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- ↑ SCRAPPER BLACKWELL, LEROY CARR, JELLY ROLL MORTON – I like a lot of the old blues things – I used to have a huge collection of New Orleans stuff especially. Morton in particular was incredible... some of his chords were incredible. He was quite a revolutionary for his time. I had to sell my whole blues collection at a time when I was hard up. I’d like to get some of those records back. [1]
- ↑ Fix, credited as Sister Morgan, not to be confused with Sister Gertrude Morgan, recorded the song for Victor Records with Shade on 25 February 1927 at rooms 405 and 411, McCall Building, Memphis, Tennessee, supervised by Ralph Peer. [2] The recording was eventually issued in 1995 on Too Late Too Late Volume 5 1927 – 1964 (Document Records, DOCD-5411). [3] It appears to be her only known extant recording.
- ↑ "Hurry on Sundown" is edited down from seven minutes to five, removing 90 seconds from the mid-section (the guitar and drums interplay) and 30 seconds from the end section
Citations
- ↑ "Whatever Turned Me On – Dave Brock's Influences". New Musical Express . 5 August 1972.
- ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-37947. Hurry down sunshine, see what tomorrow brings / Sister Morgan". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ↑ "Too Late Too Late Vol 5 1927 – 1964". Document Records . Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ↑ Abrahams, Ian (2004). Hawkwind: Sonic Assassins. SAF Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-306-80897-8.
- ↑ Clerk, Carol (2004). The Saga of Hawkwind. Omnibus Press. p. 40. ISBN 1-84449-101-3.
- ↑ Garner, Ken (1993). In Session Tonight: The Complete Radio 1 Recordings. BBC Books. ISBN 0563364521.