[Dixielandjazz] Re: George Formby

Ivor Jones banjones@oninet.pt
Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:32:49 -0000


Thanks for the note Bill,

As any British banjo player will tell you, to be likened to George Formby is
the ultimate insult, I think that possibly, only possibly,  this can be
attributed to Diz Dizley, I have certainly heard him use it a few times,
rather unkindly, to interval musicians at Colyers club. Having said that,
Formby could certainly play the Ukulele Banjo in his style and I have heard
really crap banjo players with half the talent of Formby denigrating him.
And I could name them... but wild horses......etc.

Ivor