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" C L A R E N C E W H I T E C H R O N I C L E S "
The Online Newsletter of A Guitar Virtuoso
May 20, 1997 (Number 9.)
Edited by Etsuo Eito
Copyright by Bluegrass Workshop "North Field" 1997
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* SANDY ROTHMAN, one of Clarence White's old friends, will privately visit
Tokyo,Japan to attend his friend's wedding party in early June. This will
be his second visiting Japan since last October, when he was invited to
the fifth anniversary party of "Yukotopia", a Deadheads club in Tokyo.
Sandy and I had wonderful several days together in Tokyo and Himeji last
October. Wish we could meet each other again.....
* LEROY MACK MCNEES, former dobro player of the Kentucky Colonels, recently
sent me an amazing photograph of his wife's handmade colorful large quilt
which is made from various bluegrass T-shirts including the Clarence White
T-shirt that I designed and made by myself years before. You can see this
quilt photo on the front cover of Bluegrass Canada magazine issued March/
April 1997. Really nice design, and great work!
* JOHN DELGATTO, president of Sierra Records, sent me a considerate promo
CD of the Nashville West.
[Editor]
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*** SIERRA has just released a new CD!! ***
[Producer's Note] : This album was first released with the original Jim
Bickhart liner notes on a Sierra Briar Records(SRS 8701) vinyl LP in 1978.
After first being panned by the late rock critic Noel Coppage in "Stereo
Review" magazine, the rest of the music world would eventually recognize
the significance of this recording. In 1987 "Guitar Player" magazine
proclaimed it one of the "20 Essential Country Guitar Albums" of all time!
It was subsequently released in Holland, England and Italy. Not bad for
four musicians travelling back and forth from Bakersfield to L.A. in a
beat up 1954 Mercury "woodie" station wagon.
-- John M. Delgatto --
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// Sierra SXCD 6016 //
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// ##### N a s h v i l l e W e s t ##### //
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// 1. Nashville West (Intro.) "I always come back //
// 2. Mental Revenge to the Nashville West //
// 3. I Wanna Live album for a true //
// 4. CC Rider * glimpse of //
// 5. Sweet Susannah Clarence White's //
// 6. Green Green Grass of Home genius. It's true //
// 7. Love of The Common People guitar genius, //
// 8. Tuff & String a study in timing, //
// 9. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water tone, phrasing //
// 10. Greensleeves * irreverence, humor, //
// 11. Ode to Billy Joe brilliance and joy. //
// 12. Mom & Dad's Waltz * The rule book //
// 13. Louisiana Rain was left behind. //
// 14. Sing Me Back Home Every song played //
// 15. Columbus Stockade Blues * was another three //
// 16. Memphis minutes gained //
// 17. By The Time I Get to Phoenix toward the definition //
// 18. Nashville West (Reprise) of country rock //
// as an art form." //
// * Unreleased Bonus Track //
// -- Marty Stuart -- //
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// Produced by Gene Parsons & John Delgatto (C) 1997 SIERRA RECORDS //
// CD Mastering by Bruce Leek & Bob Katz Pasadena,CA. 91117 //
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Clarence White lead Telecaster electric guitar and baritone vocals
Gib Guilbeau rhythm guitar and lead vocals
Gene Parsons drums and tenor vocals
Wayne Moore electric bass and vocals
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Gram Parsons, Glen D. Hardin, Lloyd Green and Sneeky Pete Kleinow
also performed in Nashville West but not on these rare recordings.
Recorded live in early 1967 at the Nashville West club,
El Monte, California.....
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From: "Dan Little"
To:
Subject: Hi,
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 10:00:59 +0100
Hi, Etsuo,
How you doing ? Thanks for issue 8 of cwc, can you help me?
I'm after the most comprehensive Clarence White discography,
including uncredited works. maybe you could print one in the next
issue of cwc.
Many Thanks,
Dan Little.
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From: Editor
Reply to:
Hello Dan,
Thanks for your interest. We have a huge data of Clarence White
discography. Hopefully I can print them in my future issue. But
it needs several months. Please look forward to it.
Etsuo
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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 09:04:10 -0700
To: Etsuo Eito
From: sierra@sure.net (John Delgatto)
Subject: Re: CWC online newsletter #8
FOR GENERAL POSTING:
From: John Delgatto
To: Steve Wisner
Clarence plays the stringbender on Notorious Byrd Bros. and Sweetheart of
the Rodeo recordings.
To: Bob Mainfort
The pedal steel album you refer to has been issued on CD by some pedal
steel enthusiasts. It will be in the next Sierra catalog which will go out
in August.
