[peel] Re: 1977 Festive 50 (a billion questions (very slight exaggeration))

[Martin Wheatley]

At 10:42 24/10/2008, you wrote:

>--- On Thu, 23/10/08, Martin Wheatley 
><<mailto:martinw%40martinwheatley.plus.com>martinw@...> 
>wrote:
>
> > > > > 42 Ry Cooder – The Dark End of the Street
> > > > > Probably Live version on Show Time (Chicken
> > Skin Revue) (6.43)
> > > > > Eligible (ish): Boomer's Story LP (3.25)
> > although released in 1972!
> > Song and artist were favourites of Andy Kershaw so probably
> > introduced
> > to Peel by him
>
> > > > > 52 The Oldham Tinkers – John Willie's
> > Ferret
> > > > > Had to be from Sit Thee Down LP
> > Another Kershaw special!
>
>I'm sorry Martin but I cannae let you away with 
>these two! It was probably the other way around, 
>Peel converting Kershaw. Peel was well familiar 
>with Ry Cooder's work, all the way back to his 
>Beefheart days. He was also fond of playing the 
>odd old-time folkie as well......
>
>Cheers......Jimmy
Kershaw encountered the Oldham Tinkers when he 
was social secretary at Leeds University
  - several of the artists he booked there reappeared later on his show

I'm sure Peel was very familiar with Ry Cooder 
but 'Dark End Of The Street' was a
Kershaw speciality so I just picked up on the 
connection bearing in mind that Kershaw
and Peel where in the same office at the 
time.  However you may be right as this
sort of thing is all guess work