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Hello all,

As you may know from other posts I recently picked up a very large lot of 78s up in southern Georgia. Mixed in them I just came across a record recorded at 33 ⅓ on March 18, 1953, in the home of someone named R. B. Camp in Bonita, Mississippi. This is from an opening narrative, as there is no writing on the blank. The MC identifies Mr. Camp as his uncle. The music is all country fiddle music and mostly familiar tunes. No vocals. The narrative also refers to their sound engineer, so there was some professional effort involved. The vinyl blank is labeled "National Hollywood Recording Disc."

My knowledge of country music history is slim indeed. Usually when I come across home brew records I just pitch them, but hate to do that in this instance because this might be something that would mean something to someone.

Any of this ring any bell with anyone?

Clay

I've come across home recordings on occasion. Most are pretty bad, but I've got a Wilcox-Gay disc of a woman singing "Exactly Like You" possibly at a party. It's pretty well recorded and she's quite good.

i like country/folk music (johnny cash and doc watson being my favorites in the field)but im afraid i know nothing about this, sounds interesting though!

FloridaClay wrote:Usually when I come across home brew records I just pitch them.

Clay

Really? I hope not without at least playing them first. In a collection I bought seven or eight years ago, there were 5-600 or maybe even more of these that are all sorts of radio shows and private recitals the original owner had recorded on what must have been a pretty professional setup for it's time (the oldest ones are late 30s). Most of them are classical / opera, almost all of them labeled in detail (date, station, location, time, performers, etc.) I've only cleaned and listened to a small sample of these so far, but I've managed to at least put them all in one place and in order. Fascinating stuff that may not exist otherwise.

I've certainly come across some real bombs over the years as well, including the drunken party records (which I find amusing), but I'd never just toss any of them. I always donate things I don't want to a local charity shop so they may at least get a second chance (or third, or fourth...)

Sean

Never heard of a J.B. Camp. Not on any CD's / LP's of old southern field recordings or anything.

Wolfe wrote:Never heard of a J.B. Camp. Not on any CD's / LP's of old southern field recordings or anything.

I gather that Mr. Camp mainly just provided the venue, his home, for the session. His nephew is the narrator, who goes on for awhile at the beginning introducing various people who were there. Names are hard to catch, but as I get more time I will see if I can capture some of them. Thought I might also perhaps see if I can identify and contact some local organization that might have some knowledge of the history of the town and get at it that way.

Clay

He's dead!

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlant ... bLoggedOut

Who knows? They're both from GA and the age would fit.

My Mr. Camp was from Missippii rather than Georgia. Could be a relative of this one, though. Not sure how the recording wound up in Georgia. The seller had picked up the batch in was in at some estate sale.

Clay