tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469193780924614928.post803863287633160362..comments2024-03-29T04:14:08.454+01:00Comments on Mellow's Log Cabin: Larry Donn RIPMellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044405097316756294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469193780924614928.post-53389220969120097452014-07-15T16:59:28.625+02:002014-07-15T16:59:28.625+02:00Larry and I would hire each other over the years.H...Larry and I would hire each other over the years.He hired me when he had a studio in Jonesboro,Arkansas--I hired him at the radio station I managed or worked. He was a great talent---he new how to play nearly every intrument and played it well or he didn't play. He didn't care about any other music - just "Rock-a-Billy". I miss our late night phone calls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469193780924614928.post-72840133791172037772012-05-10T23:55:27.112+02:002012-05-10T23:55:27.112+02:00I knew Larry Donn very well via the suitcase of em...I knew Larry Donn very well via the suitcase of emails that he and I exchanged. LaST year A commemorative photo CD of Larry's 1959 "Honey Bun " was reprinted by me and I sent a copy to Larry. He really liked the artwork, including a photo of himself at the keyboards. I also recorded a version just last hear to keep the flame burning for Larry. <br /> We owe a lot to Larry . Some of you may have heard him tell stories of his life on the road while taking his Rockabilly music to the people around Arkansas.<br /> Miss you Larry, Don Lockwood on Vancouver Island, CanadaDon Lockwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469193780924614928.post-88451827706825052212012-05-05T20:31:24.649+02:002012-05-05T20:31:24.649+02:00Hi
It's a great lost. Larry Donn was a very n...Hi<br /><br />It's a great lost. Larry Donn was a very nice and human personn, i was lucky to have seen him a fe times, especially when he does his come back.<br /><br />His recordings output is one the finest fifties rockers and of course his Vaden single : masterpiece of rock and roll rockabilly.<br /><br />RIP <br /><br /><br />Rockin-djamesrockin-djameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820578494032060001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469193780924614928.post-5328956194050210722012-05-05T04:30:52.432+02:002012-05-05T04:30:52.432+02:00Such a shame. "Honey Bun" / "That&...Such a shame. "Honey Bun" / "That's What I Call A Ball" are two of the greatest piano rockers of all time. I got to set and have lunch with Larry Donn and Eddie Angel at big Oneida RAB week 10 years back... has it really been that long?<br /><br />Super nice guy.WESTEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053780688030818857noreply@blogger.com