![]() ![]() Because this was a national chain, I'm not sure which particular branch Johnny B was working in at the time, but the album was pressed by the Cincinnati-based QCA plant, and locals newspaper ads show him playing at Rowtowners in nearby Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. & Phase II "Rowntowner Motor Inn Presents." (QCA Records, 1971-?) (LP)Ī super-cheesy and fairly amateurish lounge act, marked by schmaltzy, Tom Jones/Righteous Brothers-style vocals and thin-sounding horn arrangements, this disc was a souvenir of the Downtowner motel chain's suburban-oriented "Rowntowner" offshoot. #SHAWN LANE POWERS OF TEN LIVE RAR FULL#He also seems to have released a few singles, recording under his full name. This album features almost all original material, along with three cover songs - a couple of honkytonk oldies and a version of Hank Strzelecki's "Long Tall Texan." He's backed by a fairly compact band, with Gary Byers on drums, Eddie Carden (rhythm guitar), Robert Richardson (lead guitar and synthesizer), and Danny Wombles playing bass. Unfortunately, those are the only mentions of him I could find online. This all came after after he had moved back to Tennessee and retired in Johnson City. ![]() Hamm in print were an old classified ad for the band hustling gigs in Atlanta, back in '77 (presumably around the time this album came out) and a much more depressing article about his re-arrest in 2016 at age 72 for drug dealing (oxy) which was also a parole violation due to a prior sex offense. He brought the band back home and played regional gigs in the 'Seventies and seems to have been working in Atlanta around the time this album came out - the liner notes mention a 1976 gig at Fort Benning, while the album was recorded at a studio in Columbus, GA. Drafted in 1962, he served three tours of duty, was wounded in action and spent some time in West Germany as well, where he played at NCO clubs and the like. Hamm was a farm kid from East Tennessee who formed his band, The Night Shift, while serving in the military during the Vietnam War. Comments, corrections and suggestions are always welcome.Įrnie B & The Night Shift "Try It On" (HCM Records, 1977-?) (LP)Įrnest B. These are the people who are often overlooked in the history books but who contributed their talents, hopes and dreams to the country music world, and the aim of this guide is to keep their memories and their work alive. Many of these musicians toured nationally or regionally while others were strictly hometown folks. They included longhaired country-rockers, red-dirt outlaws, Nashville hopefuls and earnest amateurs, as well as the more country-oriented artists in the bluegrass and southern gospel fields. LOCALS ONLY: This is a guide to independent and off-the-radar country musicians from the 1960s, 1970s and early 'Eighties, including hometown performers working in regional oprys, jamborees, dude ranches, casinos, pizza parlors and lounges. 1970's "Hippiebilly" Country Albums, Letter "B" - Joe Sixpack's Guide To Hick Music ![]()
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