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David Shettler (bigd_fortune)
1-Arriviste
Username: bigd_fortune
Post Number: 4
Registered: 7-2004
Posted From: 152.163.252.200
| | Posted on Friday, July 30, 2004 - 7:59 pm: �� |   ��� |
Does anyone know who played Conga on the first Counts album and early 45's? Jan Jan etc? |
Spyder Turner (spyder_turner)
3-Pundit
Username: spyder_turner
Post Number: 56
Registered: 7-2004
Posted From: 68.42.246.252
| | Posted on Friday, July 30, 2004 - 8:05 pm: �� | ��� |
HEY DAVID,
THE COUNTS WERE,
LEROY EMANUL-GUITAR
DEMO CATES-SAX
MOSE DAVIS-ORGAN
ANDREW GIBSON-DRUMS
JIMMY WHITE-SAX
AND IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT,
KEITH MANGRUM-PLAYED PERCUSSION AND SAX |
Wonder B (wonder_b)
6-Zenith
Username: wonder_b
Post Number: 612
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 216.46.68.194
| | Posted on Friday, July 30, 2004 - 8:38 pm: �� | ��� |
Where's DJ $BILL, the Counts number one fan....?
WONDER B |
David Shettler (bigd_fortune)
1-Arriviste
Username: bigd_fortune
Post Number: 5
Registered: 7-2004
Posted From: 152.163.242.176
| | Posted on Friday, July 30, 2004 - 8:50 pm: �� | ��� |
Hi Spyder, I'm receiving different info...I hear a guy named Wilbert Driver played Conga on those early records and a different person all together was their percussionist, I can't remember the name but I can recall "Mr. Percussion" being part of it...or something along those lines. |
Spyder Turner (spyder_turner)
3-Pundit
Username: spyder_turner
Post Number: 57
Registered: 7-2004
Posted From: 68.42.246.252
| | Posted on Friday, July 30, 2004 - 9:18 pm: �� | ��� |
hey david, that was after they played with me so you could be right. but when they were my band those were the members |
David Shettler (bigd_fortune)
1-Arriviste
Username: bigd_fortune
Post Number: 6
Registered: 7-2004
Posted From: 152.163.252.200
| | Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 12:51 am: �� | ��� |
wow, I had no idea they were playing with you. For all I know that's common knowledge though, excuse me. did they play on any of your records? by the way I've been playing 225 with Nathaniel on our live gigs, you should come out and do it with us some time. |
Spyder Turner (spyder_turner)
3-Pundit
Username: spyder_turner
Post Number: 59
Registered: 7-2004
Posted From: 68.42.246.252
| | Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 1:22 am: �� | ��� |
YEA WE USED TO BE "SPYDER TURNER AND THE FABULOUS COUNTS" BACK IN THE SIXTIES. THAT'S THEM ON THE SINGLE "STAND BY ME". THERE WILL BE MORE INFO IN MY NEW BIO ON MY WEBSITE SOON |
Phil (phil)
4-Laureate
Username: phil
Post Number: 114
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 213.36.160.234
| | Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 1:23 am: �� | ��� |
David, I have their first LP on Aware, "Love sign", from '73, and the players are the same as those mentionned by Spyder. On the cover, they are four, and Jimmy White is not cited. But on their second one, "Funk pump", from '75, they are five ! |
Funkyone D.J. Dollar Bil (funkyone)
4-Laureate
Username: funkyone
Post Number: 77
Registered: 4-2004
Posted From: 216.221.81.97
| | Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 2:16 am: �� | ��� |
I will double check with Leroy on Sunday and get back to you.
Ralph's bro was the engineer on the Jan Jan L.P.,so maybe he can pop in for a visit too.
As a side note,on Wednesday went to the Prince concert in T.O. and Shamaka Ali the drummer for the later incarnation of the Bar-Kays as well as United We Funk All Stars, was one row in front of me!He's living in my area now ,so I'm sure he'll have some stories to share here. |
Spyder Turner (spyder_turner)
3-Pundit
Username: spyder_turner
Post Number: 65
Registered: 7-2004
Posted From: 68.42.246.252
| | Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 4:03 pm: �� | ��� |
HI GUYS, I JUST SENT THIS THREAD TO LEROY SO MAYBE HE'LL COME ON AND ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS |