[Dixielandjazz] Pancho Villa

[Bill Haesler]

Don Ingle wrote [in part]:
> The names of some sidemen with the Seger Ellis band caught my 
> attention. Trumperer Don Anderson and trombonist John Stanley were 
> with Spike Jones at the time (1943) that my father, Red Ingle joined 
> that band and made many of the recordings of that Blubird period. King 
> Jackson was also with Jones a bit earleir, but was a long time fixture 
> with the Red Nichols Pennies in 'the 40's.
> Most of these men were active in the 
> studio/transcription/recording/radio and other gigging circles in L.A. 
> at that time.

Dear Don,
When I included the personnel for the Seger Ellis Choir orch, I guessed 
that it would jog your memory, knowing that
Don Anderson, John Stanley, King Jackson and Stan Wrightsman were with 
Spike Jones a little later on.
(Me, as you know, being a Spike Jones' fan from the mid 40s. The same 
time I discovered jazz.)
Hence my comment that "perhaps we should be searching the 1930s list of 
West Coast studio musicians" for the elusive 'Pancho' Villa.
Very kind regards,
Bill.