Here is Dawson Smith with his solo effort "I Don't Know If I Can Make it!"(click play)
Dawson "Sweetcake" Smith, Robert Tanner, L. A. Brown, Melvin Lewis..The Jivers! (click play) To hear: Tell me Your Name, Weeping is out of Style, How I Feel Inside, and Sweet Memories.
This shot was taken at a recent party at "Sweetcake's" house! Check out the winning bid on e-bay for a Jivers record!!
Here is Joe Bradshaw with his band The Epics singing "Try Me" and "Hold on I'm Coming!" (click play)
You will find "Go away and Stay" by Ron Carrington & Joe Bradshaw, with music by the local Bluenotes on my "in memory" page!
Also: Ricky Paige, Cisco Cabell, Janie Mosley, Sharon Callands, Allen Robinson, Charles Goard, Jessie Calloway, Calvin Davis, and John Price......The Soul Brothers Plus! It's gonna be superbad!! The Dynatones will be at the Hunton Y!" That is what it sounded like over the radio! Oliver Burks, Larry Scott, Larry Dorsey, Ricardo Abbott, Nat Reeves, Jimmy Abbott, Roy Patterson, and Lover Everett! The Dynatones!
note: Dynatones picture courtesy Lover Everett.
(CLICK HERE)The "Soulmasters" band and show out of Danville, Va.
Remember "Fool I was, Fool I Am by Donnie Brown? (CLICK HERE) To find out what Donnie is doing now! Click on this player to hear the song again!
(CLICK HERE) For the House Band web-site including Mr. Ernest Dean DHS-1959!
(CLICK HERE) Here is a link to a song by Lynchburg's own Deleesa Carr on "You Tube!"
(CLICK HERE) For the web-site of the New Fevers in Farmville, Va!
note: I am looking for old group songs to put on my web-site! I am looking for a not to scratched copy of "Mrs. M" by Joe Bradshaw, "Be Gone" by Jimmy Brown, and any local talent! I'll give the record back to you, I just want to scan it and put it on the web-site for all to enjoy! Look through your record collection and call me!
thanks...Da' Lad!
BY THE WAY...AFTER SEEING THAT JIVERS RECORD ABOVE ON E-BAY, I'LL BET YOU WENT DIGGING THROUGH YOUR COLLECTION DIDN'T YOU?? THERE WERE ONLY 500 PRINTED UP, SO IF YOU HAVE ONE...IT IS REALLY VALUABLE, ESPECIALLY OVERSEAS!
Below are shots of the 707 club, and Kenneth Edward's Rainbow Club!
note: Rainbow & 707 Club pictures taken by "Slick" Reeves.
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Please give the pictures time to load! If some pictures are black or some of the songs wont play, the page has not finished loading yet! The speed of the download depends on your pc! THESE RARE SHOTS ARE WORTH THE WAIT!
This is the band I played for...The Virginia Wolves! Perry Smith, George Walker, Jessie Griffin, Kenny Banks, Jimmy Abbott, lead singer-Milbert "Piggy" Megginson, Walter "Snooky" Wood, Ronnie Rathers, Ricardo Abbott, and Danny Stamps. We played "live" at the Paramont theater on the First Colony teen party heard Saturday mornings on then rock, WLLL! Mr. Stan Jayson is the MC! (click play)
To listen to Ronnie Rathers from his latest CD, and check out his Las Vegas information,
(CLICK HERE)!
Below: The local Bluenotes! Albert Mallet, Betty Haley Scott, Russell Wright, Joe Bradshaw, Stewart Moore, Deams Melvin, Hank Mason, Bip Daniels, Ernist Deane, Vincent Quarles, & Dawson Smith!
Below that, more Kevin Edward's 707 club pictures!
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Who can forget the "Rockin' Rhythms at the Sportsman Club! Lemuel Morris, Roger Coles, Aubrey Barbour, Jack Davis, Carlton Payne, Beverly Lippford, Willie Crews, Dennis Saunders, and L. A. Brown!
Listen to Elvis DeLoatch & Dennis Saunders from his CD on the "DHS-classes" page!
| note: Rockin' Rhythms photo, courtesy of Aubrey Barbour. The bands below courtesy of Rev. John Price. Joe Bradshaw, Bluenotes pictures courtesy of Vincent Quarles. |
Here is Howard Scott's solo effort "Baby" (click play)
Here are the Vistatones! James Melvin, Ronnie Coleman, Perry Brice, Ernest Coles, Bernard Coleman, Michael Cook, Danny Farmer, Victor Fowler, Alonzo Walthall and Lewis Brown. For George Melvin's web-site, go to my Cool Links page, click on George Melvin!
(CLICK HERE) George Melvin on "you tube!"
Below...Rebirth! Ronnie Hall, Rod Garland, William Robinson, George Rucker, Donnie Brown, and Joe Russell! Elvis DeLoatch is also heard on "Fool I Was!" Rod came by my house for a visit....here he is checking out my radio collection! note: Rebirth photos courtesy of Rod Garland.
Additional Soul Brothers Plus member photos are, Mike Randolph, Frank Monroe, Joe Carter & Edgar Howard!
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