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  • Obscure but Great: Dusty Brooks - Heaven Or Fire - 1953

    From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 10 23:06:50 2024
    Dusty Brooks and His Tones - Heaven Or Fire [Sun 182;b-side] - May 1953 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i6Hd3ydP2g

    and the single is said to be worth well over $10,000

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  • From Roger@21:1/5 to RWC on Fri Oct 11 06:03:12 2024
    On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 3:06:50 +0000, RWC wrote:


    Dusty Brooks and His Tones - Heaven Or Fire [Sun 182;b-side] - May 1953 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i6Hd3ydP2g

    and the single is said to be worth well over $10,000

    First I don't care for the record much myself tho the lady has a decent
    enough voice

    We did find a 78 of this at Select-O-Hits circa 1969 which sold for
    about £100 IIRC (it would go for several times that amount today I
    imagine)

    OK I have two conflicting accounts regarding the origins of the record

    It seems certain it was sent to Sam Phillips at Sun by Jim Bulleit in
    Nashville and that

    1) It was actually recorded by Delta Records in Nashville

    or

    2) As Ray Funk maintained it was recorded in Denver Colorado in 1952 and somehow fell into Bulleit's lap from there

    Maybe Bruce or Dean can add some more info?

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 11 08:09:57 2024
    On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 06:03:12 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
    wrote:

    On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 3:06:50 +0000, RWC wrote:


    Dusty Brooks and His Tones - Heaven Or Fire [Sun 182;b-side] - May 1953
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i6Hd3ydP2g

    and the single is said to be worth well over $10,000

    First I don't care for the record much myself tho the lady has a decent >enough voice

    Juanita Brown

    We did find a 78 of this at Select-O-Hits circa 1969 which sold for
    about ú100 IIRC (it would go for several times that amount today I
    imagine)

    45cat has "Price Guide: $13254"

    OK I have two conflicting accounts regarding the origins of the record

    It seems certain it was sent to Sam Phillips at Sun by Jim Bulleit in >Nashville and that

    1) It was actually recorded by Delta Records in Nashville
    or
    2) As Ray Funk maintained it was recorded in Denver Colorado in 1952 and >somehow fell into Bulleit's lap from there
    or
    3) it was recorded on the West Coast (Los Angeles?) where Brooks
    had been performing: https://sunrecords.com/artists/dusty-brooks-and-his-tones/


    Dusty Brooks And His Tones consisted of
    Juanita Brown - Vocals
    Arthamus Maryland - Guitar
    Ruby Thrasher - Bass
    Virgil Johnson - Drums
    Lucius 'Dusty' Brooks - Vocals & Piano
    Bernard Hunter - Vibes

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