Season 3, Episode 6-Guitars A La Mod/Happy New Year

Wally Brady, ersatz music executive and perennial publishing also-ran, was active in the 1950's and 1960's in a series of joint ventures and acquisitions. Pooling dollars and pounds from backers, he sponsored a series of singles and LPs, forever in search of that one big hit.

Utilizing the time honored trick of claiming 50% of the composing and running all the music publishing through his own company (Blackhawk Music), Brady sponsored a few recording sessions with Bob at the helm. Released on Brady's own Montclare Records, the black text-only cover proclaimed "Guitars A La Mod" "Montclare Records Presents 12 Original Instrumentals 12", with the song titles listed beneath (and the same thing on both sides of the jacket!).

With no documentation available, it's speculation as to when the sides were recorded, or who the musicians are. Bob only confessed under duress that this commercial attempt was in fact he and his friends "fooling around" in a studio. If we presume these are the same players as heard on Bob's King Jordan "The Phantom Guitar" record (a leap of faith), it would be Plas Johnson on tenor, Paul Smith and/or Don Trenner on organ and piano, Joe Mondragon on bass, Frank Flynn on drums and percussion, and Bob driving the rhythm and detuning when the mood struck. King Jordan rides again!