Supposedly, Richard Thompson, the great English acoustic-electric guitarist and singer-songwriter, a Fahey fan himself, was so appalled at what he perceived to be Fahey's sloppiness in this set that he phoned Andy Kershaw and asked to record an acoustic set for the programme to make up for it, in some karmic way. Richard was probably unaware of Fahey's various health problems, which by 1987 were beginning to affect his guitar playing. from: JohnFahey.com
I would not characterize this as a poor effort. There are a few bum notes but it sounds lively and the production is excellent.
The 1980 Fahey release "Yes! Jesus Loves Me" finds Fahey giving a previously recorded hymn a make over. Saint Patrick's Hymn from Transfiguration is given to a more bluesy interpretation and doubled in length. Great piece now called simply, St. Patrick
This appears to be the only live recording Dance of Death. I find this live version of the song important for a couple reasons. First, and this may sound silly, but I feel rather awed to hear Fahey playing this live, I guess because I have always thought that this was one crazy sounding piece of music. As though I have subconsciously been suspicious that Fahey was using some sort of studio trickery to play this song. The tuning, the dissonance, the meter all combine to make it sound as if one man couldn't really play it all by himself.
This download is an edit of the radio show, the DJ has been removed and Nightmare/Summertime is missing but the quality is excellent.
UPDATE: When I wrote this post I knew it was missing a song: Nightmare/Summertime. I had the post all written up before I discovered it. Then I spent a fair time searching for it to no avail. By the time I posted this, I had forgotten to mention it.
Fortunately, Joe over at the John Fahey blog noticed it and did something about it!! I must say that is a much better version than the sad one presented on the studio release. Thanks to Joe and Stephen! The radio show version is not as high quality as the other source but has other advantages noted above. I would get both!!
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Pete "Mad Daddy" Myers - What Is a Fisteris?
Pete "Mad Daddy" Myers (1928-1968), was a popular Cleveland radio personality and radio DJ in the late 50s and 60s, and a major pioneer in rock history.
This beatnik-styled flop is his only record done under the alias "The Joker" in 1959.
Pete "Mad Daddy" Myers - I Love a Good Practical Joke
The flip side of Pete "Mad Daddy" Myers' sole 45.
Pete "Mad Daddy" Myers - Zoomeratin Alphabet
"Mad Daddy" Pete Myers
The mad daddy of Cleveland horror movie hosts, Pete Myers, in action here in a commercial spot on his hugely popular radio show back in the late 1950's. He was an unmistakable influence on Ernie "Ghoulardi" Anderson (who had worked with Myers) when Ernie began hosting horror movies himself in 1963. Moving to New York, his Mad Daddy persona eventually fell out of favor, and he took his own life in 1968.
Dick Liberatore's 1967 Phone Interview with "Mad Daddy" - in 2 parts
From Feb. 12, 1967, here is a phone interview between two Cleveland DJ's - Dick Liberatore, who was doing his "Big Beat" Oldies show on WERE-FM at the time, made a phone call to Cleveland 50s legend Pete "Mad Daddy" Myers, who was working in New York at that time. "Mad Daddy" had a wild and wacky radio show on both WJW and WHK in Cleveland. Only old-timers and radio buffs know of "Mad Daddy," and this phone interview is truly a piece of radio history!! I put some recent pix of Dick Liberatore, who is now living in Las Vegas, on her just to have some visuals with this audio clip. And, along with the interview, you'll hear Dick talking and reading some live commercials. Sadly, Pete Myers took his own life in September of 1968.
I'd heard some of these Queen Bee BARQ spots many times over the years... But here are SIX of 'em all together on one U-Tube from Mr. Braindead3XL!!!
Queen Bee BBQ Barbecue - SO GOOD!
In the mid 1980's, Texas Radio Personality "Harley David" Belew created a series of humorous radio commercials for the fictitious fast-food restaurant, Queen Bee Barbecue (pronounced: "babbycue"). The commercials were created around 1985 while Harley was employed at radio station KSBJ in Humble, Texas. They were recorded in the production facility of this radio station using royalty-free stock production music, over which Harley vocalized an impromptu radio jingle using some of his many character voices.
The Queen Bee Barbecue commercials have received nationwide airplay on many local and syndicated radio programs, but the legendary friend-to-friend distribution method of these elusive radio spots generally overshadows the public broadcast of this material.
THIS VIDEO CONTAINS:
1: The Original Queen Bee Barbecue Radio Commercial 2: Queen Bee Barbecue Drive Thru Window 3: Queen Bee Barbecue All Night Service 4: Queen Bee Mexican Menu 5: Queen Bee Chittlin' Pita Supreme 6: Queen Bee Breakfast
More Queen Bee Barbecue goodness awaits in part 2 of this series!
