[Dixielandjazz] This Day In History

[Robert S. Ringwald]

April 27, 1999
 - Trumpeter Al Hirt, 67, dies in New Orleans of liver failure. Hirt, who 
began his
career with Benny Goodman and Jimmy & Tommy Dorsey and was frequently 
partnered with
clarinetist Pete Fountain, became a successful Dixieland bandleader and a 
ubiquitous
TV performer during the `60s.

--Bob Ringwald K6YBV
The Fulton Street Jazz Band
The Boondockers (Jazz and Comedy)

Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it,
but only you can feel the true warmth.