[Dixielandjazz] Re: Leonard Feather

Mon Jan 13 16:22:40 PST 2003

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In a message dated 1/13/03 2:55:23 AM Central Standard Time, 
bhaesler@nsw.bigpond.net.au writes:

> 1.  The (unproven) allegations that he went to the US (from England) in 1939 
> to dodge the War.
> (He claims in his book, 'The Jazz Years - earwitness to an era' (Quartet  
> 1986), that he was caught in Sweden the day war was declared in Sept 1939 
> and took the only available boat out - to New York).

   considering the creep that he was, I don't believe his war story.  I don't 
believe that he was particularly welcome in England and I never heard of his 
going back there for a visit.  but I could be wrong on this.

   "Featherbrain"  Wasn't Floyd Bean on piano on that? I remember it and may 
have it yet on an LP.

Jim Beebe

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<HTML>In a message dated 1/13/03 2:55:23 AM Central Standard Time, bhaesler@nsw.bigpond.net.au writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">1.&nbsp; The (unproven) allegations that he went to the US (from England) in 1939 to dodge the War. 
(He claims in his book, 'The Jazz Years - earwitness to an era' (Quartet&nbsp; 1986), that he was caught in Sweden the day war was declared in Sept 1939 and took the only available boat out - to New York).</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; considering the creep that he was, I don't believe his war story.&nbsp; I don't believe that he was particularly welcome in England and I never heard of his going back there for a visit.&nbsp; but I could be wrong on this. 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; "Featherbrain"&nbsp; Wasn't Floyd Bean on piano on that? I remember it and may have it yet on an LP. 
 
Jim Beebe</HTML>

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