Roosevelt Jamison RIP

Red Kelly has reported on his blog  http://redkelly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/roosevelt-jamison-1936-2013.html that Roosevelt Jamison, one of the originators of Memphis soul, has died aged 77. Jamison wrote the classic That's How Strong My Love Is for O V Wright, which was released on the Goldwax label in 1964. He discovered both O V Wright and James Carr, whose career he managed and mentored throughout his successful period with Goldwax and later recorded a comeback record for James on his own River City label.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_B3SJbqAlc

Another death reported today is that of Gordon Stoker, a member of the Jordanaires, at the age of 88. He sang tenor on Hound Dog and many other Elvis Presley records and the group also backed Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves and Kenny Rogers, as well as having several successes in their own name.
Another recent death is that of rock and roll pioneer Hardrock Gunter, aged 88, whose early fifties records Birmingham Bounce and Gonna Dance All Night are considered some of the earliest rock and roll records - indeed the latter song was the first to use the phrase 'rock and roll'.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BftA_ZoDIhM 

Interested to hear that the Rolling Stones will be playing Glastonbury for the first time this year. I won't be there - too much mud and I prefer a bit of warm weather at my festivals - but it's good to see the old boys breaking new ground after 50 odd years.