Today we have some very cool stuff sent to me by Ragtime Ralph. This is a collection of ephemera that was recently discovered and returned to him. Enjoy!
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A painting/collage done by Ralph's youngest brother.
Ralph on the moon playing an early 1930's Dobro purchased in San Francisco in the early 1980's |
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From the first(?) release of Ragtime Ralph Vol. 4 |
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Original poster for the first time Ralph opened for Fahey.
The photo was taken by a friend of Ralph's, Malcolm Kurtin at a previous show. |
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Ralph played the La Quena a lot, nearly as often as the Soft Rock Cafe. |
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The photo on the Guitar Night poster was taken at the
Camp Alexandra Folk Festival in Crescent Beach BC,
just down the road from White Rock. |
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Ralph did a lot of shows with Tracy Moore.
They opened for Fahey a couple times in Seattle
where Ralph was also the MC of the show. |
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Ralph's dad did this sketch. It was to be the cover of his first LP but only 2 songs got released. Released as Ralph Cameron Johnston was "Harbinger"
and "Half a Prayer Won't get You There."
Ralph had these pressed as a 7" 45 on his own River Records.
They were pressed off center and he was so
devastated that he dumped them in a dumpster.
But somehow copies got out as a friend of his found one way up
on Vancouver Island. |
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More Soft Rock Cafe! |
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Tracy Moore still lives in Seattle and still releases recordings. |
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More art by Ralph's dad. |
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An actual review in the local paper. |
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Yet more Soft Rock Cafe. |
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A fun night with the Backporch Drifters. |
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