Buddy:
My name is Robert Register. I live in Northport across the river from Tuscaloosa and I grew up in Dothan.
I never missed a dance at the Rec Center in the mid-Sixties.
I have started a bunch of blogs which I wish you would take a few minutes and look over. I am very interested in financing a Dothan Rock 'N Roll mural in downtown Dothan and I have talked to people on the committee but it's basically a money thing.
Please check out my blogs and the attached material. I would love to hear from you.
Best,
Robert Register


http://robertoreg.blogspot.com
This is my first blog and for the past nine months, I have dedicated it to Southern Rock.

http://rockpilgrimage.blogspot.com
This is about traveling to look at rock 'n roll landmarks.

http://academicshithead.blogspot.com
This is about the idiots who are employed at our state universities.

http://cottonkingdom.blogspot.com
This is a play about a white biology teacher teaching in an all black inner city school.

http://snakedoctor.blogspot.com
This is about a mad scientist who eliminates growth control in reptiles.

THE WEBS: The Roots of Dothan Rock 'N Roll
THANK YOU JIMMY DEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LEFT TO RIGHT: DAVE ROBINSON, AMOS TINDALL, BOBBY GOLDSBORO, JOHN RAINEY ADKINS, GERALD HALL

THE WEBS BEFORE BIG O - [not otis]



WILBUR LATIMER WALTON: Dothan; Commerce; Sigma Nu; Rho Alpha Tau

http://www.soul4u.net/webspace/

Click here to hear Wilbur sing "24 Hours of Loneliness"

Check out WILBUR singing "Right String Baby But The Wrong Yo-Yo" on Greg Haynes site

http://heybabydays.com/sounds.htm

HEY YA'LL:
Opened my gmail account today so as soon as I can figure out how to import all of your addresses, I'll be needling ya'll via the latest- Gmail!!!!!
best,
roberto
http://robertoreg.blogspot.com




By the way send me your mailing address.
I'd like to send you a copy of a photo that Jimmy Dean sent me of Beaverteeth outside The Bitter End http://www.bitterend.com/photos.html with B.J.Thomas http://members.aol.com/Sing4usBJT/BJThomas.html .

Man we had a blast!
RODNEY JUSTO

Robert---I was talking to Rodney last night and he mentioned something
about
needing some photos to send to you of us at the Bitter End in New York,
so
here are a couple.
The first one, left to right: Rodney, David Adkins, John Rainey Adkins,
B.J.
Thomas, me (Jimmy Dean), Charlie Silva, and our piano player at the
time with
BJ (who's name I cannot for the life of me remember right now. Rodney
will
have no problem with that).
Jimmy Dean
RODNEY checks in
"The guy on the right is John Stroll,a studio musician from New York,who left to go work with Barry Manilow.
We told him things like "why would you leave a good gig to go play with a guy who had 1 hit?"
The lovely Jimmy Dean called me last night (I told him I had to get up @ 5:30 to catch a plane but he kept on talkin') and he told me that he would e-mail you a copy of the photo I was talking about.
Let me know if the weasel, er, Jimmy sends it and I'll identify the people in it for you.
RODNEY JUSTO


From top center, counter-clockwise: Rodney (half-hidden), the piano
player
who's name I forget (back to camera), B. J. Thomas, the late Nick de
Noia ( our
sound and light man at the time)
[mo' from Rockin' Rodney,"Nick De Noia wasn't really a sound and light guy but a choreographer who later married Jennifer O'Neal and founded "The Chippendales"
He was shot to death under mysterious circumstances."], unidentified guy in white tee shirt,
then
David Adkins, and Charlie Silva at the drums. I took the photo so am
not in it.
I will send these photos to Rodney, who is currently sleazing around in
Miami
pretending to work for a living.
Jimmy Dean



Hey Rob,
I have a number of photos of the early Allmans...ie. Duane, Gregg, various bass players & myself in '66 - '67, plus recordings never heard before by anyone but my family...a live performance in Nashville (several sets) mainly made up of cover tunes by artists from Little Anthony to The Yardbirds...also have some early four (4) track "first" studio recordings...think this material would be of interest to anyone? I'm gonna try and contact Gregg, since he and I are the only two remaining living members of this time period, to see if he would like to help me on this...I don't think that he remembers that this stuff exists. This is Duane & Gregg at their best during the "cover material touring club circuit!"
Addendum: There have been several albums released in the past years that I played drums on with Duane & Gregg, but each one credits another drummer...I want to get the record straight for my sons!! How does this stuff happen? I played on several tunes on the "Dreams" album http://zebro.everperfect.com/allman/disc/dreams.htm , but someone else was credited....same with the "Early Allmans" album.

