[Dixielandjazz] Preacher Rollo

[Patrick Cooke]

>>>I'm curious about your remark, "name-band sideman in the forties weren'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 everyone with the exception of Ferde
Grofe.<<<

        Considering the time period, they were paid extremely well.  I guess
I didn't phrase it exactly I meant it.  What I was getting at was that in
the forties, most were not doing as well, especially considering a war-time
and a post-war economy.   Ferde Grofe was listed as 'arranger'.

        Pat Cooke


----- Original Message -----
From: <JimDBB@aol.com>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Preacher Rollo


> In a message dated 9/23/02 1:03:01 PM Central Daylight Time,
patcooke@cox.net
> writes:
>
>
> > .
> >       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
>