[Dixielandjazz] Sidney

[Mike Durham]

>Tom Wiggins said  "Bichet who?" (probably a typo) and John Farrell said 
>"Exactly". This prompted a question in my mind: Bechet himself may have 
>pronounced his name more like "Bashay" (I've seen other musicians refer to 
>him in writing as "Bash") and some French guys I knew back in the 60's 
>pronounced it " Bechette", sounding the final T - I guess they thought it 
>was some strange English name! Then again, one W Shakespeare (who couldn't 
>decide how to spell his name, either) famously said "What's in a name?" Can 
>anyone out there who spoke with the great man give us a definitiev answer?

Cheerily,

Muke Darhim.

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