Original Idea from August 29, 2004

August 29, 2004 - blogged on July 9, 2007

Hi Everyone:

As you know, I've written probably over 100 Boston area album reviews forAMG, maybe leaning towards 150 or more. These reviews form a goodfoundation for a chronological encyclopedia of Boston Music. Along withthe video footage on Visual Radio-Television there is additional data thatwill make for an objective and factual history of the music that emergedfrom the six New England states - utilizing Boston as the central point.
What I hope this does is help preserve the studio and live recordings -just the fact that we know they exist is step one -

(Note from 7-10-07 - A crude design was put up on my webtv site which we have archived; this site will expand as we work on a refined version.)

If you know I've a disc - send me the URL from AMG and add some thoughts about the recording, the production, the creation of thesongs, and we'll edit that and post it next to the link.

We'll also put the date when we hear from you so people will have areference 1,000 years from now - my perspective on the album, the artist's thoughts about the recording process and their work.

Truly this will be an original work!
Check out the VERY ROUGH first draft:

boston rockguide to boston rock (and the New England Music Scene)

THE G-CLEFS were the first Boston area rock and roll group to hit theBillboard Top 40 -when their KA DING DONG it the top 25 on September 15,1956 - and they are where we begin the story of Boston Rock & Roll - byutilizing my AMG reviews of New England artists as recorded points in time- and with interviews culled from my various radio and tv programs, we arepublishing the DEFINITIVE encyclopedia of Boston / New England Music fromthe 1950s to present.

This encyclopedia will be chronological, not alphabetical - and may beexpanded to a DVD series utilizing the hours and hours of footage we havewith Dinky Dawson, Wayne Wadhams of the 5th estate, The G Clefs, Moulty,Jon Macey, Barry Marshall, Sal Baglio, Andy Pratt, Jonathan Richman,Willie Loco Alexander, Richard Nolan of 3rd Rail, Danny Klein of J GeilsBand, Barry Tashian, Billy Briggs, Tennie Komar, Jo Jo Laine, Tontileo,John Lincoln Wright, Marshall Simpkins, DJs Jo Jo Gunn, Harvey Wharfield,and so many others.
G CLEFS on AMG

Direct GClefs Biographyhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EC52F6DD622D5DF0&sql=11:zu08b5b4bsqf~T1


http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B29kpu3ekan5klaunched the song "Ka Ding Dong"

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Auzd9kextkq79

KA DING DONGhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0ED57F6DC652D5DF0&sql=10:qa9hs32ua3xg

into the mainstream of the Top 40 in 1956, the first national hit recordfrom a Boston band which opened the flood gates for bands like J Geils,Aerosmith, Boston, The Cars, and so many others to reach an internationalplatform.

G CLEFS THEN & NOW:http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0ED57F6D9652D5DF0&sql=10:p8b8b5p49sq0

We'd like to start this book off with the pioneering work of the 50s andearly 60s artists - those wholaunched their sound from this region - Freddy Boom Boom Cannon, G Clefs,The Barbarians, Connecticut's 5th Estate, Al Anderson & The Wildweeds, TheHallucinations, J Geils Blues Band, Willie Loco with The Bagatelle, andthe groups that came immediately after.
Also - the great artists who relocated here -Bobby Hebb, Little Joe Cook, Gene McDaniels,June Millington of Fanny and so many others. This is just the beginning so bear with us as wecompiled this amazing history ---
joe viglione contributorAll Music Guide
founder,Varulven Magazine 1969
Varulven Records 1976


"Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl" from Moulty & The Barbarianshttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bqef5zfj7eh3k~C -

"Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead"from The Fifth Estate and Wayne Wadhamshttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B6dw67u5070j3~C

11:00 PM Saturday The Bagatellehttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA01608D9CEEB5CFDDF765D40&sql=10:0ik0ikk0bb19~T1

The Loco Discography:http://www.williealexander.com/htm/discography.html
is missing

VARULVEN RECORDSBoston Bootleg Vol. 1 "All The Way To The Left 1"

Boston Bootleg Vol. 2 "All The Way To The Left 2" "No Way Jose"

The Boston Rock & Roll Anthology Vol. 6 "Blues For Vanessa" Varulven

The Boston Rock & Roll Anthology Vol. 7"Dirty Eddie"

Boston Rock & Roll Anthology Vol. 9Barb Kitson's "Light Of Love" Produced by Loco

Boston Rock & Roll Anthology #20 Varulven "'Cause I'm Taking You To Bed"

Demo That Got The Deal Vol. 1 Varulven "Too Much Monkey Business"

Willie also appears on:Moe Tucker 45 RPMMoe Tucker EP (Both sides, with Moe & with Count)
Count "I'm A Star" (Flamingo/Carrere ) 1978 This is the first albumPatrick Mathe' released Willie is on the Velvets "Foggy Notion"

Also - SPERM BANK BABIES (Copy just sold on eBay) is on Varage notGarageStephan Lovelace wanted us to be very clear about it being Var/Garage notone or the other.

