[Dixielandjazz] Website update - 7 items of great historical interest
Mike Meddings
mike at doctorjazz.freeserve.co.uk
Thu Feb 22 09:29:02 PST 2007
Hello all,
The website has been updated with 7 items of great historical interest to
devotees of Frankie Duson, Ben Borders, Warren (Baby) Dodds, Tom Delaney and
Jelly Roll Morton.
Peter Hanley sends a superb in-depth essay on Frankie (Frank Jr.) Duson.
This accompanies Duson's WWI draft registration card.
Hal Smith, the noted drummer and writer sends an excellent essay on the
drummer Ben (Bennie B.) Borders. This accompanies Borders' WWI draft
registration card.
A rare photograph of Ignace and Eugénie Amède Colas (Jelly Roll's elder
sister), courtesy of Mali Colas.
Bill Haesler, the noted record specialist sends a superb essay on Warren
(Baby) Dodds. This accompanies Dodds' WWI draft registration card.
A rare photograph of Tom Delaney (composer of The Jazz Me Blues) from the
collection of Harold Hopkins.
Prof. Albert Haim sends an excellent essay on Paul Whiteman. This
accompanies Whiteman's WWI draft registration card.
A rare photograph of Henry (Enrique Villalpando) Ford with his son Mike from
the collection of Colleen Ford. Courtesy of William Boyle.
The above items can be accessed from the grey UPDATED BOX at:
http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/
Hope you enjoy the above contributions from my team of top-class jazz
researchers.
Future articles and WWI draft registration cards will include : Antoine
Charles Elgar, Jimmy Yancey, Tommy Ladnier, George W. Thomas, J. Russel
Robinson, Fletcher Hamilton Henderson Jr., Emile J. Christian, Paul Adolph
Barbarin and Horace Eubanks
Musically yours
Mike.
www.doctorjazz.co.uk/
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