[Dixielandjazz] Preacher Rollo
JimDBB@aol.com
JimDBB@aol.com
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:10:36 EDT
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In a message dated 9/23/02 1:03:01 PM Central Daylight Time, patcooke@cox.net
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> I have a book about Big Bands and the swing era, showing a picture of
> Whiteman's band with Rollo in it.
> There's also an interesting page from Whiteman's payroll book. It listed
> for the week ending Jan 28, 1928 salaries as follows:
> Bix Biederbecke $200, Henry Busse $350, Bing Crosby $150, Jimmy Dorsey
> $200, Ferde Grofe $375, Matty Malneck $150, Frankie Trambauer $200.
> That was 1928, the boom era that preceded the big crash. Name-band
> sidemen in the forties weren't doing any better. Lesser sidemen were
> getting $90/week, and featured players up to about $200.
> Pat Cooke
I'm curious about your remark, "name-band sideman in the forties werfen't
doing any better," It seems to me that Whiteman's musicians were paid very
well. $200 then would be what?...$1000 today. It is interesting that Henry
Busse got considerably more than everone with the execption of Ferde Grofe.
Jim Beebe
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 9/23/02 1:03:01 PM Central Daylight Time, patcooke@cox.net writes:<BR>
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I have a book about Big Bands and the swing era, showing a picture of<BR>
Whiteman's band with Rollo in it.<BR>
There's also an interesting page from Whiteman's payroll book. It listed<BR>
for the week ending Jan 28, 1928 salaries as follows:<BR>
Bix Biederbecke $200, Henry Busse $350, Bing Crosby $150, Jimmy Dorsey<BR>
$200, Ferde Grofe $375, Matty Malneck $150, Frankie Trambauer $200.<BR>
That was 1928, the boom era that preceded the big crash. Name-band<BR>
sidemen in the forties weren't doing any better. Lesser sidemen were<BR>
getting $90/week, and featured players up to about $200.<BR>
Pat Cooke</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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I'm curious about your remark, "name-band sideman in the forties werfen't doing any better," It seems to me that Whiteman's musicians were paid very well. $200 then would be what?...$1000 today. It is interesting that Henry Busse got considerably more than everone with the execption of Ferde Grofe.<BR>
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Jim Beebe</FONT></HTML>
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