[Dixielandjazz] Re: Tony Almerico

Patrick Cooke patcooke at cox.net
Fri Jan 17 19:23:15 PST 2003


>>>He was with Slim Lamar's band in the 1920's I think.
I presume he was in his 50's then so?<<<

As I remember, he appeared to be about in his 50's.
   Pat Cooke




----- Original Message -----
From: "Goggin, Brian (Dublin)" <GoggiBri at exchange.ie.ml.com>
To: "'Patrick Cooke'" <patcooke at cox.net>; "Goggin, Brian (Dublin)"
<GoggiBri at exchange.ie.ml.com>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 7:52 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Tony Almerico


>
> He was with Slim Lamar's band in the 1920's I think.
> I presume he was in his 50's then so?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Patrick Cooke [SMTP:patcooke at cox.net]
> > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 1:51 PM
> > To: Goggin, Brian (Dublin)
> > Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> > Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Tony Almerico
> >
> > I don't know about Mart Britt in 1928, but Tony Almerico was playing in
> > the
> > 50's.
> > Pat Cooke
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Goggin, Brian (Dublin)" <GoggiBri at exchange.ie.ml.com>
> > To: "'Patrick Cooke'" <patcooke at cox.net>
> > Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 2:48 AM
> > Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Tony Almerico
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm only just joined this mailing list.
> > > Tony Almerico - he was one candidate for the trumpet player on Mart
> > Britt's
> > > records in 1928, wasn't he?
> > > Did he keep going into the '50's so?
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Patrick Cooke [SMTP:patcooke at cox.net]
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 2:09 AM
> > > > To: Bill Haesler
> > > > Cc: dixieland jazz mail list
> > > > 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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