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November 19[edit]

Which Jimmy Yancey record inspired Alexis Korner?[edit]

According to our article Alexis Korner 'One memory of his youth was listening to a record by black pianist Jimmy Yancey during a German air raid. Korner said, "From then on all I wanted to do was play the blues."' Do we know which Jimmy Yancey record it was? Thank you, DuncanHill (talk) 00:32, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The only source might have been Korner himself. The 1967 book The Pop Maker contains on page 21 this passage:

At the outbreak of World War II the Korner family moved to London where Alexis heard a record called "The Five O'Clock Blues" by the pianist Jimmy Yancey. "I knew from the first time I heard it that that was what I really wanted to hear and what I really wanted to play ...

(This is how far I managed to elicit text from GBS snippet view.) No mention of an air raid, so there is presumably some interview on which this is based. The record mentioned is Victor 26590-A, issued in 1939. --Lambiam 10:37, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That would be Five O'Clock Blues, backed with Tell 'Em About Me (see here, for example). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.217.47.60 (talk) 16:02, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Great stuff, many thanks @Lambiam: and {{re|The poster}} DuncanHill (talk) 15:41, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Are there places where rugby union isn't more popular than rugby league?[edit]

Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 23:52, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Australia is one such place. See Football in Australia#National audience. HiLo48 (talk) 03:04, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The North of England for sure. Fgf10 (talk) 08:29, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has an article titled Rugby league that literally answers the OP's question. I won't insult them by quoting the article directly, as that would indicate they didn't read it, which I am sure they have. --Jayron 32 18:35, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]