me a away but then again it doesn't. Of course that seems to be missing the point by a wide margin. I would love to spend an afternoon in that basement, listening to whatever he wants to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 Thanks for posting that article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 I've been pronouncing his last name incorrectly this whole time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 Here’s at least one of the documentaries on Bussard mentioned in that article: and about 1.5 hours of some of his records: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dub Modal said: about 1.5 hours of some of his records: I'm a big fan of this comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: I'm a big fan of this comp. It’s Yazoo right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dub Modal said: It’s Yazoo right? Apparently Old Hat. It has a strong Yazoo vibe though. I think the Yazoo one is the Robert Crumb one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 29 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: Apparently Old Hat. It has a strong Yazoo vibe though. I think the Yazoo one is the Robert Crumb one. Reading this Robert Johnson bio has me digging into all of this music anew. Big hole in my listening world for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 43 minutes ago, Dub Modal said: Reading this Robert Johnson bio has me digging into all of this music anew. Big hole in my listening world for sure. I was pretty addicted for a long time. Pre-30s US folk music was my main thing in my 20s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 It’s never been a focus of mine unfortunately. Thankfully there’s resources out there to remedy that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 For early blues, the recent annual issuances on Blues Image have really fine sound. Better than Yazoo. https://bluesimages.com/html/product_html/order_cds_new.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, kh1958 said: For early blues, the recent annual issuances on Blues Image have really fine sound. Better than Yazoo. Blues Images There's a thread somewhere on this board about Blues Images. I'd say—if you're just getting into this branch of music ... START WITH BLUES IMAGES. Yazoo is great, but Blues Images is alive right now and could use support. Oops. Back to Bussard. Also great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nighthawk68 Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 I had the pleasure to hang out in Joe's basement on a couple of occasions and listen to records for hours. It's like entering another world going down those steps. He's quite a character. https://sundayblues.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DSC2955.jpg https://sundayblues.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DSC2937.jpg https://sundayblues.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_0578.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 Apparently he is in home hospice care now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 On 07/06/2022 at 5:16 AM, Dub Modal said: Here’s at least one of the documentaries on Bussard mentioned in that article: and about 1.5 hours of some of his records: fascinating - just watched Never realised there was a John Fahey connection with Fonotone - just ordered the Fahey Fonotone box set & book All my Fahey material is on vinyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) Time to listen to his "Down In the Basement" compilation again now, I guess. With sort of fresh ears. BTW, did anyone ever attempt a comparison of the collections of Joe Bussard and John Tefteller (in those areas where their periods of interest match)? Edited July 29, 2022 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/music/music/2022-09-27/joe-bussard-the-collector-who-preserved-early-american-recordings-has-died-at-86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 Pity ... RIP Hope his collection (or should I say "Archives"?) finds an appreciative home and doesn't all end uip with the $$$ auction vultures ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 https://dusttodigital.substack.com/p/presenting-beauty-to-the-world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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