[Dixielandjazz] Finally, national recognition...

[Jerry Gordon]

Molly Ivans is a nationally-syndicated columnist whose column appears in
the Albany (NY) Times-Union, among many other papers. I quote, without
further comment, just a few sentences from today's column:

"...Let's salute all that makes America special, starting with us, the
people. Here's to all the musicians from country to hip-hop to rock to
classical to jazz to folk to be-bop to norteno to polka to reggae, and to
all the fusion forms thereof. Here's to all the artists who get no
respect--the washboard players and lute strummers, harmonica blowers and
banjo pickers. ..."


Jerry "have washboard, will travel" Gordon, Troy, NY
Web master for http://www.timesunion.com/communities/jazz