[Dixielandjazz] Weather Bird

[Steve barbone]

"Fred Spencer" <drjz at bealenet.com> wrote:
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Weatherbird
> 
> Does anyone know the origin and meaning of the title "Weatherbird or Weather
> Bird". Is it the same as Joe"King" Oliver's "Weather Bird Rag"? It is not in
> Townley or many other sources I have tried. One hint is a suggestion it has
> something to do with gambling. Thanks.
> Fred

"Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com> answered:
> 
> The weather vane on a house or barn is also known as a "weatherbird."
> Am I right, folk?,

Mike & Fred:

Perhaps derived from "Weathercock"? which my Dictionary defines as:

1) A weathervane in the shape of a rooster OR

2) A fickle, or changeable person or thing.

Weatherbird sounds more genteel that Weathercock. :-) VBG

Cheers,
Steve Barbone