[Dixielandjazz] Celebrating Charlie Hooks

Mon, 05 Aug 2002 13:30:18 -0500

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on 8/5/02 11:45 AM, JimDBB@aol.com at JimDBB@aol.com wrote:

  I'll say amen to Kerchers comments on Charlie Hooks.  Charlie and I
barnstormed around the country under the most trying conditions with the
Celebration Road Show and Charles was always up, ready to play his butt off
and enjoying doing it, whether it was a school show in the morning and
church concert at night or a night club and a church service on sunday
morning,  Charlie definately helped make it enjoyable and a success.

 He later joined my own band for several years working 5-6 nights a week and
he was a perfect sideman.  We always got along and no hassles.  BTW, he
sings the hell out of Baby won't you please come home."  And he would turn
around and play some beautiful flute on "feelings". or "Send in the Clowns."

And I worked at times with his group.

Kercher, you've got Charlie Hooks pegged just right.

JIm Beebe

Man, between you and Kircher both, I had to go out and buy all new hats!
Them's real kind words, brother, and you went way out of your way to say
'em.  

Lornetta started giggling about half way down--I think over the phrase,
"Charles was always up"--and I had to point out that, hell, woman, that was
thirty years ago!   Nothing but the sun keeps rising year after year!

Anyway, thanks a million, friend.  Sometimes I miss the Roadshow times; then
I come to my senses again.   The roadshow was a little like being in the
service: you wouldn't want to have missed it, but you might not want to do
it again, either.

Charlie

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<BLOCKQUOTE>on 8/5/02 11:45 AM, JimDBB@aol.com at JimDBB@aol.com wrote: 
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;I'll say amen to Kerchers comments on Charlie Hooks. &nbsp;Cha=
rlie and I barnstormed around the country under the most trying conditions w=
ith the Celebration Road Show and Charles was always up, ready to play his b=
utt off and enjoying doing it, whether it was a school show in the morning a=
nd church concert at night or a night club and a church service on sunday mo=
rning, &nbsp;Charlie definately helped make it enjoyable and a success. 
 
 &nbsp;He later joined my own band for several years working 5-6 nights a w=
eek and he was a perfect sideman. &nbsp;We always got along and no hassles. =
&nbsp;BTW, he sings the hell out of Baby won't you please come home.&quot; &=
nbsp;And he would turn around and play some beautiful flute on &quot;feeling=
s&quot;. or &quot;Send in the Clowns.&quot; 
 
And I worked at times with his group. 
 
Kercher, you've got Charlie Hooks pegged just right. 
 
JIm Beebe 
 
 
 
Man, between you and Kircher both, I had to go out and buy all new hats! &n=
bsp;Them's real kind words, brother, and you went way out of your way to say=
 'em. &nbsp; 
 
Lornetta started giggling about half way down--I think over the phrase, &qu=
ot;Charles was always up&quot;--and I had to point out that, hell, woman, th=
at was thirty years ago! &nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing but the sun keeps rising year a=
fter year! 
 
Anyway, thanks a million, friend. &nbsp;Sometimes I miss the Roadshow times=
; then I come to my senses again. &nbsp;&nbsp;The roadshow was a little like=
 being in the service: you wouldn't want to have missed it, but you might no=
t want to do it again, either. 
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