Check out MP3http://www.mp3.com/Willie-Loco-Alexander/artists/11773/summary.html

A GIRL LIKE YOUhttp://www.mp3.com/albums/164194/reviews.html

SOLO LOCOhttp://www.mp3.com/albums/164191/reviews.html


MEANWHILE ... BACK IN THE STATEShttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA01608D9CEE85CFDD4765D40&sql=10:47jqeal04xh7

AUTRE CHOSEhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA01608D9CEE95CFEDE765D40&sql=10:jmdyyl2oxpeb~T1

WILLIE LOCO GREATEST HITS 1985http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA01608D9CEE65CFDDD765D40&sql=10:2w6qoaeauijd~T1

WILLIE LOCO BOOM BOOM GA GAhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA01608D9CEE65CF9DF765D40&sql=10:zceb97b7krat~T1

LOCO LIVE 1976http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA01608D9CEE75CFEDA765D40&sql=10:21jveat54xd7~T1

LIVE AT THE RAThttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA01608D9CFEE5CFCDB765D40&sql=10:msuvad5kl8wj~T1

EDEN'S CHILDREN & SURE LOOKS REAL
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0ED51F6D9612D5DF0&searchlink=EDEN\'SCHILDREN&uid=CADMR0408292237&samples=1&sql=11:6mvyxdjbjola~T2



The Sidewindershttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A0ykvikk6bb79
factor in here, as do Swallow - 1972's "Out Of The Nest" album
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Adcfexq95ldse and 1973's
self-titled http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Amy1m961ojep3
and bands like Fathttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ahq4zefqkhgfo who had arecord on RCA with a mere 400 copies pressed.

THE QUILLhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0ED55F6D96E2D5DF0&sql=10:py8m96ho3ep7~T1
and the crew from Castle Music... Duke & The Drivershttp://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B33820rjac48b

Orphanhttp://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bbau36jph71y0

Jonathan Edwards

Orchestra Luna's 1974 album
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A2sd7gjyro6ip

70's
J Geilshttp://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B13se4jn70wav

Seth Justmanhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bi7fjzfaheh2k

Magic Dickhttp://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bty08b5z4tsq4

Stephen Jo Bladdhttp://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B6yhqoaeabijr

Danny Klein, also published 6/17/02http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bej0xlf3e5cqp

Al Anderson album (1972)http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EF54F6DF612D5DF0&sql=10:6srj28gc053a~T1

Robin McNamara Lay A Little Lovin' On Me 1970http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0ED54F6D8632D5DF0&sql=10:8pkpu32aan2k

JONZUN CREW
DOWN TO EARTHhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EF54F6D9612D5DF0&sql=10:0a6gtq1znu4p~T1

Cosmic Lovehttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EF55F6D9652D5DF0&sql=10:a9foxq95ldae~T1

JONATHAN RICHMAN SONG REVIEWS BY JOE VIGLIONE

ASTRAL PLANEhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EF50F6DE622D5DF0&sql=33:wifqxqqaldje

DIGNIFIED & OLDhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EF52F6D8672D5DF0&sql=33:ke91z8oa4yvo

EGYPTIAN REGGAEhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EF51F6DE622D5DF0&sql=33:psyvad6ky8vn

HOSPITALhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EF51F6D9602D5DF0&sql=33:l2jc7i34g75r

ICE CREAM MANhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EF5FF6DC672D5DF0&sql=33:ug0e4jn78wai

SHE CRACKEDhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EF5FF6D8672D5DF0&sql=33:1e8o1vk4zz9a

THE VARMINTS ASSORTED VARMINTShttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EC57F6DC632D5DF0&sql=10:3fu67uu030jf

