[Dixielandjazz] Big Band Movies (was Side Street Strutters)

[Hal Vickery]

My son and I have a little thing we do.  If the Benny Goodman Story is mentioned, we try to beat each other saying, "Do you like hot music?"  For the Glenn Miller Story, it's "Honestly!"  People who have seen the movie enough understand the references.

Hal Vickery
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JBruno868 at aol.com<mailto:JBruno868 at aol.com> 
  To: Hal Vickery<mailto:hvickery_80 at msn.com> 
  Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com<mailto:dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com> 
  Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:38 PM
  Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Big Band Movies (was Side Street Strutters)


  I've seen them all about a dozen times and yet every time they come on, I  
  watch them again. I know the stories aren't true to life and just Hollywood, but 
   I do so enjoy them. When I was a young girl, I saw the Benny Goodman story 
  and  came home and told my parents I wanted to play the clarinet and I did. I 
  do love  the music.
   
  Jazz Hugs
   
  Judie
   
   
  In a message dated 8/7/2008 8:13:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
  jdrobertson at att.net<mailto:jdrobertson at att.net> writes:

  I  recorded all three, Glenn Miller Story, Benny Goodman Story and Gene 
  Krupa  Story along with High Society with Bing, Frank, and Louis.  Loved 
  HS  even if it was the 4th time through for me.  Benny Goodman Story was  
  better than I remembered it being.  Chose it over GM Story as it had  a 
  happier ending.  At one point this elderly black gentleman shows up  and 
  introduces himself as Fletcher Henderson.   I thought wow  was he still 
  around in '55?  Turns out the part was played by Sammy  Davis SENIOR.  
  Couldn't really get into the Gene Krupa Story.   Maybe I was put off by 
  the Black & White format.  I still have it  on my DVR, maybe I'll try 
  again.  I think it was all the Krupa style  drumming (by Dave Tough?) 
  which was a bit much.

  Don  Robertson

  Napa, CA

  David Richoux wrote:
  >
  > BTW, the  other night on cable TV some channel showed the Benny Goodman 
  > Story  and the Gene Krupa Story back to back - I think the BG flick was 
  >  slightly better, but the GK was not bad. Sal Mineo vs. Steve  Allen!
  >
  > Dave Richoux
  > On Aug 7, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Stan  Brager  wrote:
  >
  >
  >



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