[Dixielandjazz] Big Band Movies (was Side Street Strutters)
bmcclel at aol.com
bmcclel at aol.com
Fri Aug 8 13:54:04 PDT 2008
Kinda the same experience that I had with music yet I was already on the clarinet.? I had to take band because there was no other elective available.? I hated it but had to do it.? Mom went and bought a coulpe Benny Goodman Cassettes and let me here them and that was it.? been playing ever since.? Aint no good but i still play to this day (though on bass clarinet now).
Bobby M
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To: Bobby McClellan <bmcclel at aol.com>
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Sent: Thu, 7 Aug 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 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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