[Dixielandjazz] R.I.P. -- Danny Barcelona]

[Mike]

Was Barcelona the reason Barret Deems left Louis Armstrong's All 
Stars? Anybody know the story behind that?

Mike


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> Date: Sun Apr 8, 2007  9:32:41  AM Australia/Sydney
> Subject: R.I.P. -- Danny Barcelona
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> Danny Barcelona, 1929-2007
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> Jazz drummer played with Louis Armstrong
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> Honolulu Star-Bulletin, April 6, 2007
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> Hawaii-born Danny Barcelona, the drummer with Louis Armstrong's All-
> Stars band, died Sunday due to complications from cancer in his
> adopted home of Monterey Park, Calif. He was 77.
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> Born in Waipahu, Barcelona had his own sextet, the Hawaiian
> Dixieland All-Stars, when he was in his early 20s. The band toured
> the islands and Japan. (His musical contemporaries include Gabe
> Baltazar and Frank and Bobby Kamano.)
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> In 1956 his good friend Trummy Young, who was playing trombone and
> singing with Armstrong, introduced the 27-year-old Barcelona to the
> jazz great, his daughter Dana Barcelona-Bonner said.
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> Armstrong promptly invited Barcelona to join his All-Stars, and for
> the next 15 years, Barcelona traveled the world with the band, even
> behind the Iron Curtain. Highlights of his career included an
> African tour in the 1960s during which Barcelona amazed Rhodesian
> drum masters with his rhythmic skills, as well as playing for more
> than 130 recording sessions and soundtracks, including Armstrong's
> hit singles "Hello Dolly" and "It's a Wonderful World."
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> Referred to affectionately as "the little Hawaiian boy" by
> Armstrong, Barcelona remained a member of Armstrong's group until it
> disbanded in 1971, after Armstrong's death on July 3.
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> Barcelona-Bonner said her father returned to Hawaii and was active
> in the Honolulu music scene, becoming a fixture onstage at the
> Hilton Hawaiian Village for several years, playing with good friends
> Bernie Halmann and Melveen Leed. He also worked for many years at
> Harry's Music Store and the Easy Music Center.
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> Barcelona and his wife, Dee, moved to Monterey Park in 1979, where
> they lived until his death Sunday.
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> He is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, daughters Dana
> Barcelona-Bonner and Jodi Barcelona, brother Jose ("Sonny")
> Barcelona, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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> Photo: http://starbulletin.com/2007/04/06/news/art11x.jpg
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