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Lucius H. Tyson (aka Doc or Dr. Sausage Tyson; 7 March 1912 Brunswick, Georgia – September 1972) was a jazz drummer who flourished in New York from 1936 through the mid-1950s.
Selected performance venues
edit- 1949, Doc Sausage and His Mad Hatters performed at John Murrain's Tavern in The Bronx on Boston Road; Jimmy Butts (bass), Earl Johnson (sax), Charlie Johnson (guitar), Charlie Harris (piano), Lucius Tyson (drums)[1]
Doc Sausage
edit- Doc Sausage and His Tramp Band
- On December 9, 1937, introduced a new dance step at Smalls Paradise called the "Buzz" (Lucius Tyson; born 7 March 1911 Brunswick, Georgia – died around 1958).
- In 1938, members included Jimmy Harris and Robert White (born 1918)
- Other members: Jimmy Butts and Gerry “The Wig” Wiggins
- They recorded 2 singles for Decca Records in 1940, four more in 1950 for Regal (including a Top 10 R&B single with Rag Mop) and then were never heard from again
- Doc Sausage and his Five Pork Chops
- Doc Sausage and His Mad Lads
Death
editAt the time of Tyson's death, he had property on Roosevelt Street and at the corner of Poplar & McLean Streets, both in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Selected extant discography
editSingles
edit- Doc Sausage and His Five Pork Chops
- Decca DE 7736
- Recorded March 19, 1940, New York City
- Gerry "The Wig" Wiggins (piano), Lucius Tyle (drums), (rest of the performers unknown)
- Side A (67347 matrix): "Wham" ("Re-Bop-Boom-Bam") (© 1939) (ensemble, vocalists)
By Taps Miller (né Marion Joseph Miller; born 22 July 1915 Indianapolis) (w&m)
By Eddie Durham (w&m)
(audio on YouTube)
(audio on YouTube)
OCLC 182933147, 78164514 - Side B (67349 matrix): "Doctor Sausage's Blues" (Tyson, vocalist)
By Lucius Tyson (w&m)
(audio on YouTube)
OCLC 80133783
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- Decca DE 7776
- Recorded March 19, 1940, New York City
- Side A (67346 matrix): "Cuckoo Cuckoo Chicken Rhythm" (ensemble, vocalists)
By Lucius Tyson (w&m)
(audio on YouTube) - Side B (67348 matrix): "Birthday Party" (ensemble, vocalists)
(audio on YouTube)
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- Doc Sausage and his Mad Lads
- Regal 3248 (1950)
- Side A (1120 matrix): "She Don't Want Me No More"
By Lucius Tyson (w&m) - Side B (1121 matrix): "Please Don't Leave Me Now"
By Lucius Tyson (w&m)
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- Regal 3251
- Recorded 1950
- Earl Johnson (tenor sax), Charles Harris (piano), Charlie Jackson (guitar), and Jimmy Butts (bass)
- Side A (1141 matrix): "Rag Mop" (© 1950)
By Johnnie Lee Wills & Deacon Anderson (1925–2011) (w&m)
(audio on YouTube)
OCLC 794114382, 81417351 - Side B (1142 matrix): "You Got Me Cryin'" (© 1950)
By Howard Biggs & Fred Madison (1917–2000) (w&m)
(audio on YouTube)
OCLC 81134247
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- Regal 3256
- Recorded February 1, 1950, Linden, New Jersey
- Earl Johnson (tenor sax), Charles Harris (piano), Charlie Jackson (guitar), Doc Sausage (drums)
- Side A (1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock" (© 1950)
Earl Johnson (tenor saxophone
By Lucius Tyson (w&m) - Side B (1143 matrix): "I've Been a Bad Boy" (© 1950)
By Lucius Tyson (w&m)
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- Doc Sausage
- Side A (1122 matrix): "Poor Man's Blues"
By Lucius Tyson (w&m)
(audio on www.rapidmediafire .com)
OCLC 81021965 - Side B (1119 matrix): "Doormat Blues"
By Lucius Tyson (w&m)
(audio on www.rapidmediafire .com)
OCLC 81526977
Compilations
edit- Doc Sausage and His Five Pork Chops
- The Complete Recordings 1946–1949: Luke Jones & Doctor Sausage
(67346 matrix): "Cuckoo Cuckoo Chicken Rhythm," DE 7776
(67347 matrix): "Wham" ("Re-Bop-Boom-Bam"), DE 7736
(67348 matrix): "Birthday Party," DE 7776
(67349 matrix): "Doctor Sausage's Blues," DE 7736
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- Doc Sausage and his Mad Lads
- Blue Moon Records, Barcelona, BM-6012 (1995)
- The Complete Recordings 1940–1953: Lem Johnson, Doc Sausage & Jo Jo Jackson
(1119 matrix): "Door Mat Blues," RE 3283
(1120 matrix): "She Don't Want Me No More," RE 3248
(1121 matrix): "Please Don't Leave Me Now," RE 3248 (1122 matrix): "Poor Man's Blues" ("I'm A Poor Man") RE 3283
(1141 matrix): "Rag Mop," RE 3251
