Re(2): [Dixielandjazz] Fake Books

[Dick Miller]

Banjo06820 at aol.com writes:
>I remember back in the early fifties you had to 
>buy them "under the counter"  and were warned not to get caught with it? 

Bill:

In fact, I recall a big bust of fake book publishers that took place in
Staten Island, NY (where I grew up) in the early '60s. As I remember,
several of the kingpins paid big fines and did a couple of years.

--Dick Miller