[Dixielandjazz] This Day In History

[Peter Sr. De Bruyn]

The first LP I received from my grandmother, was one of Al Hirt.
Can't remember the title, bud there was a song on it, where Al sung a duet
with Ann Margret, called "Best Man".
I was 10 years old at that time.......

Peter De Bruyn Sr
Belgium


2006/4/28, Robert S. Ringwald <robert at ringwald.com>:
>
> 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.
>
>
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