[Dixielandjazz] Mixed Race Recording/Jamming

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

I'll do a bit of a start from Owsley's book that I identified earlier under  
this topic.
p. 24 "A white musician from the Rodemich Orchestra, Sonny Lee, recorded  
with Charles Creath" (black, in 1920's)  p. 15 talks lists field recordings  on 
the Okeh label by Charlie Creath's Jazz O'Maniacs in 1925, 26,27.
p. 25 quoting a Dr. Bartlett D. Simms, "Whenever (Frank) Trumbauer played,  
musicians, white and black, were around learning phrases and copying his hot  
style which was many years in advance of the Chicago style"
p. 29 A paragraph quoting Pops Foster, black N.O. bassist about black and  
white musicians spending their days off together BQing and drinking including a  
reference to piling in Bix's car and going to a spot in East St. Louis.
p. 29 Zutty Singleton, black drummer quoted: "We knew Frankie Trumbauer,  Bix 
Beiderbecke, Pee Wee Russell and those fellows.  We used to jam with  them at 
the Wetlake Dance Pavillion,....."  Goes on to talk about an  occasion of 
Creath musicians playing at the Booker T. Washington theater and  asking "these 
guys" to join us on stage.
p. 15 date not specified (Lonnie) "Johnson recorded a wonderful series of  
duets with the white guitarist Eddie Lang ((under the pseudonym Blind Willie  
Dunn)).
 
I've only read to page 34. :>)
Ginny
                                                                              
   
In a message dated 12/26/2006 8:18:25 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
bhaesler at bigpond.net.au writes:

>  Much of the stuff that I have seen on this list, refers to blacks  and
whites playing together at a much later date than the histories that  I  have
read concerning the subject.  I think a lot of the folks  on this
list should read a little more about the history of this music of  this
music and they will realize that  blacks and whites have been  playing
together much longer than many think!<


OK  Randy,
Some early examples please.
Between us all, we may be able to  compile a definitive list for the DJML
Archive for the next time this  thread pops up.
Very kind regards,
Bill.