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Jim Gretty
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:06 am
by admin
I am writing a short piece about Jim Gretty and am looking for a couple of period photos of him. I have only seen one from the 1960s. Should you have one on hand, I would love to be able to use it.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 10:01 am
by ozover50
Please excuse my ignorance, Peter, but who is/was Jim Gretty?
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 10:12 am
by admin
A country and western singer in Liverpool who, among other things, sold John Lennon his first guitar.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 10:31 am
by ozover50
Thanks, Peter. This place is not only fun but educational! C&W in Liverpool - sounds odd.....
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:11 am
by admin
Not at all Howard, C & W is everywhere, isn't it?
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:20 am
by ozover50
True!! Big over here and getting bigger. The Tamworth festival is becoming a massive event.
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:28 am
by wayang
Not much of it in my neighborhood...unless by C&W you mean 'Crack and Weapons'...
Knowutahmsayin'?
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:09 pm
by sowhat
The first question in my mind when i saw this thread was the same as yours, Aitch... had to check Google to find out something about him... unfortunately, found no photos anywhere on the web...
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:42 pm
by ozover50
Think I do, Dane. The locals are more into 'mountain music', eh?
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:39 pm
by jaybic
I like both kinds of music - Country and Western
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:48 pm
by ozover50
I was waiting for that, Jason........
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:53 pm
by wayang
Or in your neighborhood...'Crocodiles and Wallabies'??
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:57 pm
by ozover50
Not to forget 'Crankers and W......'!
Sorry, Peter - back to Jim Gretty......
Re: Jim Gretty
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:28 pm
by JimN
Hi,
For a little information on Jim Gretty, see my posts in the "Hessy's Music Store Again" thread.
Best wishes,
JimN
PS: Country and Western was massive in Liverpool throughout the period of the Mersey Beat Boom and more or less ever since, though many of its older practitioners, including my old band-leader Paddy Kelly, are no longer with us. It was certainly possible to earn a living in a C&W band, and when I was in my late teens and early twenties, I did just that.