[Dixielandjazz] More Jazz Musicians who carried Guns.

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

As my dad was growing up in a small town in central Missouri the whole 
family went everywhere armed.  That included my grandfathers third wife who 
carried two 38's.  (What a man, he wore out three)  These short barrel 
hammerless S&W 38's are highly concealable

My dad carried a 38 smith and Wesson hammerless everyday to school.  In the 
period of time between the first world war and the 1930's there was very 
little law in small towns.  My grandfather was a merchant owning a garage, 
three stores, a bottling and ice cream works.  In that time people depended 
on credit to live from the merchants and ran bills.  There were no 
collection agencies and if a merchant wanted to be paid, people had to know 
that he might come after them.  Unfortunately people had a very low opinion 
of bankers and merchants at that time.  This is why the gangsters like 
Bonnie and Clyde got away with what they did for so long.  They had the 
protection of the people.  The same with Jessie James.  Times were a lot 
different.

When my dad was in the 8th or 9th grade the thing went off in his pocket and 
the bullet went down his leg and came out his knee.  The only one who ever 
shot anyone was one of my Uncles who shot a guy who came up behind my grand 
father with a piece of stove wood.  The kids spread a rumor that he had shot 
his nuts off.  Not true or I wouldn't be writing this right now if it were.

My dad quit carrying a gun in 1927 when he came to St. Louis because it was 
safer in the big city.  My how times have changed.

But before anyone misses too many notes or plays out of tune around me I 
still own that 38.
Larry Walton
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Ingle" <dingle at nomadinter.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Discussion list for dixieland jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] More Jazz Musicians who carried Guns.


> Frank Trambauer carried a gun in his music briefcase, my dad related, in 
> the time both were working for Goldkwette.  He was from Kansas City and 
> that was still almost a wild west town at the time he was entered the 
> business and was a rough town. Trumpeter George Rock carried a colt 
> frontier six shooter in the days when he was on Spike Jones' band same 
> time my dad was. As for that, dad and I carried shotguns in the car when 
> on the road in the fall, and on off days we would go quail and pheasant 
> hunting. The rest of the year we carried fly rods and fished every trout 
> stream we got a chance to. Made the road a bit less daunting.
> Don (I gave up shooting clay pigeons because they're too hard to clean and 
> taste like mud) Ingle
>
>
> Steve Barbone wrote:
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>> In his early years Bechet carried a gun frequently.
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