Fw: [Dixielandjazz] Re: S.F. Jazz festival 04 - Jay's age

[Fred Spencer]

Mea apologia, that should have been Feather and Gitler's "'Biographicl 
Encyclopedia of Jazz". (1999). More cheers1
Fred
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Spencer" <drjz at bealenet.com>
To: "Nancy Giffin" <nancyink at ulink.net>
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Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: S.F. Jazz festival 04 - Jay's age


> Feather and Gitler's "Biographical Dictionary of Jazz' (1999): "Jay Mc 
> Shann.  b. 1/12/16 (he claims that a 1909 birthdate, given elsewhere, is 
> incorrect)".
> BUT
> in "Kansas City and All That's Jazz",
> published by the Kansas City Jazz Museum (1999), in "An Interview With Jay 
> McShann", it is: "born on January 12, 1909" .
> So yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choice!  Cheers.
> Fred
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nancy Giffin" <nancyink at ulink.net>
> To: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>; "Bob Shoring" 
> <bobshoring at california.com>; "dixieland jazz mail list" 
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> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 2:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: S.F. Jazz festival 04 - Jay's age
>
>
>> Many sources say 1909, but I'd bet on 1916.
>>
>>
>> From: Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
>>
>> Dear Bob,
>> Jay McShann
>> Born: Muskogee, Oklahoma
>> 12th January 1909 (Chilton; Feather; Kinkle; Swaggie CD)
>> 12th January 1916 (Grove; Mississippi Rag June 1974)
>> 12th January 1917 (Peter J Silvester 'A Left Hand Like God')
>> Take your pick, as I have been unable verify the correct date.
>>
>>
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