- Included in the Under Appreciated Rock List.
- HOLLIS BROWN, Bomp! Records co-founder Suzy Shaw’s personal favorite among the bands they have handled in their 40 years in the music business.
- The Original Facebook Post about HOLLIS BROWN is at: Original Facebook Posts / May 2013 / HOLLIS BROWN.
Martin Winfree published a note.
May 21, 2013 ·
UNDER-APPRECIATED ROCK BAND OF THE MONTH FOR MAY 2013: HOLLIS BROWN
(New full-length album by Hollis Brown, this month’s Under-Appreciated Rock Band, released on March 5, 2013 on Alive Records)
One name that has come up repeatedly in these 40-odd posts is Greg Shaw, a widely respected music historian and the founder of Bomp! Records – which also includes the labels AIP Records, Voxx Rec . . .
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Martin Winfree
May 21, 2013 ·
The Under-Appreciated Rock Band of the Month for May 2013 is HOLLIS BROWN, Bomp! Records co-founder Suzy Shaw’s personal favorite among all of the bands that they have handled in their nearly 40 years in the music business. The band is named after a Bob Dylan song, and my commentary on that song expanded into a long section that examines the “protest quotient” in Dylan’s early music – lower than you might think IMHO. Along the way, I give some background on Greg Shaw and Suzy Shaw, and photos of the albums that they released over the years which introduced me to numerous UARB’s, plus the Hollis Brown releases thus far. It is probably easiest now to get to these posts on my Timeline, which is open to all.
Dara R Rodell
Wow, cool story, I didn’t realize Bomp Records was that old.