Regards,
John Delgatto
Sierra Records
E-mail: sierra@sure.net
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Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 08:56:24 -0700
To: Etsuo Eito
From: sierra@sure.net (John Delgatto)
Subject: Re: Jasico recording
Dear Etsuo:
Thanks for the web page information, I did download it and again Paxton
said he did not do it! But in those days lots of deals were done and
people forget!!! I have the master tapes to most of these and more tracks,
to be used in the Clarence White Box set. Probably at some point I'll need
a cassette to verify if anything is missing.
We were delayed in getting our promo copies out of Nashville West. The CD
will not be available offically until September when our new world wide
distribution takes effect. For now, if anyone wants it they will have to
purchase it direct from Sierra.
Lots more to relate but I too am very busy moving to a new office!
Regards,
John Delgatto
Sierra Records
E-mail: sierra@sure.net
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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 13:54:11 -0500
From: Mark Curtright
To: Etsuo Eito
Subject: Re: Test & Inquiry to the CWC subscribers
Etsuo,
I received my copy of the CWC#8 yesterday. Also, I am trying to get
some more information about the man I met (Bob Ensign) who played with
the White Brothers when they were young. I'll let you know what I come
up with.
Mark
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Reply to:
Hello Mark,
Thank you so much for your great concern. I'm still waiting for your
post about Bob Ensign. Am very interested in your story.
Thank you very much in advance!
Etsuo
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From: "Tom Isenhour"
To: "Etsuo Eito"
Subject: Re: Thanks for your reply!
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 02:21:50 -0400
Eito, Thanks so much for the CWC. I have wonderdered about how many times
the Ky. Colonels appeared on the Andy Griffith show. It seems only one show
is shown on American TV all the time, but Roland White told me they appear
on three shows. Do you know the other shows they appear on besides the one
about when the talent scout comes to town to record them for a record deal
that Andy does not believe in the boys making any money on. I hope you find
out more about those Gary Paxton songs with Clarence.
Your friend: Tom Isenhour.
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Reply to:
Hello Tommy, How you doing? It's almost three years or more(?)since we last
contacted each other. Anyway it's so nice to talk with you again.
As far as the Andy Griffith show, I have only one video of this 1961 show.
The episode is just the same one as you mentioned in the above. I also heard
that they had appeared on this TV ahow a few times, but I don't know exactly.
Hope someone of my subscribers might know about it.....
Etsuo
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T H E M O S T D E T A I L E D B I O G R A P H Y
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C L A R E N C E J O S E P H W H I T E (1944-1973)
Data collected by Harumi Goto
also by Etsuo Eito
Story composed by Etsuo Eito
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March 1962 Clarence saw first Doc Watson when he appeared at the Ash
Grove as a member of Clarence Ashley's Old Time String Band.
They appeared there for three weeks.
March 1962 Scott Hambly,mandolin player for the Redwood Canyon Ramblers,
joined the Country Boys in place of Roland White who was
drafted in the army.
Clarence played back-up guitar for Scott Hambly when Scott
sang "Childish Love" as an audition for Flatt & Scruggs
Summer 1962 Scott Hambly left the Country Boys.
Sept.18, 1962 Recording session for their first LP album "NEW SOUNDS OF
BLUEGRASS AMERICA" at Sundown Studio, Whittier, CA.
Gordon Terry joined this session on fiddle.
They changed their group name from "the Country Boys" to
"the Kentucky Colonels".
New Sounds of Bluegrass America is released on Briar Inter-
national label (Briar M-109).
The Colonels got on a regular TV show in Bakersfield,CA.
called "Big D Round Up" hosted by Joe Maphis.
April 21, 1963 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the Ash Grove.
May 1963 LeRoy Mack McNees left the group.
Sept.12, 1963 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the opening ceremony of
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium.
"...the date is September 12th,1963 and the place is the
newly-built Bakersfield Civic Auditorium..... As well as
backing-up Johnny Bond for a song < Blue Ridge Mountain
Blues >, The Colonles cut it up with some humor and fine
picking and singing on the traditional < Green Corn > on
the celebrating album." (Country Music Hootenanny ST-2009)
September 1963 After Roland's return from the army in September 1963, Mike
Seeger and Ed Pearl had booked an Eastern tour for the KY.
Colonels, playing at such places as the Exodus in Denver,CO.,
the Retort in Detoroit,MI.,the Club 47 and the Broadside in
Cambridge,MASS.,the Unicorn coffeehouse in Boston,MASS.,
Ontario Place in Washington DC., and the Second Fret in
Philadelphia,PA.
