[Dixielandjazz] Pete Daily and His Chicagoans

[Robert S. Ringwald]

 Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Pete Daily and His Chicagoans


> In a message dated 11/5/02 9:40:23 PM Central Standard Time,
> ds.augustine@mail.utexas.edu writes:
>
> >
> >      Hmm, wot's this?  Pete Daily's Chicagoans playing "South".  Never
> > heard of him, but how could anybody from Chicago be bad, hmm?
> >

 Dan, you never heard of Pete Daily?

Pete introduced me around to some of the musicians in the Los Angeles area
when I first moved there in 1979.  I played some gigs with him also.

He had a stroke in approximately 1981 or '82 & was confined to a wheelchair
for several years before his passing.  I played with him on his last gig.
His fingers on his right hand were numb & he had to use his left hand.  That
was the sign that the stroke was coming on.

There is a legendary story about Pete when he was working in Hollywood in
the 50s when there were 7 or 8 clubs all using (our kind of Jazz) within 7
or 8 blocks.  Pete used to play "When the Saints Come Marchin' In" & march
around the place, out into the parking lot & into another club & back.  One
night he marched out the front door & didn't come back for 3 weeks.  As you
may imagine, Pete did have a bit of a drinking problem.

He recorded the song "North".  It was similar to "South" but with all the
phrases turned & played backwards.

Bob
mr.wonderful@ringwald.com
Placerville, CA