[Dixielandjazz] Tommy Dorsey Stereo Film Clip +
MickeyRooneyfaking piano
Jack Tracy
JackTracy26 at msn.com
Fri Jul 22 17:42:01 PDT 2005
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From: "Dingo" <roadie at btinternet.com>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Tommy Dorsey Stereo Film Clip +
MickeyRooneyfaking piano
>
> Listee's comments on Mickey Rooney's faking have been interesting but has
> nobody else spotted the biggest fake in this clip ? Namely ..... the
> drummer.
> The soundtrack drummer was Buddy Rich while the onscreen drummer was
> Maurice
> Purtill. From what I read some years back this came about due BR being
> drafted after the soundtrack was recorded but before the visuals were
> done.
> John,
> Suffolk, England.
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A small correction: Buddy Rich enlisted in the marines in WW II, he was not
drafted.
Jack Tracy
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