Ep367: Blues Images, Records & more w John Tefteller

After 20 years, mega record collector John Tefteller is ending his annual Blues Images calendar series on a high. Today he discusses the 2023 Blues Images calendar, shares many curious blues facts, stories and discusses the future. Plus an amazing extended episode all about John's Marx Brothers history and collection!

Topics include:

• The last Blues Images calendar
• What’s next for John?
• The 78 record collecting market during Covid
• Any new rare-record finds?
• Pictures of blues musicians
• The story of the rare 1928 Henry Thomas film clip
• Background of the Charly Patton Paramount picture
• A gorgeous copy of the Charly Patton record “Poor Me”
• Charly Patton’s life: playing weddings, getting throat slashed
• Bessie Smith’s “Shipwreck Blues”
• John T Smith’s “Old Rounders Blues”
• Process for restoring, capturing music from old 78s
• Blind Lemon Jefferson & Blind Blake
• Test pressings of 78s
• Papa Charly Jackson’s “Lexington Kentucky Blues”
• Ma Rainey and the upcoming boxset
• Texas Alexander’s “Blue Devil Blues”
• Brother Fullbosom’s “Sermon on a Silver Dollar”
• Rare blues 78 popped up in Japan
• Thoughts on Joe Bussard’s record collection
• John’s plans for his collection
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• John worked with Groucho Marx
• Groucho’s demeanor and humour
• Archiving Groucho’s recordings and appearances
• Collecting scripts – “I’ll Say She Is”
• Items from Humourisk and Four Nightingales era
• The chopped up bedroom scene from “Horsefeathers”
• New scenes in newly found prints of Paramount movies
• Recordings and film of Harpo talking
• Marx Brothers collectables
• Memories of Groucho’s passing
• Did Groucho ever insult John?
• Marx Brothers movies still translate today
• Interview wrap up

Order the 2023 Blues Images calendar here.

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