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Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 7:59 am
by gramophoneshane
Petula Clark (89)
Gayla Peevey (79)
Chad Morgan (89)
For those wondering who Chad is, you'll perhaps recognise this song.
He actually performed a couple month back at a pub not far from me, and he's still drawing in the fans.
https://youtu.be/6zUx6YGt7rE
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 4:18 am
by Marco Gilardetti
Quite amazingly it seems that nobody mentioned so far Jerry Lee Lewis, who is now 86.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 6:50 am
by gramophoneshane
Marco Gilardetti wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 4:18 am
Quite amazingly it seems that nobody mentioned so far Jerry Lee Lewis, who is now 86.
Actually 52089 did in the very first response back on p1.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:23 am
by Marco Gilardetti
Ah yes... I imagined someone had to have mentioned him.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 10:19 pm
by 52089
Larry Collins of the 1950's country/rockabilly act The Collins Kids is still around. His sister Lorrie was the other Collins Kid, but she passed away in 2018.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:57 am
by Sidewinder
Here's one you may not expect
SOPHIA LOREN !
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:33 pm
by Victrolacollector
Wow! Sophia Loren, I never knew that she had 78’s released.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 8:29 am
by BassetHoundTrio
I didn't know that!
neilmack wrote: ↑Fri Aug 19, 2022 12:39 pm
Marilyn Horne and Julie Andrews both made shellac discs.
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:13 am
by alang
I just saw Peter Kraus "the German Elvis" on German TV last night. He's is 83 years old and just released a new CD with some younger musicians. He started recording in the late 1950s on 78s. Quite interesting stories he told.
Andreas
Re: Any surviving artists from the 78 era?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 10:41 pm
by 52089
Marco Gilardetti wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 4:18 am
Quite amazingly it seems that nobody mentioned so far Jerry Lee Lewis, who is now 86.
He just passed, sadly. Saw him play live on a 50's revival tour in 1987. (Also on the bill were the Del Vikings, Carl Perkins, and Chuck Berry. Fats Domino was also supposed to come but had to cancel due to illness. Perkins signed several things for me after the show.)