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09-27-2022, 04:26 PM
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RIP Joe Bussard
Legendary record collector/preserver of our musical heritage.
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/27/11254...ssard-obituary
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09-27-2022, 04:42 PM
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I met him once. He used to eat breakfast at the same time, at the same table, in the same restaurant in Frederick, Md every morning. I recognized him and introduced myself. He invited me back to his basement and we listened to his favorite recordings for a couple of hours. He was a character, that's for sure.
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09-29-2022, 05:27 PM
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I'm surprised this thread isn't getting more attention. Bussard, together with John Fahey, were among the first to seek out lost bluesmen from the 20's and 30's like Charlie Patton and Blind Willie Johnson and, subsquently, bringing them to the attention of the early 60's folk scene, as well as what became the blues roots of rock and roll. Bussard also recorded some of Fahey's early work. Listening to Fahey was what got me started wanting to play solo acoustic steel string guitar. He also died in relative obscurity.
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09-30-2022, 11:20 AM
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There was something going on that area at one time, a remarkable confluence of a bunch of guys the same age. They helped change the components and possibilities of American music. I wrote about them once as part of my Project, though I left out Bussard at that time for lack of space.
Max Ochs Prayer (Max, was another of that cohort)
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