[Dixielandjazz] Long Lived Musicians

[Stan Brager]

On the other hand, in a recent newsletter from Dean Mora of Mora's Modern 
Rhythmists, both Benny Carter and Lionel Hampton are playing at 94, Spud 
Murphy and Jay McShann are 93, Artie Shaw is 92, Roc Hilman and Orren 
Tucker are 91.

Stan
Stan Brager
Trombonist-in-Training

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To:	Pepett@aol.com; SYates@ihl.state.ms.us; dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com
Subject:	Re: [Dixielandjazz] Long Lived Musicians

Dear Perry,
Your "(?)" after Jan Savitt is justified - "Jan Savitt died of a
cerebral hemorrhage Monday (4) in Sacramento, Cal. His death came a few
days after he was stricken while travelling [sic] to a date at Memorial
Aud and his band played the date without him. Savitt was 35". (VARIETY,
October 6, 1948.) Perhaps the fact that he was in transit when he became
ill led to the belief that he died in an auto accident.
"Chippie" Hill was a pedestrian when she was killed--"Bertha 'Chippy'
[sic] Hill, 50...died in New York May 7, after being hit by an
unidentified motorist while crossing a street in Harlem". (VARIETY, May
10, 1950).
Thanks for your suggestion that I should go on line, which I sent to the
University Press of Musississippi. Incidentally, tuberculosis was
probably the most prevalent disease among jazzmen --Freddie Keppard,
Chick Webb, Charlie Christian, Bubber Miley, Jimmy Blanton, Joe
Sullivan, Roy Fox, Charlie Green, and others. All the best.
Fred
Pepett@aol.com wrote:

>             Wild Bill lived to be 83  Jim McPartland  lived to be 83
> or 84
>            BUT, unfortunately, for every one who lived LONG, I assume
> you could name 6 who died early
>           Strangely enough, many were killed in auto accidents of one
> type or another Bus Etry (SP), Bessie Smith, Chu Berry, Chippie Hil,
> Frank Teschemacher, Jan Savitt(?) for starters!
> Perry
>
> LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
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