[Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berigan

[Hal Vickery]

I've never heard that story.  The story I know is that Bobby Hackett played
guitar for Miller after having dental work.  Hackett puts down his guitar
and picks up his trumpet (or cornet?) on "A String of Pearls."

Hal Vickery

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[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of David Dustin
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 8:21 PM
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berigan

[snip]If he peaked in the mid-¹30s, I remember reading that
he disappeared for a while and suddenly turned up in Glenn Miller¹s band,
allegedly playing a guitar.  The source I read (possibly George Simon) said
Miller immediately caught a lot of criticism from Berigan fans who naturally
thought he should have had Bunny in the trumpet section and was being
disrespectful.  Turned out Bunny had lost his front teeth and Miller was
giving him some compassionate work, though that was not being publicized by
anyone at the time.  I don¹t know how long Bunny¹s guitar gig lasted before
he died.  [snip]


David Dustin
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