Re: [Harp-L] LW on video (was LW in Europe)



Only clip I've seen with LW was in Sam Lay's home movies that he brought to SPAH 1999. LW was drunk and staggered into a club where the movie camera was rolling, then stumbled out again.
 
The Iceman 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Ball <havaball@xxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:02:26 -0800
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] LW on video (was LW in Europe)


Recently there has been a discussion of the brief Little Walter clips of him accompanying other artists at the AFBF in Europe, which brings to mind the following question: 
 
According to Paul Vernon's book "African-American Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Gospel and Zydeco on Film and Video, 1926-1997," somewhere there are two other clips of LW as well: 
 
'My Babe' from the British TV show 'Ready, Steady, Go' (Sept 25, 1964,) and 
'My Babe' and "Juke' from the British TV show 'Beat Room' (PV gives the date as Oct 26, '64; the LW bio suggests Sep 26.) 
 
In both cases it is thought that Walter only lip-synched and/or faked the harp playing on these shows, but nevertheless these clips would be very entertaining to see... 
 
As far as I know the clips themselves have never surfaced -- either officially or through booted collector video. Has anyone actually seen them? Were they destroyed after the initial airing(s)? (Scott D, do you still occasionally monitor this list? <g>) 
 
TIA, 
 
Tom Ball 
Santa Bobo CA 
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