Comments on: Stu Nunnery – 35 Years On: The Interview http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview Classic rock bands, music, songs, LPs, CDs, DVDs and interviews Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:50:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JustaWhisper http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-991 JustaWhisper Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:54:41 +0000 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/?p=258#comment-991 What a joy! A good friend of mine found this site and e-mailed it to me...knowing how very much I love Stu Nunnery. How cool to read the words of someone I've loved for so long, yet have never known. Like many of the posts I've just read, I've always wondered, "Why is his music not more widely known, or played?" *I happen to be one of those "KSHE" St. Louis girls. "Isle of Debris" has been my favorite song since the FIRST TIME I heard it. Such a tragedy, regarding the hearing issue. I have holes in both of my ear drums. With all of the new medical technology, it would seem something could be done to restore the hearing. Cochlear implants?? I'm just so happy that I've had the chance to know more about Mr. Nunnery. The enigma becomes a reality. I thought maybe he'd hit the road with Frank Serpico...never to be heard from again! A 1,000 words couldn't describe what Isle of Debris means to me. And IF he ever reads these things, he would make me an extremely happy hippie chick and write me a "HELLO" at sukibbad@yahoo.com Stu, we need ya!! I'm one happy girl right now! Much love to Stu! Justa What a joy! A good friend of mine found this site and e-mailed it to me…knowing how very much I love Stu Nunnery. How cool to read the words of someone I’ve loved for so long, yet have never known. Like many of the posts I’ve just read, I’ve always wondered, “Why is his music not more widely known, or played?” *I happen to be one of those “KSHE” St. Louis girls. “Isle of Debris” has been my favorite song since the FIRST TIME I heard it. Such a tragedy, regarding the hearing issue. I have holes in both of my ear drums. With all of the new medical technology, it would seem something could be done to restore the hearing. Cochlear implants??
I’m just so happy that I’ve had the chance to know more about Mr. Nunnery. The enigma becomes a reality. I thought maybe he’d hit the road with Frank Serpico…never to be heard from again! A 1,000 words couldn’t describe what Isle of Debris means to me. And IF he ever reads these things, he would make me an extremely happy hippie chick and write me a “HELLO” at sukibbad@yahoo.com Stu, we need ya!! I’m one happy girl right now! Much love to Stu! Justa

]]> By: joel1974 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-816 joel1974 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:09:04 +0000 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/?p=258#comment-816 Seeing again this image of the album is very nostalgic for me. It was 1974, I was 16, and I just have to be content at looking at the album from a store window in, of all places, a southern city in the Philippines, as a couldn't afford it. I heard of Stu's music from a friend and simply got blown away from that time on. Somehow I later managed to secure copy of a 45 single (Madelanie/Sally from Syracuse) and must have probably worn it out beyond playability. I lost it as I moved around -but tried looking for Stu just to hear anything about him (I've probably been searching him since the internet was introduced. Now, almost 40 yrs later, I must thank you for this update. I'm saddened at what I'm hearing. I guess we abruptly lost an outstanding talent -too early, but in today's technology, I think Stu can readily pick up everything and carry on. I absolutely love your music. Seeing again this image of the album is very nostalgic for me. It was 1974, I was 16, and I just have to be content at looking at the album from a store window in, of all places, a southern city in the Philippines, as a couldn’t afford it. I heard of Stu’s music from a friend and simply got blown away from that time on. Somehow I later managed to secure copy of a 45 single (Madelanie/Sally from Syracuse) and must have probably worn it out beyond playability. I lost it as I moved around -but tried looking for Stu just to hear anything about him (I’ve probably been searching him since the internet was introduced. Now, almost 40 yrs later, I must thank you for this update. I’m saddened at what I’m hearing. I guess we abruptly lost an outstanding talent -too early, but in today’s technology, I think Stu can readily pick up everything and carry on. I absolutely love your music.

]]> By: Amanda Simpson http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Amanda Simpson Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:48:09 +0000 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/?p=258#comment-745 I taped this album from my brother's record over 25 years ago, so my tape is now stretched beyond it's limit. Even if there is no second album (though it would be great), the first album recreated at it was would be much appreciated, and maybe provide the royalties to Stu. Not many people here in South Africa have heard of him, and it's time they did! So nice to read the interview, and hear he's still alive and kicking! I taped this album from my brother’s record over 25 years ago, so my tape is now stretched beyond it’s limit. Even if there is no second album (though it would be great), the first album recreated at it was would be much appreciated, and maybe provide the royalties to Stu. Not many people here in South Africa have heard of him, and it’s time they did! So nice to read the interview, and hear he’s still alive and kicking!

