[Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berigan

[Stan Brager]

Mike;

Berigan started his own band after this film was made around 1937 after a
stint with Benny Goodman and, then, Tommy Dorsey. His first big hit was "I
Can't Get Started". Not being a good businessman and drinking too much for
his own good, the band folded. Dorsey took him back and they made a few
records. Bunny reformed his band again, made a couple a recordings in which
the decline of his chops due to alcohol was quite, and died in 1942.

Dorsey later had his arrangers transcribe one of Bunny's solos for his
entire trumpet section.

Stan
Stan Brager
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berigan


> Then did he do much recording after the mid-30s?  At least in my
collection,
> he seems to be solely an early 30s phenomenon (pardon my ignorance!),
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> Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon, Vicar-general
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> > [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of John Farrell
> > Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 2:07 AM
> > To: DJML
> > Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berigan
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> >
> > The Rev. Mike Logsdon said (of 1936) :
> >
> >     "Didn't Bunny die that same year?"
> >
> >   According to the bios I've read he died in June 1942, his
> > departure was speeded along by excessive boozing..
> >
> >   Check this out for some info on Bunny's career (which also puts
> > the date of the clip I posted as 1934) :
> >
> >   http://music.aol.com/artist/bunny-berigan/6104/biography
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> > John Farrell
> > http://www.stridepiano.co.uk/
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