Gail Collins Dead

[westen44]

Corky Laing--an insider's view. 

[Highlander]

Leslie's POV...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pjHaMyId1w

Let's make this a memory Felix and not the negative, which would be too easy... videos with him are fairly scarce, but they are out there...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrarkUzRJ4w

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1jy5JBbw0s

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FplFq9EXiSM

[Highlander]

Not Felix, but what he saw in the "fat kid from Queens" - a rather surprising find...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OvNPhrr33Y

[4stringer77]

David Rea had a writing credit on Mississippi Queen and got Felix, Corky and Leslie to play on his own album.
I haven't heard this before and thought I mine as well share it here.
Sure sounds like Corky on the skins and probably Leslie playing some slide. Don't know if Felix is playing bass or something else.

[saltymonkey]

Not Felix, but what he saw in the "fat kid from Queens" - a rather surprising find..

That Vagrants album was re-released last year by Light In The Attic records. I bought the 180g vinyl. It's pretty great, a garage rock classic.

[Highlander]

Never knew there was anything more than that track on that Nuggets compilation...

Dug around and found the credits for that David Rea album...

Bass – Felix Pappalardi, Norbert Putnam
Drums – Kenny Buttrey
Guitar, Vocals – David Rea
Harmonica – Charlie McCoy
Lead Guitar – Leslie West
Producer – David Rea, Felix Pappalardi

Credits for his second LP, By The Grace Of God

Banjo – David Rea
Bass – John Turi, Ron Blanco, Tom Robb
Drums – Corky Laing, Dino Danelli
Fiddle – Mike Seeger
Guitar – Auburn Burrell
Guitar, Vocals – Leslie West
Guitar, Vocals, Producer – David Rea
Organ, Piano, Vocals – Gary Ship
Producer – Bob d'Orleans

[saltymonkey]

Never knew there was anything more than that track on that Nuggets compilation...

I guess its actually a collection of all their singles, 12 tracks, rather than an LP reissue. Here's a link:

http://lightintheattic.net/releases/510-i-can-t-make-a-friend-1965-1968

[Highlander]

Larry West on bass... a relative...?

[gweimer]

Since we're on the subject, here's the band that never was.  After hearing Corky's interview, I can guess why.

[4stringer77]

Dug around and found the credits for that David Rea album...

Bass – Felix Pappalardi, Norbert Putnam
Drums – Kenny Buttrey
Guitar, Vocals – David Rea
Harmonica – Charlie McCoy
Lead Guitar – Leslie West
Producer – David Rea, Felix Pappalardi

The credits on all music include Corky on drums and Gerald Jemmott on bass as well. I would think they meant Jerry Jemmott who is a monster player. Norbert Putnam cut lots of great studio tracks too. Shame you can only get it on vinyl.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/maverick-child-mw0000844034/credits

[4stringer77]

Larry West on bass... a relative...?

His brother. He plays bass on Long Red on Leslie's latest album Still Climbing.

[saltymonkey]

His brother. He plays bass on Long Red on Leslie's latest album Still Climbing.

In the liner notes there's an interview with Johnny Ramone. They all went to Forest Hills High School at the same time. He said he mostly knew Larry from study hall. He was pretty much on permanent suspension 'cause all he cared about was The Vagrants and growing his hair.

[nofi]

someone tell me about the phantom keyboard guy. he's there, you can see and hear him yet no one talks or writes about him. discussions about mountain never include old what's his name.

[gweimer]

someone tell me about the phantom keyboard guy. he's there, you can see and hear him yet no one talks or writes about him. discussions about mountain never include old what's his name.

Steve Knight?

[4stringer77]

Steve Knight was a good guy. I think he passed away not too long ago. It was more of Felix's desire to have a keys player than Leslie's I think. He did well considering what he had to contend with on stage. He wasn't in the band for their entire run. Honorable mention should go out to Bob Mann who did a great job doubling keys and guitar on the Twin Peaks album.