[Dixielandjazz] Re:Smokey Stover
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Wed, 24 Jul 2002 18:42:36 -0400
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Jim:
On a long ride to a gig in Omaha, Smokey told me about his IRS =
proiblem. Seems he owed Uncle Sam about $35,000 in withholding taxes he =
had deducted but from his crew but never remitted to the government. He =
went to the federal pen in southern Illinois, I believe. He became a =
trustee there in three days due to a mob connection and ate a steak =
dinner every night with the former Chicago don and the warden. His job =
was to drive the warden's big Caddy or such into town each morning, take =
along several other trustees and give them the various lists for the =
grocery store, meat market, hardware store, etc. Smokey told the guys =
not to rich and sat at a bar for several hours while the daily supplies =
were picked up. Not too tough for being incarcerated!
He was released after 6 months and owed the government nothing. Smokey =
said he never, in his life, made $35,000 in 6 months.
He was a good trumpet play with fine technique and little soul to his =
playing. A fun guy though.
I could go one. He can be heard to good advantage on one of the Art =
Hodes video on the Storyville label along with Tony Parenti, Hodes and =
others including Condon.=20
Gene Mayl
----- Original Message -----=20
From: JimDBB@aol.com=20
To: dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com=20
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re:Smokey Stover
In a message dated 7/24/02 11:25:40 AM Central Daylight Time, =
charliehooks@earthlink.net writes:
> Jim Beebe, Don Ingle or Charlie
> Hooks will have some personal memories to share.
Jim, why don't you tell them about Smoke's little interlude with =
the
IRS? He probably wouldn't mind. And if he does, I wouldn't mind.
Charlie
Charlie, I'm not sure if I know enough accurately to comment on =
Smokey Stovers
IRS-prison situation. I'll try and perhaps someone knows more. As I =
understand it, Smokey Stover tooks taxes out of his band members pay but =
never payed it into the IRS. That is a big non-no. They caught him =
eventually and he went to prison. I don't remember for how long and =
what years. I believe that at least some of the musicians got screwed =
in that the IRS hit them for the unpaid taxes. I remember that Hal =
Benson had to pay money to the IRS.
JIM Beebe=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jim:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On a long ride to a gig in Omaha, =
Smokey told=20
me about his IRS proiblem. Seems he owed Uncle Sam about $35,000 in =
withholding=20
taxes he had deducted but from his crew but never remitted to the =
government. He=20
went to the federal pen in southern Illinois, I believe. He became a =
trustee=20
there in three days due to a mob connection and ate a steak dinner every =
night=20
with the former Chicago don and the warden. His job was to drive the =
warden's=20
big Caddy or such into town each morning, take along several other =
trustees=20
and give them the various lists for the grocery store, meat market, =
hardware store, etc. Smokey told the guys not to rich and sat at a bar =
for=20
several hours while the daily supplies were picked up. Not too tough for =
being=20
incarcerated!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>He was released after 6 months and owed =
the=20
government nothing. Smokey said he never, in his life, made $35,000 in 6 =
months.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>He was a good trumpet play with fine =
technique and=20
little soul to his playing. A fun guy though.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I could go one. He can be heard to good =
advantage=20
on one of the Art Hodes video on the Storyville label along with Tony =
Parenti,=20
Hodes and others</FONT> <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>including =
Condon.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gene Mayl</FONT></DIV>
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=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 24, 2002 =
1:48=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Dixielandjazz] =
Re:Smokey=20
Stover</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>In a =
message dated=20
7/24/02 11:25:40 AM Central Daylight Time, <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:charliehooks@earthlink.net">charliehooks@earthlink.net</A>=
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writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE=3D"CITE">> Jim Beebe, Don Ingle or Charlie<BR>> Hooks will =
have=20
some personal memories to share.<BR><BR> Jim, why =
don't=20
you tell them about Smoke's little interlude with the<BR>IRS? =
He=20
probably wouldn't mind. And if he does, I wouldn't=20
mind.<BR><BR>Charlie</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR> Charlie, I'm not =
sure if=20
I know enough accurately to comment on Smokey Stovers<BR>IRS-prison=20
situation. I'll try and perhaps someone knows more. As I=20
understand it, Smokey Stover tooks taxes out of his band members pay =
but never=20
payed it into the IRS. That is a big non-no. They caught him =
eventually=20
and he went to prison. I don't remember for how long and what=20
years. I believe that at least some of the musicians got screwed =
in that=20
the IRS hit them for the unpaid taxes. I remember that Hal =
Benson had to=20
pay money to the IRS.<BR><BR>JIM Beebe</FONT> =
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