(1142 matrix): "You Got Me Cryin'," RE 3251
(1143 matrix): "I've Been a Bad Boy," RE 3256
(1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock," RE 3256
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- Jewel Records, San Rafael, California, JR-0199 (1999)
- The Swing Session
(1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock," RE 3256
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- P-Vine Special, Tokyo, PLP-9037 (1981)
- Sax Blowers & Honkers
(1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock," RE 3256
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- Proper Records, P1341–P1344 (2003)
- The Big Horn: The History of the Honkin' & Screamin' Saxophone
(1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock," RE 3256
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- Proper Records Properbox 61 (2003)
- The Big Horn: Boogie's The Thing
(1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock," RE 3256
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- Honkers & Bar Walkers (Vol. 1 of 3)
(1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock," RE 3256
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- Hoy Hoy Records (1992)
- The Rocking 40's
(1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock," RE 3256
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- Hoy Hoy Records (1993)
- Rock Before Elvis, Before Little Richard, Before Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley or Bill Haley
(1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock," RE 3256
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- Bear Family Records (2005)
- Blowing the Fuse: 28 (29) R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1950
(1141 matrix): "Rag Mop" RE 3251
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- Stash Records STB 2516/17 (CD) (1995)
- The Hoy Hoy Collection: Rock Before Elvis
(1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock," RE 3256
Track 13, Disc 1 of 2
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- Großer & Stein GmbH, Pforzheim, 223237-354 (2005)
- Rhythm 'n' Blues: Nasty (Disc 1 of 4)
(1144 matrix): "Sausage Rock," RE 3256
Discography notes
edit- Bear Family Records, in addition to being a record label, is a distributor for Delmark Records
- Stash Records, also a record label, distributed for Hoy Hoy Records
- Stash Records, Inc., which took its name from the subject of its first album, Reefer Songs (1976),[2] was founded in 1975, became a New York entity May 4, 1977, operated through the late 1990s, and dissolved as a corporation March 28, 2001. Initially located in Brooklyn, Stash moved to 611 Broadway, Suite 411, New York City, then to 140 West 22nd Street, 12 Floor, New York City, both in the West Village. Founded as an independent jazz label — focused on non-commercial vintage jazz and blues — Stash evolved, and produced new artists. In 1992, it launched its Stash Mail Order division. Bernard (Bernie) Brightman (1921–2003) was the founder and ran it until it closed.[3] In 1986, Stash announced a discovery of a tape featuring Charlie Parker in a hotel with sidemen from the 1943 Earl Hines band.[4] In 1994, Stash's Daybreak label released a recording of President Bill Clinton playing the saxophone with a six-piece jazz combo on a visit to Prague. Brighton founded and ran two other labels:
- Jive
- Daybreak M.O. Inc., a New York entity, incorporated April 29, 1994, dissolved December 29, 1999, doing business as Daybreak Express Records, an all-jazz mail-order company
- Labels distributed
- Natasha Imports, Margaretville, New York
- Jass Records, 611 Broadway, Suite 411, New York City
- Stash-Daybreak
- Personnel
- President: Bernard Brightman
- Vice President A&R: Fred Brightman
- Vice President: Natasha Brightman
- Vice President: Will Friedwald
- CEO Mail Order Division: Jim Eigo
- Office Manager: Amjad Ali
- Labels Owned: Stash
- Hoy Hoy
References
edit- ^ "Bronx Limited," by Les Matthews (1921–2003), New York Age, December 3, 1949, pg. 25
- ^ "Bernard Brightman, 82, Compiler of Albums About Sex and Drugs," by Peter Keepnews (Orrin Keepnews' son), New York Times, November 23, 2003
- ^ "Bernard Brightman; Founder Stash Records," by Will Friedwald, New York Sun, November 2003
- ^ "Cannes Clippings," Billboard, February 15, 1886, pg. 64