[Dixielandjazz] Ingle's complaint - No Jazz for Pepsi

[Steve barbone]

dingle at baldwin-net.com wrote (polite snip)
 
> Enough, already!! . . .
> if I may voice 
> my curmudgeon viewpoint at this time, may I suggest that enough is
> enough, folks, and it's time to return to the purpose of this list -- jazz.
> 
> To break the string, I will  ask this: Whatever happened to Chuck
> Mackay. Wonderful trumpeter in the Charlie Teagarden style that worked
> with some west coast bands and made a few recordings on Jump Label. He
> worked for several years with my father, Red Ingle, but sort of dropped
> off the radar in the years since. He had a wonderful lyrical style
> refelcting his affection for Charlie T,  with whose family Chuck was
> partly raised in Texas. Last I heard he had been selling insurance in
> New York State somewhere, but that was hearsay. Anyone have anything
> about this unsung but very tasty player?
> Don (c'mon gang, let's get back to basics) Ingle

Hi Don:

Chuck Mackay? He went crazy trying to copy Bunny Berrigan's sound and style
as heard on the jazzy version of the Pepsi Jingle. Ended up selling hearing
aids to ex-musicians. :-) VBG

Cheers,
Steve