[Dixielandjazz] OKOM Revisionist History or You have to love the worldwid...

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

Must have been written by the first cousin of the Miss Teen-Age America  
runner-up who somehow (I could not follow it) sees the U. S. and South Africa as  
geographic neighbors.
Ginny
 
In a message dated 8/29/2007 5:21:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

List  mate Nancie Beaven turned me on to a very long article on the web. Here
is  the first paragraph. Don't you just love revisionist history?  <grin>

Cheers,
Steve Barbone



The Beatles are  the Most Creative Band of All Time

BACKGROUND HISTORY: The first  musical independent bands originated in New
Orleans among black musicians  who have traditionally been the innovators.
The first jazz record ever  recorded was by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
in 1917, and of course  they were white because racism always rears its ugly
head to hold black  people back. But during the Roaring 20's, young white
people couldn't  resist the dance beat laid down by the black jazz
independent bands.  Fletcher Henderson, a black man, became the first band
leader to achieve  national fame possibly because he featured Louis Armstrong
on trumpet. Duke  Ellington, a classicly trained musician, brought a level of
style and  sophistication to jazz that hadn't been seen before. But it wasn't
until  1935 that jazz independent bands with a "swing beat" achieved  national
attention due to Benny Goodman who I think was the best clarinet  player ever
to blow air into that instrument. Benny also had the good sense  and taste to
bring the first great drummer, Gene Krupa, into his band.  









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