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Prairie Madness

Produced by Matthew Fisher

Cathy Frumerman from New York wrote to Shine On (February 1997) with the following question: 'Please ask Matthew what ever happened to the Prairie Madness lads. Have they faded to Moon Dust? Matthew Fisher kindly responded as follows:

  • 'I ran into Ed Millis in Milwaukee some time in 1975. About a year or so later he popped up in England and came to see us. He had been doing a lot of travelling at the time, including a trip to Africa. He told us about a time he wandered off the beaten track and was getting rather worried that he might have strayed into territory no white man had ever seen before. Just as he was thinking this, a little black kid appeared. He took one look at Ed, grinned and sang, 'That's the way uh-huh uh-huh I like it!', and ran off.

    I've not heard from him since and have no number for him. He may still be a member of the San Francisco branch of the American Federation of Musicians. Chris Ducey sent us a copy of an album he had done, called Deuce of Hearts, but I've not heard from him since. I understand that they no longer play together.'

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    • Thanks to Joan May for this

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