[Dixielandjazz] Blueblowers

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

>From liner notes on a CD of these guys: "The original Mound City Blue  
Blowers was formed by Red McKenzie, Dick Slevin and Jack Bland in 1923.  At  the 
time Red McKenzie was a bellhop, at the Claridge Hotel, in St.  Louis......Red 
McKenzie played what he called a "hot comb", which was really  just an ordinary 
comb with a strip of paper held against it.  Most writers  state that McKenzie 
used tissue paper, but Eddie Condon insisted that he only  used strips of 
newspaper from the New York World."  I believe he has a  little pocket comb for, 
"I Ain't Got Nobody".
 
  The date on this film clip in 1929.  Note who is playing  guitar.  (In 1924 
the Mound City Blue Blowers record of "Arkansas Blues"  and "Blue Blues" sold 
over a million copies.)
 
The Mound City Blue Blowers with Red McKenzie (kazoo and vocal), Jack Bland  
(banjo), Carl Kress (guitar) and a very entertaing Josh Billings (suitcase) 
play  "I Ain't Got Nobody" and "My Gal Sal". 
 
Ginny
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/13/2008 1:00:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
sharp-b at clearwire.net writes:

In this  video of the Blueblowers, does anyone have any ideas on how the   
melody is being played?  Sounds like like kazoo, but I can't see  one.   
All I can see is a metal cup.  Did he have a hole in  it through which  
he blew, or what?  Also what do you think the  wrapping is, on which the  
the drummer is beating  ?

http://www.dailymotion.com/related/1970987/video/x17yn3_mckenzie  
-1929_music


Bill  S.






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