[Dixielandjazz] Side Man pay & Websites

[JackleeT at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/11/2004 6:11:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
lherault at bu.edu writes:
ISTR that it was a publicist who gave Whiteman the Title "King..."   One
could easily offer Armstrong, Oliver or Morton as more worthy of the
title and indeed, we have, Joe "King" Oliver.
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And then there was Benny Goodman, "King of Swing", and Benny "King" Carter.

Jack Tracy