[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland Movies

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 14:34:56 EDT

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In a message dated 7/26/02 1:25:37 PM Central Daylight Time, 
richard.broadie@gte.net writes:

> To thread
> Charlie Beal was Louie's piano player in "New Orleans."  I was his bass
> player and friend for a number of years.  He taught Billy Holiday the song
> "Do You Know What It Means..." because she had trouble reading music.   I
> still think of him everytime I play that tune.  Loved the music in New
> Orleans (Bigard and Callendar were also close friends) but hated the
> stereotypical roles given to Billlie and others.

   the 'stereotypical roles given to Billie etc. were no big deal.  People 
have tried to make an awful demeaning thing for billie to play a maid.  It 
was just a fun hokey movie.  Countless other actresses or all enthic 
backgrounds have played maids in hundreds of movies and nothing was made of 
it.  They are only movies after all.

  Charlie Beal played a great chorus on  "where the Blues were born in New 
Orleans", and Mahagony Stomp in that movie...on the soundtrack and the RCA 
records put out with that same band.  I've always wondered why he wasn't 
recorded more.

  Jim Beebe

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<HTML>In a message dated 7/26/02 1:25:37 PM Central Daylight Time, richard.broadie@gte.net writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">To thread 
Charlie Beal was Louie's piano player in "New Orleans."&nbsp; I was his bass 
player and friend for a number of years.&nbsp; He taught Billy Holiday the song 
"Do You Know What It Means..." because she had trouble reading music.&nbsp;&nbsp; I 
still think of him everytime I play that tune.&nbsp; Loved the music in New 
Orleans (Bigard and Callendar were also close friends) but hated the 
stereotypical roles given to Billlie and others.</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; the 'stereotypical roles given to Billie etc. were no big deal.&nbsp; People have tried to make an awful demeaning thing for billie to play a maid.&nbsp; It was just a fun hokey movie.&nbsp; Countless other actresses or all enthic backgrounds have played maids in hundreds of movies and nothing was made of it.&nbsp; They are only movies after all. 
 
&nbsp; Charlie Beal played a great chorus on&nbsp; "where the Blues were born in New Orleans", and Mahagony Stomp in that movie...on the soundtrack and the RCA records put out with that same band.&nbsp; I've always wondered why he wasn't recorded more. 
&nbsp; 
&nbsp; Jim Beebe</HTML>

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