[Dixielandjazz] RE: Christian names

[Walker, Maurice]

OK, OK, I have now been multiply rebuked.  If you'll get your feet off my
neck I will stand corrected.

Maurie 

 -----Original Message-----
Who was Leon Bismark Beiderbecke?  I've heard of Leon Bix Beiderbecke.

Norrie



Norrie Thomson
Edinburgh
Scotland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walker, Maurice" <maurice.walker at gwl.com>
To: "'John Farrell'" <stridepiano at tesco.net>; "Walker, Maurice"
<maurice.walker at gwl.com>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 6:44 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] RE: Christian names


> For years I've toyed with the idea of an interesting-name all-star band.
> These would be real names, not obvious nicknames like Pops Foster, Fud
> Livingston, Howdy Quicksell, Miff Mole, Turk Murphy.
>
> Clarinet: Albany (Barney) Bigard
> Trombone: DePriest Wheeler
> Piano: Hartzell (Tiny) Parham
> Banjo: Silas Cluke
> Bass: Wellman Braud
> Drums: Dash Burkis (he recorded with Wingy Manone; this may be my all-time
> favorite name, and I included it even though it's probably a nickname)
> Vocalist: Hoagland Carmichael
>
> I've saved trumpet/cornet for last, because it's really a section:
> Leon Bismarck Beiderbecke
> Langston Curl
> Loring (Red) Nichols
> Chelsea Quealy
> Cladys (Jabbo) Smith
> Lucius Watters
>