[Dixielandjazz] Bird
Jerry Gordon
jerrygordon@juno.com
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 19:10:47 -0500
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On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:54:41 EST JimDBB@aol.com writes:
In a message dated 11/12/02 4:01:14 PM Central Standard Time,
cellblk7@attbi.com writes:
Hi All...
This is interesting!! Read on...
Bob Romans
-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholas Drozdoff <ndrozdoff@hotmail.com>
To: tpin@parnassus.dana.edu <tpin@parnassus.dana.edu>
Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 3:19 PM
Subject: [TPIN] Re: Kenny G Interview
...snip...
>Also, what do you think of his account of how Charlie Parker got his
>nick-name of Bird (which, if memory serves, is short for Yard Bird, an
old
>expression for a chicken)? Interesting, isn't it?
An interesting interview with Mr. G. Thanks for the point. The Charlie
Parker-Yardbird story could very be be true. that's the way that jazz
guys come up with nicknames
.
Jim Beebe
For some reason which I can't put my finger (or any brain cells) on, I
always thought the "Yardbird" nickname came from the fact that he spent
some time in jail. I use the term "fact" very loosely, because a quick
search doesn't reveal any confirmation of that, either.
Jerry Gordon, Troy, NY - Web master for
http://www.timesunion.com/communities/jazz
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<DIV>On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:54:41 EST <A=20
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<DIV><BR>Jerry Gordon, Troy, NY - Web master for<BR><A=20
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