[Dixielandjazz] Blind Orange Lemon

Thu, 11 Jul 2002 22:48:23 EDT

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In a message dated 7/11/02 2:40:19 PM Central Daylight Time, 
charliehooks@earthlink.net writes:

> Don't know about Cripple Clarence, although with a name like that, he
> must have been one helluva bluesman.  Like Blind Lemon?
> 
> just threw that in,
> Charlie

   How about the famous chicago bluesman, Blind Orange Lemon.

   Years back Don Demichael was the Editor of Downbeat Magazine, based in 
chicago.  Don was also a fine jazz drummer and vibist.  During those days, it 
seemed like every other black guy in chicago was trying to pass himself off 
as a 'blues singer.'  The Downbeat office was a magnet for these guys seeking 
publicity.  Don got so fed up with these phonies that he created a fictious 
Blues singer, whom he named Blind Orange Lemon.  He started printing items 
about Blind Orange Lemon in each monthly issue of Downbeat... BOL was 
appearing at such and such a club, BOL's new recording was coming out 
etc.,etc.  Eventually Don DeMichael tired of this bit and stopped printing 
these bogus items.  Sure enough, people started writing and calling the Down 
Beat office asking for news of Blind Orange Lemon.  Don and Downbeat never 
did own up publicly to this farce but jazz musicians who knew Don knew about 
it.

Any of you out there ever catch Blind Orange Lemon in person?

Jim Beebe

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<HTML>In a message dated 7/11/02 2:40:19 PM Central Daylight Time, charliehooks@earthlink.net writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Don't know about Cripple Clarence, although with a name like that, he 
must have been one helluva bluesman.&nbsp; Like Blind Lemon? 
 
just threw that in, 
Charlie</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; How about the famous chicago bluesman, Blind Orange Lemon. 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; Years back Don Demichael was the Editor of Downbeat Magazine, based in chicago.&nbsp; Don was also a fine jazz drummer and vibist.&nbsp; During those days, it seemed like every other black guy in chicago was trying to pass himself off as a 'blues singer.'&nbsp; The Downbeat office was a magnet for these guys seeking publicity.&nbsp; Don got so fed up with these phonies that he created a fictious Blues singer, whom he named Blind Orange Lemon.&nbsp; He started printing items about Blind Orange Lemon in each monthly issue of Downbeat... BOL was appearing at such and such a club, BOL's new recording was coming out etc.,etc.&nbsp; Eventually Don DeMichael tired of this bit and stopped printing these bogus items.&nbsp; Sure enough, people started writing and calling the Down Beat office asking for news of Blind Orange Lemon.&nbsp; Don and Downbeat never did own up publicly to this farce but jazz musicians who knew Don knew about it. 
 
Any of you out there ever catch Blind Orange Lemon in person? 
 
Jim Beebe</HTML>

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