[Dixielandjazz] Imitators - was Armstrong/Presley imatitors

[Patrick Cooke]

I think the thing that separates the Louis imitators from all other
imitators is the fact that they seem to think all they have to do is make
their voice have a gravel sound.  This is easy enough...even I can do it..
   But making a gravely sound with your voice is not really imitating Louis.
Get real, 'imitators'!  Louis was a lot more than just a gravel sound.
   Pat Cooke




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Imitators - was Armstrong/Presley imatitors


> Yes, OK, no problem. I can dig that.
>
> However, I have seen/heard some excellent imitators of Armstrong. For
> example Ella Fitzgerald readily comes to mind. But if one likes the
> original, are not ALL of the imitators are somewhat lessor?
>
> I was more interested in why some imitators are OK and others are not.
> EG what is the difference between an Armstrong imitator and a King
> Oliver imitator? Or a Presley imitator and a Benny Goodman imitator?
> They are lots of each categorty around these days.
>
> Personally, as a generalization, I find ALL imitators to be somewhat
> less than the originals, unless, like Ella, it is done tongue in cheek
> and sparingly.
>
> Why is an Armstrong imitator Liver and Onions and an Oliver imitator
> Steak and Single Malt? That is what I am having trouble with.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
>
> Bill Gunter wrote:
>
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > You ask:
> > Why is it that many of us hate Armstrong vocal imitators, and Presley
> > imitators  . . . Could it be that we are PC, elitist, musical snobs?
> >
> > Naaaah - I'm not a musical snob. It is a personal dislike. I don't
> > like Louis impressions for the same reason I don't like liver and
> > onions.  It's not that liver and onions are inherently bad . . . it's
> > just that I can't stand them.
> >
> > Respectfully submitted,
> >
> > Bill "I don't like rap music (sic) either, but that is because I AM a
> > musical snob" Gunter
> > jazzboard at hotmail.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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