[Dixielandjazz] Regarding query about Dick Shannon

[Marek Boym]

Thanks, Don.
He looks young on the picture with Peck (taken some 50 years ago!).
Cheers
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Ingle" <dingle at nomadinter.net>
To: "Marek Boym" <nmboym at 012.net.il>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 10:19 PM
Subject: Regarding query about Dick Shannon


>
> Marek Boym wrote for information on Dick Shannon. Don Ingle responds:
>
> Regarding your query about Dick Shannon. A blast from my past.
> Dick worked for several years with my dad, Red Ingle. I worked one year on 
> the band with him and he was a most pleasant, and talented player.
> Dick retired from the road in the '50's to lead a small combo on a Houston 
> TV station dailylive  show. Last time I heard of him was that he was still 
> living in Houston, but that was many years ago. He had talked several 
> times about his association with Peck Kelly, and hearing that name again 
> reminded me that Kelly wrote a song later recorded by Teagarden and 
> others, Eddie Miller among them) as "Stomp Mr. Henry Lee."
> Dick said Kelly was a bit of a recluse and never wanted to leave his home, 
> so he became legendary just because most people never saw or heard him 
> play, but heard much of him from T and others.
> I do not know if Dick is still with us. My dad would have been 100 this 
> past October, so if alive Dick would be "long in the tooth."
> But it was a pleasure to work with him and your post reminded me of a good 
> friend sadly long forgotten.
> Hopefully someone from the Houston area will have more current 
> information.
> Don Ingle
> Snowless in No. Michigan -- hard as it is to beleive.
>
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