I met a ragtime pianist and 78 collector named Brad Kay at a show I did last night. He sounded like an interesting guy, so I looked him up on YouTube and found this great performance of a 1928 Duke Ellington song.
The Joy Drops
Acoustic Americana. A good times band.
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Dear Lucas, Brad has his ‘Songbirds’ who are also wonderful, beautiful and talented ladies. namely: Janet Klein, Mikal Sandoval, Marea Boylan, Mews Small, Sharon Evans, and a few others. He performs each Sunday afternoon at the Unurban Coffee House on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica and has several of the ladies with him. If you are in the area, you might want to go down at 4:00 for his show, which is free, but they do pass the hat. Call me if you want to talk more. Norma at 714 870-7977.
Mikal Sandoval has Speakeasy night every fourth Thursday. March 26 1411c Lincoln Blvd. Venice. 7:30 p.m. Ca Dancing flappers, ukulele Dave Barlia, Cheap Suit Serenaders alumna Tom Marion on Banjo and guitar and feature band Dutch Newman and the Musical Melodians with the San Francisco Songbird Mikal Sandoval. sanfranciscosongnird.com