[Dixielandjazz] Smokey Stover

[Don Ingle]

Smokey Stover the Drummer was once the manager of Club 47 in Studio City,
owned by Nappy LaMare, Noni Bernardi and Doc Rando of the old Crosby Band.
He played drums as well there in a house band at times. He moved to San
Francisco and worked at the Hangover Club there. Smokey took in a person he
befriended -- a down and outer -- and that person in turn murdered  him.
Smokey was a nice man. His wife, if I recall, was named Pauline and worked
at Club 47 as hostess/waitress.
Smokey was from Coffeyville, Kansas, and he had a brother who taught music
at Michigan "State when I was an undergraduate there in the early '50's.
Mind you,  this is a memory fifty years old.
Don Ingle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Gumpert" <dongumpert@cox.net>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:16 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Smokey Stover


> A friend has an extensive LP jazz collection and occasionally sends me
tapes
> to transfer to CD for him.  Today, I received several tapes: "Where
There's
> Fire There's Smokey Stover" with Smokey Stover on trumpet; "Lee
> Collins-Ralph Sutton's Jazzola Six" with Smokey Stover on drums; and one
> simply labed "Willie Wimber."
> Don knew Smokey the trumpet player but, who is/was Smokey the drummer and,
> does anyone have any information on Willie Wimber?
> Thanks.
>
> Sandy Gumpert
>
>
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