[Dixielandjazz] Re: Tony Almerico

[Patrick Cooke]

>>Freddie Kohlman had a fine little band just a block of so away at Sid
DaVilla's Mardi Gras Lounge.<<

I remember when Sid Davilla opened his Mardi Gras Lounge.  I had worked with
Sid for several years at Leon Prima's 500 club before he left and opened his
own lounge.
Pat Cooke


----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Ingle" <dingle at baldwin-net.com>
To: "Patrick Cooke" <patcooke at cox.net>; "Bill Haesler"
<bhaesler at nsw.bigpond.net.au>
Cc: "dixieland jazz mail list" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Tony Almerico


> 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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