tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48609950099585337242011-07-31T01:32:37.866-07:00a detailed look at funk &amp; soul musicPJ Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216414858225816706noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860995009958533724.post-54986586371292854252009-05-26T18:35:00.000-07:002009-05-26T19:50:46.884-07:002009-05-26T19:50:46.884-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SAgp4ZChDMc/ShygsMNGNAI/AAAAAAAAACQ/Uimjz0GnrsU/s1600-h/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SAgp4ZChDMc/ShygsMNGNAI/AAAAAAAAACQ/Uimjz0GnrsU/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340319939205411842" /></a><br /><br /><div>I decided to start off my new blog 'The Next Ball Game' with a tribute to a local Boston musician, inventor, and friend, Forest Terry Jr. Forest passed away February 7th, 2009. </div><div><br /></div><div>I first heard about Forest Terry through another collector who sells records from <a href="http://www.lotuslandrecords.net/">Lotusland Records</a>. I picked up the amazing 45 'Branch N Out' b/w 'Satellite Love', and played it many times. Here are the two sides, direct from the 45.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SAgp4ZChDMc/ShyjVISzkuI/AAAAAAAAACY/gPudTXT3s-0/s1600-h/DSC_0003_2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SAgp4ZChDMc/ShyjVISzkuI/AAAAAAAAACY/gPudTXT3s-0/s320/DSC_0003_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340322841553507042" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/60561077bbeb8bf6/">Forest Terry - Branch In Out (45 Version)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SAgp4ZChDMc/ShykSYqP8iI/AAAAAAAAACg/fPHZJIWMGJY/s1600-h/DSC_0004_2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SAgp4ZChDMc/ShykSYqP8iI/AAAAAAAAACg/fPHZJIWMGJY/s320/DSC_0004_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340323893918822946" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/60561059a759572f/">Forest Terry - Satellite Love (45 Version)</a></div><div><br /></div><div>After buying the 45 I found out that Forest Terry was a local Boston artist, and was still around. A friend hooked me up with his number, and I got him to come in to my radio show for an interview. Take a listen for yourself:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.galacticfractures.com/?p=97">Forest Terry - Live On Galactic Fractures</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SAgp4ZChDMc/ShypGIOC8SI/AAAAAAAAACo/UcGiGJxFHfs/s1600-h/DSC_0027.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SAgp4ZChDMc/ShypGIOC8SI/AAAAAAAAACo/UcGiGJxFHfs/s320/DSC_0027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340329180905271586" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>That interview was incredible. Forest brought out a ton of treats and was full of stories. Forest Terry invented the Keytar! He was even awarded a patent, not an easy feat. Apparently, he worked with a local synth company, and a local guitar crafter to create his vision. Listen to the full interview for the details.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, Forest was a member of the local group Black Sheep Of The Family (I'll cover them in a future blog post). This interview was instrumental in tracking down Bili Sparrow, one of the founders of Black Sheep of the Family. Through this interview I tracked down Chip Allen also from Black Sheep, and he had some leads on tracking down Sparrow. Both Bili and Chip reconnected with Forest before his death, which I was proud to be able to help with.</div><div><br /></div><div>Among the treats Forest brought out to the radio station during the interview were this video, which I uploaded to YouTube:</div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tGhNlcWM7nU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tGhNlcWM7nU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div>Also, and amazingly, he brought out some unreleased extended mixes of both sides of the 45.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/60561127451df690/">Forest Terry - Branch In Out (12 Inch Mix)</a></div><div><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/60560776dc328234/">Forest Terry - Satellite Love (Extended Mix)</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Rest In Peace, Forest Terry Jr. Inventor of the Keytar!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4860995009958533724-5498658637129285425?l=nextballgame.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNextBallGame/~4/EAJF4opRnec" height="1" width="1"/>PJ Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216414858225816706noreply@blogger.com1http://nextballgame.blogspot.com/2009/05/rip-forest-terry-jr.html