[Dixielandjazz] Chuck Conklin RIP

[Richard Broadie]

Correct Floyd Levid to Levin.  Dick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Broadie" <rbroadie at dc.rr.com>
To: "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>; "DJML" 
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Chuck Conklin RIP


> For those of you not familiar with Chuck Conklin, he's the guy who 
> mortgaged his house to keep the LA Classic Jazz Festival going in its 
> early years.  He was the founder of that festival to which the current 
> Sweet 'N Hot Festival owes much as its precursor.   He was the leader of 
> the Angel City Jazz Band that featured many of LA's top players including 
> Betty O'Hara and Dick Cathcart.  As a recording engineer he recorded many 
> of Bob Tabor's Poor Angel sessions.  He worked as an audio engineer on 
> numerous tv shows including Cheers, Wings and Fraser.
>
> I met Chuck and Mert around 1970 when we were neighbors in the San 
> Fernando Valley.  He used to sit in on my band along with Ken Albers of 
> the 4 Freshmen who came from Chuck's home town and was his close friend. 
> Chuck wasn't a particularly talented player but was smart enough to 
> surround himself with absoluely the best out there and then stand back and 
> enjoy the music.  In this manner, he was a most effective leader.
>
> We had a couple of nice chats 3 weeks ago at the Sweet & Hot festival.  I 
> have two photos of  him that were taken then that I'd be happy to share 
> with anyone who would like to have them.   Just drop me an email at 
> rbroadie at dc.rr.com.    I hope Floyd Levid or someone writes a nice 
> obituary on him.   I'm sure I'm leaving so much out about how significant 
> Chuck's contributions were to the LA Jazz scene.
>
> I'll miss my friend Chuck very much..  R.I.P.
>
> Dick Broadie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
> To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:54 AM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Chuck Conklin RIP
>
>
>> Just received the following sad news from Mel and Deanna Mints
>>
>> (snip)
>>
>> It is with sadness that we send this email.
>> Chuck Conklin passed away, Sunday, September 26th.
>> We will all miss him.
>>
>>
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