THE REAL KIDS Song Reviewshttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E577BD66ADFF2EA0160ED3C0EC54F6DC632D5DF0&searchlink=THEREALKIDS&uid=SUB020408292222&samples=1&sql=11:rmf1zffheh3k~T3

These songs reviewed:
All Kindsa Girls John Felice The Real Kids Bad to Worse John Felice Grown Up Wrong Better Be Good John Felice The Real Kids Common at Noon John Felice Grown Up Wrong Do the Boob John Felice The Real Kids Reggae, Reggae John Felice The Real Kids Roberta Huey "Piano" Smith ... The Real Kids Composed by: Huey "Piano" Smith, John Vincent
She Come Alive John Felice Grown Up Wrong She's Alright John Felice The Real Kids Taxi Boys John Felice The Real Kids

Regional DJs and Producers
Connecticut's Rob Frabonihttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bpl7m96bo3ep5
Boston's own Little Walter Devennehttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B5xs9keft7q7m
CBS engineer and former head of theTechnology division of Berklee College Of Music:Don Pulusehttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bcnec97wjkrgt
steven berkowitzhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bo5520r3ac48j

STARS WHO MOVED HERE:Bobby Hebbhttp://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bqfjn7iajg76r~C


Greg Hawkes of The Carshttp://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B29syxdybjo
Peter "Pops" Walshhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=R135804


The 1980's also had TOM DICKIE & THEDESIRES' "Competition" albumhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A6dw67ue0h0jfand the 1982 The Eleventh Hourhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A10q8g4gptv6z all rising outof the ashes of RCA's SUSAN and their Falling in Love Againalbumhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A4d4gtq3ztu42 who had emerged
from 1978's LIVE AT THE RAT
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aigu36j5271r0
Riser Resurrection with John Kalishes of Susanhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS80310071216&sql=Aps67gjlr36ib
Gimme A Break John Garr of Riserhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS80310071216&sql=A2mkzu3t0anok


as did WILLIE LOCO ALEXANDER & The BoomBoom Band...
The Live At The Rat album was a pivotal pointin the late 70's. Bands like THUNDERTRAIN with lead singer Mach Bell http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Blvg9ke9tjq7b~C releasedtheir own TEENAGE SUICIDE albumhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Acu5m964o3epc beingre-released by Big Bob Bear of Gulcher Records re-mastered by JohnVisnaskas of Pure & Easy Records. Just asDoug Giovanni of Michigan is releasing rareUnnatural Axe music, Gulcher Records is intenton collecting all the work of Kenne Highlandwho is still rocking in the 90's and beyond, Gemini on a Full Moonhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ag6520r2au48v by The KenneHighland Clan...

DMZ were also on Live At The Rattheir Relics album on Greg Shaw's labelhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A0cx1z87aoyvn far moreenlightening than thework Flo & Eddie did with the band on SIRE.
Charlie Farrenhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bqiabqj4bojja~C
Mach Bellhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Blvg9ke9tjq7b~C
LATE SEVENTIES, EARLY EIGHTIES
Private Lightning
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Afn91z8hajyv3
private lighting on LIVE AT THE METROwhich, though recorded live, had overdubbedapplause - or maybe it was recorded onstagebut not in front of an audience -
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70310030128&sql=Aj7azeflk2gf1
80's
Down Avenuehttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Asq6gtr7tklox
someone & the somebodiesbops on the head
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70310030128&sql=A14rc286t054a
Robin Lane & The Chartbustershttp://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bjjfixqugld6e
Asa Brebnerhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=1ASABREBNER

Dale Bozziohttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B4pcyxdfbjol7

THE NERVOUS EATERS
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Awfua6j6h71e0
Masshttp://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B8e66mpb39f1o~C
The Best of the Joe Perry Project: The Music Still Does the Talkinghttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70310030128&sql=Aqk9ss31la3ng
Riser Resurrectionhttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS80310071216&sql=Aps67gjlr36ib
Gimme A Break John Garr (of Riser)http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS80310071216&sql=A2mkzu3t0anok

The 90's
John Catehttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B4m4tk6hxekr3~C

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For more information on Boston music...
Joe Viglione,P.O. Box 2392,Woburn, MA 01888tel:(781)935 5386joe@varulven.comjvbiographies@yahoo.com

oct 29 2002 3:54 amoct 09 2003 7:56 amoct. 15, 2003 1:55 pmaug 29, 2004 9:33 pm


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