Can you help me get the record straight...not for me as so much for my sons?

Respectfully,

Bill Connell
Rob,
I don't need anyone to approve or give license to this collection of material that I have, but would love to talk to anyone that might be interested in adding an addition to the project...I just wanted to know from your contacts if all these old pics and tapes would be appealing to an audience that might enjoy seeing these images and hearing these historic recordings. Gregg can be involved or not...I love him to death & would love for him to be included in this project, but he's had the opportunity to get with me on this for years & I haven't heard a word from him.!. Relay to him that I'm still here with a wealth of Allman Joy material. I know that he loves his brother, Duane, and I would hope that he would like to share The Allman Joys early performances with all those that love Gregg & Duanes's performances in the 1960's. Gregg and I can do it together, or I'll continue on my own. WE NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER!

Bill Connell

> Bill, > >
Randy Poe here. I think the people you might want to talk to are Kirk West and Bert Holman - along with Gregg, of course, if he's reachable. (Gregg just fired his business manager a couple of weeks ago. Until then, he would've been the perfect person to talk to.) I can hook you up with Kirk and/or Bert.
Best,
Randy

Give them what they want. Give them their money's worth.-- skypilotclub motto

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2005

Jack Kerouac's original manuscript of this book 'On The Road' includes editing marks and pages that are taped together to form one long roll, shown here before being sold at auction in New York Tuesday, May 22, 2001. For the first time, fans of Kerouac and beatniks old and new have a chance to see every word, edit and smudge of his original manuscript, unrolled end to end and under glass at the University of Iowa Museum of Art. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
-- submitted by skypilot Darrin
For more on the scroll click on:
SCROLL

Hep Stars: "It's Been A Long Long Time" (MMCD 1022) (3,500 yen)

They were called the Swedish Beatles, they included Benny Andersson and occasionally Bjorn Ulvaeus, the songwriting half of ABBA, and they were big Beach Boys fans! This album, released in 1968, has a soft rock sound, and features songs also recorded by The Association, Sagittarius, Millennium, Ballroom ..... These artists, while generally unsuccessful at the time of their original release, are now regarded as having been highly innovative. This release featured 12 bonus tracks.

Angående låten 'Hope' på LP:n It's Been A Long Long Time (se diskografin i Benny's Road To ABBA, sid 276). Låten spelades inte in först av The Hep Stars; originalet gjordes troligen av den amerikanska gruppen The Candymen. John Rainey Adkins, som skrev 'Hope' tillsammans med Buddy Buie, var medlem i gruppen. The Candymens originalversion av låten ingick på deras självbetitlade album, utgivet i november 1967. Adkins och sångaren i The Candymen, Rodney Justo, var senare medlemmar i Beaverteeth, som spelade in en version av 'Hope' 1977 (vilket nämns i diskografin).

(IN ENGLISH) Regarding the song 'Hope' on the It's Been A Long Long Time album (see the discography in Benny's Road To ABBA, page 276). The Hep Stars were not the first band to record the song; that honour apparently went to the American band The Candymen. John Rainey Adkins, who wrote 'Hope' together with Buddy Buie, was a member of The Candymen. The song was included on their eponymous album, released in 1967. Adkins and Candymen lead vocalist Rodney Justo were later members of Beaverteeth, who recorded a version of 'Hope' in 1977 (this is mentioned in the discography).

