RTP-area local music and culture

[rick sawyer <rickbang AT gmail.com>]

i had a couple, actually.

first:

sid vicious beat up patti smith's brother
patti smith's brother knew fred "sonic" smith, who patti smith married
fred "sonic" smith (as an Mc5)  played with sun ra arkestra member john 
gilmore
john gilmore played with earl hines
earl hines played with ray nance
ray nance was the duke's trumpeter

second:

sid vicious played with johnny rotten
who recorded with afrika bambaata
who recorded with james brown
who recorded with fred wesley
who recorded with count basie
who recorded with the duke

i had a third one that was shorter, but i forget.

r!


On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:21:11 -0500, bendy <bendy AT duke.edu> wrote:
> This site was metioned on the WXDU list a while back, and I am still in
> awe that rick! quickly made the connection between Duke Ellington and
> Sid Vicious, right off the top of his head.
> 
> Tell to us again R!, one more time...
> 
> My personal favorite link in there is between .38 Special and Half Life.
> Back in 1987, had anyone in Half Life known they'd end up connected,
> they'd have puked.
> 
> Bendy
> 
> Nathaniel Florin wrote:
> > --- Chris Calloway <ifoufo AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >>http://bandtoband.com
> >
> >
> > Chris, you have ruined the rest of my work day.
> >
> > Atomic Rooster to Telegraph Melts in 15 steps, which
> > include both Asia and Minor Threat -- together at
> > last!
> >
> > Nate
> >
> >
> > -- ch-scene: the list that mirrors alt.music.chapel-hill --
> > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/ch-scene
> -- ch-scene: the list that mirrors alt.music.chapel-hill --
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