1939 Ferriday archtop
A dream guitar
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.v9i2.30279Keywords:
Guitar, British jazz history, DenizAbstract
In 2015, the Canadian author is gifted a mystery guitar made in London, August 1939. The article tracks down its origin and story, which is interwoven with the development of the early jazz scene in England.
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——(2015b) Personal communication (email), September 15, 2015.
BriSCA (British Stock Car Association) (2016) Vic Ferriday. Available at http://www.briscaf1stox.co.uk/website/drivers.php?d=688&menu=h (accessed April 3, 2016).
Clifford Essex Music Company Ltd (2015) Clifford Essex History. Available at http://www.cliffordessex.net/index.php?_a=viewDoc&docId=1 (accessed April 3, 2016).
Deniz, L. (1990a) Oral History of Jazz in Britain: Interview with Laurie Deniz (Part 3). Interviewed by Val Kilmer in London, UK, April 24, 1990. Available at http://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Oral-history-of-jazz-in-Britain/021M-C0122X0093XX-0300V0 (accessed April 3, 2016). See transcript in Appendix 1. Recording accessed by permission of Jason Toynbee, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
——(1990b) Oral History of Jazz in Britain: Interview with Laurie Deniz (Part 1). Interviewed by Val Kilmer in London, UK, April 24, 1990. Available at http://sounds.bl.uk/Jazz-and-popular-music/Oral-history-of-jazz-in-Britain/021M-C0122X0093XX-0100V0 (accessed April 3, 2016). Recording accessed by permission of Jason Toynbee, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
——(1990c) Oral History of Jazz in Britain: Interview with Laurie Deniz (Part 2). Interviewed by Val Kilmer in London, UK, April 26, 1990. Available at http://sounds.bl.uk/Jazz-and-popular-music/Oral-history-of-jazz-in-Britain/021M-C0122X0093XX-0200V0 (accessed April 3, 2016). Recording accessed by permission of Jason Toynbee, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
——(1990d) Oral History of Jazz in Britain: Interview with Laurie Deniz (Part 4). Interviewed by Val Kilmer in London, UK, April 26, 1990. Available at http://sounds.bl.uk/Jazz-and-popular-music/Oral-history-of-jazz-in-Britain/021M-C0122X0093XX-0400V0 (accessed April 3, 2016). Recording accessed by permission of Jason Toynbee, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
Ferriday, P. V., and D. E. Ferriday (1969) Internal Combustion Engines. US Patent US3482556 A, December 9.
Goode, C., and R. Cotterell (2002) Bass Lines: A Life in Jazz. London: Northway Books.
Hamill, J. (2016) It’s Your Colville: Social History. Available at http://www.colvillecom.com/page/social (accessed April 3, 2016).
Hayes, C. (1985–87) Dance Band Diaries from the Melody Maker. Volume 12 (1941–43): 14. Available at http://archive.nationaljazzarchive.co.uk/archive/journals/the-dance-band-diaries/volume-12-1941-1943/52276 (accessed April 3, 2016).
HistoryTalk (2012) The Story of the Blues. Available at https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=204529872960002&story_fbid=307841692628819 (accessed April 3, 2016).
Hodgson, V. (1976) Few Eggs, No Oranges: A Diary Showing How Unimportant People in London and Birmingham Lived Through the War Years 1940–1945. London: D. Dobson. In Notting Hill History Timeline: 5 Rotting Hill 1940s. Available at http://ibrarian.net/navon/paper/NOTTING_HILL_HISTORY_TIMELINE_5_ROTTING_HILL_1940S.pdf?paperid=20680169 (accessed April 3, 2016).
Melody Maker (1951) Melody Maker Readers’ Poll, February 3, 1951. Available at http://henrybebop.co.uk/mm1950.htm (accessed April 3, 2016).
Moore, T. (2014) Policing Notting Hill: 50 Years of Turbulence. Sherfield Gables: Waterside Press.
Russell, S., and T. Fletcher (2016) The Story of Henri Selmer and Company in the United Kingdom. Available at http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/gallery/gallery3/stor.html (accessed April 3, 2016).
Salewicz, C. (2012) ‘Duke Vin: “Soundman” who Brought Sound Systems to Britain’. The Independent, November 20, 2012. Available at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/duke-vin-soundman-who-brought-sound-systems-to-britain-8336228.html (accessed April 3, 2016).
Shoaf, E. (2003) ‘Duke Robillard: Doing Things His Way’. Vintage Guitar Magazine (July). Available at http://www.vintageguitar.com/16164/duke-robillard-3/ (accessed April 3, 2016).
Tackley, C. (2014) ‘Tiger Bay and the Roots/Routes of Black British Jazz’. In Black British Jazz: Routes, Ownership and Performance, ed. J. Toynbee, C. Tackley and M. Doffman, 43–60. Farnham: Ashgate.
Teagle, J. (1997) ‘Antique Guitar Amps 1928–1934: Which Came First—Electric Guitar or Amp?’ Vintage Guitar Magazine (September). Available at http://www.vintageguitar.com/1804/antique-guitar-amps-1928-1934/ (accessed April 3, 2016).
‘Two Tone Boogie’, Jeff (2014) ‘The Deniz Brothers’. The 1940s Society 83 (January/February): 13–20, available at http://www.1940.co.uk/archive/issue83.pdf (accessed March 5, 2015).
Wilmer, V. (1993) ‘How We Met: Lauderic Caton and Louis Stephenson’. The Independent, February 6, 1993. Available at http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-lauderic-caton-and-louis-stephenson-1471461.html (accessed April 3, 2016).
University of Glasgow (2013) ‘Archer Street, London’. In The Musicians’ Union: A Social History. September 28, 2012. Available at http://www.muhistory.com/from-the-archive-4-archer-street-london/ (accessed April 3, 2016).
Published
2016-08-23
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Extended Play
How to Cite
Johanis, P. (2016). 1939 Ferriday archtop: A dream guitar. Jazz Research Journal, 9(2), 194-220. https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.v9i2.30279