HEY YA'LL:
Greg Haynes continues to excell with his website. PLEASE VISIT IT TODAY!
http://heybabydays.com
Check out all the new photos plus all of Rodger Johnson's shots of THE CANDYMEN!
BEST,
robo http://robertoreg.blogspot.com



Bobby Peterson, Billy Gilmore, Bob Nix, John Rainey Adkins and Rockin' Rodney Justo at Roy Orbison's house before it tragically burned killing two of Roy's sons.
Photo © Rodger Johnson (long time road manager of the Candymen). See more of Rodger's photos in the book http://heybabydays.com


Rockin' Rodney
check out more of Rodger Johnson's CANDYMEN photos at Greg Haynes' "Hey Baby Days of Beach Music" website


John Rainey Adkins and Rodger Johnson on the road!


The CANDYMEN with Mama Cass Elliott at Steve Paul's THE SCENE IN NYC photo by Rodger


'67 Rodger Johnson photo of DEAN DAUGHTRY


ROY ORBISON AND THE CANDYMEN arriving at London's Heathrow airport.
photo by Rodger Johnson ROBERT NIX, BILL GILMORE & RODNEY JUSTO in the background

WILBUR LATIMER WALTON: Dothan; Commerce; Sigma Nu; Rho Alpha Tau

http://www.soul4u.net/webspace/

Click here to hear Wilbur sing "24 Hours of Loneliness"

Wilbur Walton Jr. & The James Gang performing at Ft. Brandon Armory in Tuscaloosa.
photo courtesy of WTBC http://www.wtbc1230.com/

Subject:
Thank You All!
Date:
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:43:07 +0000

I really don't know if tonight I can muster the words to appropriately express to all of you how much your kind words and thoughtfulness have meant to my family and me this past week. In addition to the emailed condolenses and support, many other dear friends continued calling in from everywhere, and I am so sad that I do not have most of their addresses to communicate to them my appreciation for their loving words also.

One never really knows how much a person has contributed to this life until we have to finally say goodbye. His father died during the depression, and he had to work in his early teens to get my grandmother and himself through those very trying times. Nevertheless, he studied hard enough in school to be accepted to The University of Alabama at the age of 15. He excelled as a big band leader, violinist, and upright bass player before he answered the call to serve his country which included landing at Normandy and surviving his way all the way to Germany. Major Albert Braxton Connell was a soldier and patriot who sacrificed all but his life to assist the freeing of Europe, but he NEVER mentioned a word about any of his constant tribulations or multiple wounds during World War II. He was a civic leader, a humanitarian, a loving husband, father and grandfather, not to mention a joy and inspriration to everyone who met him. .

The U.S. Army sent one of the most impressive units that any of us had ever witnessed at a military service. The very moving moment for me was when I realized that taps was being played, not by the bugler from the Army, but one of the trumpet players who played with "Al Connell's Rhythm Lads" in the 1930's. After the Army's impressive precision folding of the flag, which two of the soldiers lifted from atop his coffin, the Officer in Charge presented it to our step mother/grandmother; but as my sons and I helped her to the vehicle she was to leave in, she handed the flag to my sons and said, "Your grandfather wanted you to have this." There couldn't have been a more moving or fitting end for all of us that glorious day that he finally was relieved of the dreadful Alzheimer's disease.

Again, thank you for your prayers...we love all of you,

Bill & Laura Connell, Terry Connell, Nathan Connell & Braxton Connell

"To be fair, Columbus was never a head of state. Comparisons of him to Nazi SS leader Heinrich Himmler, rather than Hitler, are therefore more accurate and appropriate."
WARD CHURCHILL

"Rodney Justo" View Contact Details
To:
"robert register"
Subject:
Re: Flashbacks From "The Dirty Bird" With Young Junior's Own Frank Tanton
Date:
Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:22:45 -0500

Of course I remember Frank, although I can't say that I could pick him out of a lineup almost 35 years later.
I think that they recorded "Georgia Pines","Happy Tonight",and another original song at that session.
I remember John Rainey,David and I commenting how Charley sounded a little "dated" on the third song.
Kenneth Griffith was a really good bass player and if I recall correctly, an excellent student at, I think, George Wallace Jr. (or Community)College
RODNEY JUSTO