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redbeansandrice… Chris Albertson schreibt momentan seine Autobiografie in Blog Form, viel interessantes hat er schon geschrieben, und ich könnte mir gut vorstellen, dass zumindest die Johnson/Snowden Geschichte dort bald erscheint, falls er weiter macht …
In einem kanadischem Forum, das einen persönlichen Nachruf auf Lonnie Johnson gebracht hat, hat sich auch Albertson zu Wort gemeldet – mit interessanten Einwänden und Ergänzungen:
Remembering Lonnie
http://weeniecampbell.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=128&topic=4354.0
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Nachfolgend noch Infos zum „Stompin‘ At The Penny“-Rechtstreit
In Kanada war auch der Rechtstreit Thema, dessentwegen Sony die großartige „Stompin‘ At The Penny“-CD aus dem Katalog nehmen musste. Zum Glück wurden die CDs verramscht, nicht vernichtet, wie es der Schotte Jim McHarg verlangt hat (Jim McHarg wurde 1962 übrigens aus seiner Band geschmissen und durch Jack Bruce (ja, dem späteren Cream-Bassisten) ersetzt:
1.) „In 1962 McHarg was sacked from his own ‚Jim McHarg’s Scotsville Jazz Band‘ by the other members and replaced on double bass by Jack Bruce later of Cream.“ (Quelle: http://www.kinemagigz.com/’m‘.htm#Jim. McHarg’s Scotsville Jazz Band)
2.) „… On his return to the UK, Jack [Bruce] joined the Jim McHarg Scotsville Jazz Band. Jim was the bassist, but got fired by his own band. Jack got his gig. …“ (Quelle: JACK BRUCE. http://www.jackbruce.com/cream/jack.htm)
The Rest of the Lonnie Johnson Story
„I read the Lonnie Johnson article (BLUES ACCESS #32) with great interest, and before Jim McHarg is canonized, let me tell you the rest of the story.
I was responsible for having the album made with McHarg re-released a few years ago. It was also my decision to change the title so that it read „Lonnie Johnson“ first, obviously looking to feature Lonnie, rather than McHarg and his band. The latter certainly received due credit, just that Lonnie came first because he was the focal point of interest. Remember this was for a „Roots & Blues Series“ release.
I might add that most everyone even remotely interested in the genre has some knowledge of Lonnie Johnson, while the same cannot be said of the McHarg band. I’m not taking a „shot“ at McHarg, just stating what I perceive to be the truth, as any reasonable person interested in blues would understand.
To continue, an action was brought against Sony by McHarg (who, by the way, was receiving royalties as per his original contract) because of the above-mentioned name reversal. As a result of his action, Sony (not me, I can assure you) decided to have the CD deleted from the catalog. It is no longer (legitimately) available because of the resolve between McHarg and Sony. I promise you that I tried to avoid this outcome, and had I the final say in the matter this would never have happened.
Further, I was informed by Sony Music Canada (remember that the original contract and release was with CBS Music Canada) that even after the recording was deleted from the catalog, McHarg was still intending to sue for damages. So much for altruism. And even though I’m a non-practicing lawyer, I am hard put to find justification for this, either legally or morally.
What the present state of the action is, I do not know. No one has kept me up-to-date and that’s just fine. Perhaps if he is lucky enough, McHarg will someday meet up with Lonnie. If he does, I hope that he will spare Johnson the indignity of these details!
Larry Cohn
New York, New York“
Quelle: http://www.bluesaccess.com/No_34/letters.html
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