]]> By: Clive Grantham http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Clive Grantham Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:35:10 +0000 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/?p=258#comment-738 When I met my ex-wife in Botswana in 1977, she had a 4 track cassette of Stu Nunnery's album. She had bought it a couple of years before in a trading store in Mahalapye (a village in the east of the country), and had been listening to it avidly since - proved by the state of the tape.... I was also taken with the music, but really wanted to hear it in its original "unstretched" form I had a contact Gallo Records in Johannesburg who, after some time, managed to get me an LP - I certainly was not disappointed when I listened to the clean recording - it was very good and it was different. I waited with enthusiasm for the next album, which of course never happened.... After several house moves the LP disappeared and I miss it to this day. I agree, it is high time it was released on CD, and re-released on vinyl too. The interview was great and explains a lot. Thank you. When I met my ex-wife in Botswana in 1977, she had a 4 track cassette of Stu Nunnery’s album. She had bought it a couple of years before in a trading store in Mahalapye (a village in the east of the country), and had been listening to it avidly since – proved by the state of the tape…. I was also taken with the music, but really wanted to hear it in its original “unstretched” form
I had a contact Gallo Records in Johannesburg who, after some time, managed to get me an LP – I certainly was not disappointed when I listened to the clean recording – it was very good and it was different. I waited with enthusiasm for the next album, which of course never happened….
After several house moves the LP disappeared and I miss it to this day. I agree, it is high time it was released on CD, and re-released on vinyl too.
The interview was great and explains a lot. Thank you.

]]> By: Maurice Whelan http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Maurice Whelan Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:46:37 +0000 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/?p=258#comment-735 Loved this album for over thirty years. Always wondered why a second never came. Thanks for providing me with the story. Stu you were great. Loved this album for over thirty years. Always wondered why a second never came. Thanks for providing me with the story. Stu you were great.

]]> By: Ed Freedman http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Ed Freedman Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:19:16 +0000 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/?p=258#comment-732 I played drums with Stu, mainly at Princeton Univ., in the early 70s, and a bunch of my musician friends comprised the rest of his backing band. In fact, we made the demo on which the songs Madeleine, Sally from Syracuse, et al first appeared--at the Shaggy Dog Studio in the Berkshires, if memory serves. Somehow or other, this music fell into the right hands, and I accompanied Al Gorgoni (I can't remember who else)--the future producer of the Stu Nunnery album--on a hunt for an appropriate studio to create the LP. We settled on a place not far from my parents' home, in Fayeville, Mass.--a studio colony settled by people from NYC's Electric Lady Land. When we first arrived there, Chip Douglas was recording "Just Call Me Angel in the Morning," which became a hit for somebody else. Anyway, to make a short story even shorter, I and my bandmates were dropped from the project during the wait to record in favor of the illustrious session musicians that Stu mentions above. Stu and I did not speak again until we met, quite by accident (late 80s?), in the sleepy seaside village of Rockport, Mass. We had a nice little chat, but God knows what we talked about. I played drums with Stu, mainly at Princeton Univ., in the early 70s, and a bunch of my musician friends comprised the rest of his backing band. In fact, we made the demo on which the songs Madeleine, Sally from Syracuse, et al first appeared–at the Shaggy Dog Studio in the Berkshires, if memory serves. Somehow or other, this music fell into the right hands, and I accompanied Al Gorgoni (I can’t remember who else)–the future producer of the Stu Nunnery album–on a hunt for an appropriate studio to create the LP. We settled on a place not far from my parents’ home, in Fayeville, Mass.–a studio colony settled by people from NYC’s Electric Lady Land. When we first arrived there, Chip Douglas was recording “Just Call Me Angel in the Morning,” which became a hit for somebody else. Anyway, to make a short story even shorter, I and my bandmates were dropped from the project during the wait to record in favor of the illustrious session musicians that Stu mentions above. Stu and I did not speak again until we met, quite by accident (late 80s?), in the sleepy seaside village of Rockport, Mass. We had a nice little chat, but God knows what we talked about.

]]> By: Brian Beckmann http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Brian Beckmann Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:52:13 +0000 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/?p=258#comment-726 I located Mr. Nunnery in 2004, I'd heard 'Isle of Debris' on K-SHE and it reminded me of something I'd wanted to do. After locating him at RICAPE, -and a bit of communications back and forth- he graciously sent me the lyrics to the song as I'd been having more than a bit of difficulty in working out what they were. I worked at the local NPR affiliate at the time so I took the record in and burned 'Isle of Debris' to computer and then onto a CD (WAV format) as, like most people, I only had it on LP. I have sent the song to several people who have posted requests (non-commercial) for it online. I learned the song several years ago and posted it to a guitar tab website, strangely enough, I found the same comment you posted above: “Anyone know how to play ‘Isle Of Debris’ by Stu Nunnery?" and it prompted me to learn the guitar chords to the song. The address for the tab is: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/stu_nunnery/isle_of_debris_crd.htm I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this interview with Stu Nunnery, thank you very much for doing it. -Brian I located Mr. Nunnery in 2004, I’d heard ‘Isle of Debris’ on K-SHE and it reminded me of something I’d wanted to do.

