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F&W String Band "The Canterbury Country Orchestra Meets The F&W String Band" (F&W Records, 1970-?) (LP)
This far-flung ensemble was a cross-pollination of several New England folk and dance groups, including the Canterbury Country Orchestra and the Fireside String Band, with interlocking memberships and a common devotion to odd, eclectic, and antiquated music, performed in kind of a grand, orchestral style. F&W took its name from the Farm and Wilderness camps, a summer camp program with roots in the Quaker movement. The group started out playing in the camp setting, and made its public debut at the 1969 Vermont Fiddler's Convention. The music really draws more on English and Celtic folk traditions than on actual country music... But what the heck. It's kooky and very 'Seventies, and this album pops up all the time. Worth checking out, though probably not that accessible for most casual listeners.
F&W String Band "2" (F&W Records, 19--?) (LP)
The Fabulous Backup Band/Various Artists "God, Guts And Guns" (Talon Records, 1984) (LP)
(Produced by Ron DiIulio)
A patriotic, pro-gun country album from the Lone Star State, packed with iffy twang and cut-rate southern rock riffs... Producer Ron DiIulio plays keyboards and sings lead on about half the tracks
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Gene Vincent Cut After everyone else Songs: Earliest Texas Rockabilly & Caucasian Tonk (MP3) Various Artists (Rockabilly Compilations)
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JACK RHODES
Born Andrew Jackson Rhodes, 12 January 1907, Gedden, East Texas
Died 11 October 1968, Mineola, Texas
Songwriter / producer / guitarist.
Jack Rhodes is probably best known for writing or co-writing a number of highly esteemed 1950s rockabilly tracks, particularly some songs recorded by Gene Vincent.
Rhodes didn't take up songwriting in earnest until the early 50's by which time he was in his mid-forties. While working on a shipyard he fell from a gantry in 1944 and broke his back. He was confined to bed for months on end with only a radio for company. He mostly tuned into country music stations and this led him to think that he might write songs that were no worse than the ones he heard on the Grand Ole Opry. In 1947 he formed a bluegrass band, Jack Rhodes' Ramblers. The group backed Leon Payne (Rhodes' stepbrother and the writer of "I Love You Because") on several of his recordings.
During 1949-50 Rhodes built a motel complex (the Trail '80' Courts) in Mineola, a hamlet about 90 miles east of Dallas. By 1953, he had more or less ceased performing with the band. Jack constructed a demo studio behind the motel's kitchen and encouraged local talent to record there. He focused more heavily on his songwriting and some of his songs were recorded by artists on Fabo