Music and sickness, The Staggers problem |
At last, another slice of Life from the Pineapple archive, and two (yes, two) new songs!
Music and sickness
Poor Staggers had many trials in his career not least was the illness he suffered as a...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:19:00 GMT |
Unseen film footage of Staggers!!! |
A once in a lifetime discovery has been made of Staggers himself being interviewed, and then singing a version of Blind Blakes song "that'll never happen no more"! It shows the true depth of his inter...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:51:00 GMT |
New old songs, from Staggers prison cell |
Exciting news, we have got hold of a batch of recordings from one of Staggers many periods of incarceration, all apparently recorded through the closed and locked door of a food store, where Staggers ...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:17:00 GMT |
1926 unpublished interview! |
we have acquired the original transcript of a previously unpublished interview with Staggers, which was carried in a short lived international music magazine entitled "interviews with musicians c...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:46:00 GMT |
Staggers and the fuzz part 2 |
Upon his release from Norfolk county Jail for bullet theft, Staggers vowed never to go back inside again, fine sentiments but a tough call for a street musician, and one he unfortunately didn't ...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:10:00 GMT |
He fought the law- Pineapples first clash with the fuzz |
The Pineapple, like many street musicians of his time , had many run-ins with the authorities, and spent various periods of his life locked up in "the slammer". Some of his periods of incarceration wh...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:06:00 GMT |
Staggers at war. |
Being a patriotic man, at the outbreak of war, Staggers wanted to get involved and "do his bit". As soon as hostilities began, Staggers rushed down to the recruiting office of the Inverness and Clydes...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:34:00 GMT |
Play it even louder! And hotter. |
Still having problems with troublesome wind, and everything else, Pineapple had a second stab at amplifying his guitar, with possibly even less success than before. Having heard that a guitar maker ca...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:43:00 GMT |
Play it louder! |
Whilst playing at a barbecue in 1927, the Pineapple found it difficult to be heard above the noise of the extremely violent wind and various other weather phenomenon which seemed to occur w...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:16:00 GMT |
Children of the Pineapple |
How many children the Pineapple had has been a subject of much debate and controversy, as he claimed never to have had any children at all, being constantly confused as to his marital status, and fea...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:33:00 GMT |