After locating him at RICAPE, -and a bit of communications back and forth- he graciously sent me the lyrics to the song as I’d been having more than a bit of difficulty in working out what they were.

I worked at the local NPR affiliate at the time so I took the record in and burned ‘Isle of Debris’ to computer and then onto a CD (WAV format) as, like most people, I only had it on LP. I have sent the song to several people who have posted requests (non-commercial) for it online.

I learned the song several years ago and posted it to a guitar tab website, strangely enough, I found the same comment you posted above: “Anyone know how to play ‘Isle Of Debris’ by Stu Nunnery?” and it prompted me to learn the guitar chords to the song.

The address for the tab is:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/stu_nunnery/isle_of_debris_crd.htm

I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this interview with Stu Nunnery, thank you very much for doing it.

-Brian

]]> By: jim hutcheson http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-706 jim hutcheson Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:53:29 +0000 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/?p=258#comment-706 yo grew up in the early 70's in the st. louis area and now living in NE miss.area your music is still as poinient to me as it was back then thank god for thei internet you know most of us never have that chance for eternity like you have had i will introduce every member of the younger generations that i can to the wonder of your music and the wide variety of the music from our time i thank the big guy in the sky for you and all like you jim yo
grew up in the early 70′s in the st. louis area
and now living in NE miss.area
your music is still as poinient to me as it was back then
thank god for thei internet
you know most of us never have that chance for eternity like you
have had
i will introduce every member of the younger generations that i can to the wonder of your music and the wide variety of the music from our time
i thank the big guy in the sky for you and all like you
jim

]]> By: bruce Gelb http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-693 bruce Gelb Sat, 30 May 2009 00:06:23 +0000 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/?p=258#comment-693 I found a very old tape made by Stu around 1973-4 when i was cleaning out old files of music. I hadn't thought of Stu in a long time but this afternoon I thought i would google and see what i found. That fashionista that Stu mentioned in his interview introduced me to him and i thought I was hearing a great new American writer/perfomer so much so that I called a friend who was an icon in the "business", the man who discovered Billie Holliday early in his career and later did the same for Bruce Springsteen, namely John Hammond, Benny Goodman's brother in law. I made the introduction and Stu was on his way. So much so that Ham mond arranged for a recording contract and honestly believed that he had "done it again". Unfortunately, Stu was just a young twenty something and had a kind oof "knoiw it all" attitude and so ticked off the folks at CBS (I was told) that they dropped him and I thought that was the end of a great dream. I never knew anything about Stu's medical nightmare until this afternoon on line. I was partially blown away by Isle of Debris and thinking about the garbage (debris) that is clogging the airways today had to write this comment because I think there is still time for the world to hear that piece of music produced with the best of today and performed by a big name. In any case I wanted to let Stu know that his big talent fits today more than ever! I found a very old tape made by Stu around 1973-4 when i was cleaning out old files of music. I hadn’t thought of Stu in a long time but this afternoon I thought i would google and see what i found. That fashionista that Stu mentioned in his interview introduced me to him and i thought I was hearing a great new American writer/perfomer so much so that I called a friend who was an icon in the “business”, the man who discovered Billie Holliday early in his career and later did the same for Bruce Springsteen, namely John Hammond, Benny Goodman’s brother in law. I made the introduction and Stu was on his way. So much so that Ham mond arranged for a recording contract and honestly believed that he had “done it again”. Unfortunately, Stu was just a young twenty something and had a kind oof “knoiw it all” attitude and so ticked off the folks at CBS (I was told) that they dropped him and I thought that was the end of a great dream. I never knew anything about Stu’s medical nightmare until this afternoon on line. I was partially blown away by Isle of Debris and thinking about the garbage (debris) that is clogging the airways today had to write this comment because I think there is still time for the world to hear that piece of music produced with the best of today and performed by a big name. In any case I wanted to let Stu know that his big talent fits today more than ever!

]]> By: Jon Dubin http://classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/stu-nunnery-35-years-on-the-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Jon Dubin Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:53:13 +0000 http://classicrockmusicblog.com/?p=258#comment-685 I got to meet Stu and listen to a few of his songs and jingles live at my aunts house in the mid to late 70's. he had been my cousin Ron Brachman's roommate in college. It was his enthusiasm for life and music that kept me practicing guitar over the years. Thanks for the wonderful memories! And please release the album to cd, my copy is just about worn out. I got to meet Stu and listen to a few of his songs and jingles live at my aunts house in the mid to late 70′s. he had been my cousin Ron Brachman’s roommate in college. It was his enthusiasm for life and music that kept me practicing guitar over the years. Thanks for the wonderful memories! And please release the album to cd, my copy is just about worn out.

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