Gibson Guitars and The Lacey Act

The US Government has been in the business of pleasing profitiers for years.. They've been dismantling our industries and sending the jobs overseas for more profit and I think most people know that by now... It seems though, they are now attacking and even attempting to criminalize American companies that hire American workers to make things in America.. Bottom line: A profiteir knows no loyality to nations or borders. If a politician can be bought, a profiteir will buy them. Once the politician is purchased they are obliged to inact and/or change laws to suit their owners. The politician's obligation to their constituents are secondary (or less) because it was the profiteirs campaign contributions that got the politicians elected in the first place, not the vote... The only way to deal with this is long term.. Take "them" out of office and put "us" in.. The problem with that is "they" have "us" fighting among ourselves over trival or imaginary differences/issues like skin color or language.. The differences in this country are between the rich and the poor... When the citizens start electing their own as representatives to government it will start to get better. Rebublicans? Democrats? There's no difference. The top single monetary contributor to our current president's 2008 campaign? Goldman Sachs... I'm a big fan of capitalism. I think that there would be no BB King if there were not a market for a BB King but at some point the citizens have to take back and hold on to what they have earned.. The Supreme Court (individuals appointed for life by politicians that are owned by profiteirs) has declared that companies have the same rights as people in America do. Though companies are made up of people, there's a problem with the fact that profits usually matter more than patriotism when it comes to pleasing multi-national share holders... It's going to have to be up to actual real people to make this country better. The sooner the better.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/08/31/140090116/why-gibson-guitar-was-raided-by-the-justice-department?sc=fb&cc=fp

Scrapper Blackwell - Decca Records 78 Alley Sally Blues

Naptown's own Francis "Scrapper" Blackwell recorded for the Champion label out of Richmond Indiana as Frankie Black
Champion 50049 was also released as Decca 7832 in 1935

Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell - Vocalion Records 78 - How Long How Long Blues

Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell recorded "How Long, How Long Blues" for  Vocalion Records right here in Naptown, way back in 1928. here it is in it's original format. Played at 78 RPM on my old Victrola

The Highlighters - Rojam Records 45 #001 - Poppin' Pop Corn

When I was growing up in Naptown there were 45 rpm records everywhere! There were a lot of people who had 45 rpm singles of their own recordings and there seemed to be a lot of small record labels here in Indianapolis. Radio Corporation of America (RCA) did a considerable amount of pressing at their facilities here in Indy. I remember an Eddy Arnold 45 that came out in 1960 that read on the side of the label "The One Billionth Record Record Pressed at the Indianapolis Pressing Plant" ... Wow, One billion 45s and that's four years before The Beatles hit The States. RCA Custom Pressing did job lots for people and smaller, independent record labels as well.. Many of these records were gave away by the artists, to their fans at local shows with a few selling here and there. Many more of these records were miserable memorabilia of record company owners, remnants of failed ventures with past artists, some of which perhaps, they did not part company on good terms.. For whatever reason, many of these local discs sat around for years, unwanted by most but wanted and gathered by me. There were times through the 80s that Brits or Germans would look around town for artists or records but for the most part, the idea of an Indiana 45 being a collectors item began to become more popular in the early 90s... When I first met Jason Yoder, I never thought much of my Indiana 45 collection per se.. I gave Jason a number of Indiana 45s and through his hard work and tireless digging he has complied the most magnificent web site on the subject www.indiana45s.com I have made videos of some of the Indiana and Ohio 45s I currently have as well as some artists that are closely associated with Indy.

Here's one of the more sought after Naptown 45s from The Highlighters on Rojam Records #001 Poppin' Pop Corn

Les & Helen Tussey & The Golden Hill Boys - Poor Boy Records 45 - They Went Around

When I was growing up in Naptown there were 45 rpm records everywhere! There were a lot of people who had 45 rpm singles of their own recordings and there seemed to be a lot of small record labels here in Indianapolis. Radio Corporation of America (RCA) did a considerable amount of pressing at their facilities here in Indy. I remember an Eddy Arnold 45 that came out in 1960 that read on the side of the label "The One Billionth Record Record Pressed at the Indianapolis Pressing Plant" ... Wow, One billion 45s and that's four years before The Beatles hit The States. RCA Custom Pressing did job lots for people and smaller, independent record labels as well.. Many of these records were gave away by the artists, to their fans at local shows with a few selling here and there. Many more of these records were miserable memorabilia of record company owners, remnants of failed ventures with past artists, some of which perhaps, they did not part company on good terms.. For whatever reason, many of these local discs sat around for years, unwanted by most but wanted and gathered by me. There were times through the 80s that Brits or Germans would look around town for artists or records but for the most part, the idea of an Indiana 45 being a collectors item began to become more popular in the early 90s... When I first met Jason Yoder, I never thought much of my Indiana 45 collection per se.. I gave Jason a number of Indiana 45s and through his hard work and tireless digging he has complied the most magnificent web site on the subject www.indiana45s.com I have made videos of some of the Indiana and Ohio 45s I currently have as well as some artists that are closely associated with Indy.

Here's a cool country bopper from Les & Helen Tussey & The Golden Hill Boys on a Poor Boy Records 45 out of Muncie Indiana - "They Went Around."