Through all the various stages Mark Camarigg worked tirelessly to ensure this book came to fruition. The project was started a few years before Mark came on board, but due to the pressure of work, progress had slowed to a crawl. To borrow a wellworn cliché, without his hard work and enthusiasm this book may never have been completed.
Thanks to Diana Napier, who gave her blessing to the project and provided access to Simon’s personal papers and photographs.
Many thanks to the contributors to Blues Unlimited who over the years selflessly provided interviews, news, reviews, discographical information, and photographs: Herb Abramson, Graham Ackers, Clas Ahlstrand, John Allinson, Billy Boy Arnold, Cary Baker, Dick Bass, Bruce Bastin, Wolfie Baum, Bruce Bromberg, John Broven, Pete Brown, Tony Burke, Stephen Cault, Marcel Chauvard, Dave Clarke, John Cowley, Lou Curtis, Fred Davis, Jimmy Dawkins, Walter De Block, Ed Denson, Jacques Demetre, Bob Eagle, David Evans, John Fahey, Paul Garon, Galen Gart, Karl Gert Zur Heide, Phil Givant, Peter Goldsmith, Robin Gosden, Fred Goulding, Bill Greensmith, Bob Hall, Jeff Hannusch, Paul Harris, David Harrison, Jeff Hatherick, Cedric Hayes, Tim Healey, Gerard Herzhaft, Norbert Hess, Lee Hilderbrand, Andre Hobus, John Holt, Cilla Huggins, Max Jones, Will Jones, Don Kent, Bernard Klatzco, Bob Koester, Kerry Kudlacek, James LaRocca, Steve LaVere, Bob Laughton, Mike Leadbitter, Willie Leiser, Denis Lewis, Don Lindeneau, Pete Lowry, Ken Martin, Neil McBurney, Mack McCormick, Bill Miller, Rick Milne, George Mitchell, Kurt Mohr, Pete Moody, Simon Napier, Frank Nazareth, Richard Noblett, Jim O’Neal, Bengt Olsson, Paul Oliver, Johnny Otis, Jack Parsons, Neil Patterson, George Paulus, Dave Penny, Sylvia Picher, Wes Race, Charles Radcliff, Stella Reeder, Fred Reif, Clive Richardson, Mike Rowe, Tony Russell, Robert Sacre, Dave Sax, Frank Scott, Doug Seroff, Paul Sheatsley, Dick Shurman, Eddie Shuler, Peter Shertser, Larry Skoog, Neil Slaven, Chris Smith, Francis Smith, Dick Spottswood, Robert Springer, Tom Stagg, Darryl Stolper, Chris Strachwitz, Sandy Sutherland, Steve Tracy, Jeff Titon, Henry Thomas, Ray Topping, Bez Turner, Mike Vernon, Paul Vernon, Henry Vestine, Dave Ward, Gayle Wardlow, Frank Weston, George White, Dave Williams, Valerie Wilmer, Pete Wingfield, Ray Wortley, and Neil Wyatt. Our profound apologies to anyone whose name has been inadvertently omitted.
Mark Camarigg would like to thank Greg Johnson and the staff at the University of Mississippi Department of Archives and Special Collections, John Broven, Dr. David Evans, Bill Greensmith, Ed Komara, Mack McCormick, Laurie Matheson, the North Little Rock History Commission, Jim O’Neal, Dr. Ted Ownby at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and especially Rebecca and Owen Camarigg for their constant support and enthusiasm.
Tony Russell would like to thank Alan Balfour and Howard Rye.