[Dixielandjazz] Re: Tony Almerico

[Don Ingle]

It was the Paddock in 1954-55 period. Had sign on the door about his being
there and a street shill who talked people into the place as you passed by.
Most of the clubs were doing that.
Freddie Kohlman had a fine little band just a block of so away at Sid
DaVilla's Mardi Gras Lounge. I later worked with Freddie in the house band
at Chicago's Jazz Ltd. Still Jim Crow crap in N.O. at that time. Band played
up back of bar, but couldn't come down and sit at the bar. Sid let us go
into the back to buy the guys a drink and have one with them out of  public
sight. A load of crap!
Don Ingle

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Cooke" <patcooke at cox.net>
To: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at nsw.bigpond.net.au>
Cc: "dixieland jazz mail list" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:08 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Tony Almerico


> I remember Papa Celestin and George Lewis playing at a place on Bourbon St
> called the Paddock Lounge.  I believe this was in the 50's.  I was playing
> over in Point Clear Alabama at the time, and only made a few weekend
drives
> into New Orleans.  I suspect the broadcasts were probably from the
Paddock.
> I don't recall Papa Celestin ever playing the Blue Room.
>     Pat Cooke
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at nsw.bigpond.net.au>
> To: "Patrick Cooke" <patcooke at cox.net>
> Cc: "dixieland jazz mail list" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 4:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Tony Almerico
>
>
> > Dear Pat,
> > One more question while this thread is still functioning.
> > Maurie Walker mentioned tuning in to station WWL (New Orleans) for a
jazz
> > program and the broadcasts from the 'Blue Room'.
> > I have other references to radio shows in New Orleans, in particular
Papa
> > Celestin's Tuxedo Jazz Band  and the 'Dixieland Jambake' radio
programmes
> and
> > the George Lewis Ragtime Jazz Band, both on WDSU in the early 1950s.
> > Were these broadcasts 'live' from the radio studio or from a venue
> (perhaps the
> > Blue Room)?
> > Kind regards,
> > Bill.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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