Comments on: Johnny Temple

Johnny Temple

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:29:06 -0800

Those familiar with the plaintive falsetto of Delta blues great Skip James will surely hear Skip's influence in the much lesser-known Johnny Temple's Evil Devil Blues, recorded in 1935, which features some delightfully unexpected melodic twists. And though Johnny Temple "never achieved stardom", he does have a Wikipedia page.

The Johnny Temple YT clip is from PreWarMusic, who's posted several clips well worth your time and attention from early American music figures who aren't exactly household names. I really like this one, for example: Bed Spring Poker. Skip James, of course, has been featured in a number of previous MeFi posts.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:43:49 -0800

One of the few links I could find on Temple was the record review from a site called Weeniecampbell.com. A little nosing around there turned up a cool pre-war blues lyrics resource. See here.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:13:54 -0800

Loved that first clip, flapjax. The informality. The guitar's sensitive, unedited counterpoint to his voice. A breeze of fresh air from the past, blowing the processed plastic doors off most of the crap I hear today.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:14:20 -0800

Gotta make another coffee...

By: sonofslim

sonofslim — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:18:14 -0800

Love this stuff. Thanks!

By: nosila

nosila — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:18:21 -0800

And though Johnny Temple "never achieved stardom", he does have a Wikipedia page. Ha! Nice, flapjax. If I strain, I think I can hear you sizzle.

By: nosila

nosila — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:20:22 -0800

Any gear dorks out there happen to know what kind of mic they used in the first clip?

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:27:54 -0800

There's an old CD from Starbucks called Night on the Delta that has lots more of this, if you can find a copy.

By: nola

nola — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:09:12 -0800

This Johnny should I know him does he have a Wikipedia entry? Ahhh I see he does, that is good I feel good about this * shoulders relaxing, butthole unclenching, eyes dilated, pores clogged, pants filled* Oh hey there, really enjoyed the post.

By: y2karl

y2karl — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:59:05 -0800

Regarding Skip James