[Dixielandjazz] Celebrity thread

[Mike Durham]

And who could forget Jack Benny (comedian, violin) and his British 
counterparts Ted Ray and Vic Oliver?

Mike D.

(well, I could forget Vic Oliver, actually, and had done so for about 35 
years until this thread has popped him back into my consciousness - THANKS A 
LOT, GUYS!)

>From: Len Nielsen <lennielsen at telus.net>
>To: DJML <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Celebrity thread
>Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 10:09:40 -0800
>
>Who could forget;
>
>George Formby - ukelele, movies
>Jimmy Durante - band leader, piano, dancer, movies, TV.
>
>Ledn Nielsen
>
>
>
>Dingo wrote:
>>For reasons not known, the first posting didn't go to List:
>>
>>
>>>Peter Sellers - film star & Goon (drums)
>>>Patrick Moore - astronomer (xylophone)
>>>Jim Bowen - TV quiz show host (cornet)
>>>Spike Milligan - Goon (trumpet)
>>>Mike Winters - comedy straight man (clarinet)
>>>Sacha Distel - singer (jazz guitar)
>>>Andre Previn - classical muso (jazz piano)
>>>Jerry Colonna - entertainer (trombone)
>>>Bill Clinton - ex-US president (alto sax, allegedly)
>>>Nigel Kennedy - classical muso (jazz violin)
>>>Charlie Watts - Rolling Stone (jazz big band)
>>>Joe Brown - rocker (jazz guitar)
>>>John Denman - classical muso (jazz clarinet)
>>>
>>>and, from a piece on TV last night, it appears Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the
>>>late Queen Mother) is alleged to have played bongos and the mouth organ 
>>>!!
>>>
>>>~=~
>>>John,
>>>        Suffolk, England.
>>>                    ?
>>>___o00o__(°¿°)__o00o___
>>>  You Play It - I'll Mix It
>>>   =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>
>>
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