BEN HALL & THE CIRCLE 4 RAMBLERS- Blue Days, Black Nights (Gaylo 104)
"When we left Lubbock, it was in December, it was real bad weather, and [I] kinda got the idea from not having any money and being broke, and there were blue days and black nights." Ben Hall to Alan Munde, author of Prairie Night to Neon Lights
Ben Hall recorded "Blue Days-Black Nights" twice. Once at his High Fidelity House garage studio in 1960 after another guy had recorded it for Decca and once in 1956 as a demo. Great song whenever it was in Ben's Hands, or in Buddy's for that matter.
That's long-time Hall pal and Nashville pro Weldon Myrick on steel. And Mrs. Hall on bass? It swings for sure and has enough pop-sense that it sounds like it should have been some kind of hit. Maybe a bit too country for the country charts for mid-1960.
2 comments:
Yes, Ben Hall was a DJ in Lubbock before moving to Big Spring, Tx. where he started his now famous studio. I'm an old W.Texas musician/collector & I've read a lot of Westex's post here & want to correspond with him/her! I have info to extend to you about Lubbock, Plainview, Amarillo music, labels, groups, records, etc. Contact:
Robin Brown emusicka@yahoo.com
Ben Hall helped me get my garage studio off the ground back in 1965. I used to bake trips back and forth from Abilene to Big Spring to let him critique them. You are invited to visit my web site at
www.hdeshaz.com to read my comments about him and my trek through the multitrack world.
Howard DeShazo
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