Nov. 7, 1963 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the Gerde's Folk City in
New York City for a week. A cut"Why Mother's Milk Is Better"
in the "Livin' In The Past" album originally comes from this
live gig.
Feb. 1, 1964 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the Ash Grove,Hollywood,CA.
March 25,1964 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the 2nd Annual UCLA Folk
Festival, Los Angeles,CA.
We can hear the two cuts "He Said If I Be Lifted Up", and
"Angel of Death" of this festival in the Livin' In The Past
album.
March 28,1964 Recording session for Tut Taylor's "DOBRO COUNTRY" album.
(World Pacific 1809)
April 16,1964 Roland and Clarence White's private session recorded by
Campbell Coe and Sandy Rothman at Campbell Coe's apartment
in Berkeley,CA.
April 17,1964 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the Cabale, Berkeley,CA.
18 We can hear several songs such as "Barefoot Nellie","Hard
Hearted","Jordan", and "Shady Grove" from their Cabale gig
in the Livin' In The Past album.
April 19,1964 Clarence White and Sandy Rothman had a private guitar
session at Brooks Otis's house in Woodside,CA, in the south
Bay Area, recorded by Brooks. The musicians were sitting on
the edge of Brooks's bed in an upstairs bedroom while a
music party was going on downstairs.
The two cuts of "Reno Ride" and "Durham Reel" in a Rounder
album (Rounder-0199/ ONSTAGE) originally come from this
private session.
April 20,1964 Release of Appalachian Swing. (World Pacific 1821)
May 1964 The Kentucky Colonels started for Eastern tour.
Jerry Garcia and Sandy Rothman went along with them in
Jerry's white 1961 Corvair.
Clarence ran over his own guitar (his D-18) while backing
the Colonels' station wagon out of a driveway just before
the this tour. (Clarence left the pieces at Herb David's
guitar shop in Ann Arbor,Michigan on thier Eastern tour.)
July 2-4,1964 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the Club 47,Cambridge.
July 23-26'64 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at Newport Folk Festival,
in Rhode Island. "Long Journey Home" (Vanguard VCD77004)
Early August The Colonels appeared at the Foghorn club in Baltimore, MD.
August 1964 They did jam session with Jim Kweskin Jug Band at Martha's
Vineyard, MASS.
Another day they appeared at the Gaslight in New York City,
where David Grisman joined the group in place of Roland
White for a week.
The Kentucky Colonels and Sandy Rothman stayed at Annie
Johnston's house in Cambridge,MA. during that summer.
Fall 1964 They came back to L.A., and they made the club circuit in
California.
November 1964 The Kentucky Colonels made their last appearence in the Bay
Area in November.
Nov. 13, 1964 They appeared at Fugazi Hall in the North Beach district
of San Francisco,CA.
Nov. 15, 1964 They appeared at the Comedia Theatre in Palo Alto, CA.
Jerry Garcia did the MC work, introducing the Kentucky
Colonels. "Sheik of Araby" in the Livin' In The Past album
and "Bending The Strings" in the Onstage album were selected
from this show.
Nov. 20, 1964 They appeared at the Cabale in Berkeley, CA.
Jan. 15, 1965 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the Ark club in Vancouver,
British Columbia,CANADA.
Feb. 05, 1965 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the Ash Grove, Hollywood,CA.
March 27,1965 They appeared at the Ash Grove again.
April 03,1965 They appeared at the Ash Grove again and again.
May 1st,1965 Release of a World Pacific EP (The Ballad of Farmer Brown /
For Loving Me)
May 05, 1965 They appeared at the Ash Grove again and again and again.
May 15, 1965 Release of the movie "The Farmer's Other Daughter" (84mins.)
The Kentucky Colonels + Richard Greene (on rhythm guitar)
appeared on a movie film titled "The Farmer's Other Daughter"
as a back-up band for a country singer Ernie Ashworth.
August 9, 1965 The Kentucky Colonels appeared at the Cobblestone club in
North Hollywood, CA.
October 31,1965 The Kentucky Colonels did their last performance.
After then, Clarence got aquainted with James Burton,
Duane Eddy and Jimmy Bryant. It was James Burton who had
recommended Clarence to play electric guitar.
Clarence met Gene Parsons and Gib Guilbeau at a recording
studio for the first time when they had a recording session
for the Bakersfield International label around this time.
December 1965 Clarence joined a session for the Gosdin Brothers together
with Gene Parsons.
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