[Dixielandjazz] Things that make me cringe

[Jon Seiger]

good point ron

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at bu.edu>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:21 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Things that make me cringe


> It is sad to think that possibly some time in the future, people will have
> completely forgotten Armstrong.  If we don't do the (sometimes bad)
> impression, then the odd young person won't hear about him, won't seek out
> his music and learn.  If we don't do the impression, others younger than
we
> are will not do the impression and the odd young listener will not wonder
> who this fellow Armstrong was or what he sounded like himself.  The
listener
> will not seek this knowledge, will never know, will never learn.  Too sad.
>
> Ron L
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Bill Gunter
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:00 PM
> To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Things that make me cringe
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Regarding Armstrong imitations, Ron L. wrote:
>
> >Unfortunately, "general" audiences love it.   They are the ones for whom
> >many of us play/sing during the "concert in the park" type gig.
>
> General audiences really loved the old Roman Games too . . . but even they
> finally came to an end.
>
> I was talking to a guy a couple lf years ago and mentioned that I disliked
> Louis impressions. This guy led a band where one of his sidemen actually
did
> a Louis bit on virtually every performanvce.  He told me that in his
band's
> case it was different because it was always done with great sensitivity
and
> with the greatest respect.
>
> I said "That's wonderful" and let it rest.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill "The world is an amazing place full of strange and wondrous things"
> Gunter
> jazzboard at hotmail.com
>
>
>
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