Lou Dee Jim Flahertys Caravan: My Darling Rosie

Frankie FR12. Lou Dee was the stage name of Connecticutbased singer and songwriter Lou DeMaria, a steady presence in postwar New England country and rock n roll. Recorded in 1960 for Hartford indie Frankie Records, Dees haunting murder ballad My Darling Rosie owes something to the gloom of folk songs like Where Did You Sleep Last Night while bringing in some fine Everly Brothersstyle harmonies. Dee would cut an earlier side with the Valley Boys for Old Town Records (a New York City label better known for its R B releases) as well as a later 45rpm record on Horizons Unlimited. Jim Flaherty, whose group supports Dee on My Darling Rosie, was a guitarist, bandleader, radio DJ, record store owner and general promoter of country music in New England. Flaherty also released some 45s of his own, including the hoppedup doublesider Real Gone Daddy b, w This Old Bomb of Mine, both of which DeMaria cowrote. For more lost places and spaces, head over to Nowhere Town: