[Dixielandjazz] The Blue Room

[macjazz]

Could have been any number of great bands, jazz and otherwise.  Leon Kelner 
was the house band, but other interspersed.  First time I ever heard 
Lawrence Welk, it was "from the beautiful Blue room atop the Hotel Roosevelt 
in downtown New Orleans."  I liked "Bubbles in the wine."  It was cute! 
(Grin)

Martin D. McKay, Designated Listener
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
To: "Martin D. McKay" <macjazz at comcast.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:27 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] The Blue Room


>
>
> Dear Bob,
>>I think you will find that Don was talking about The Blue Room at the
> Roosevelt Hotel (later the Fairmont Hotel), University Place in New
> Orleans LA.
>
>
> I spent my last year of High School in St. Pete, Florida.  I found that if 
> I
> set my alarm clock to about 1am, and put my fingers on the antenna plugs 
> on
> the back of my radio, I could pick up a broadcast from New Orleans.  It 
> was
> Earl "Fatha" Hines' band, and if I'm not mistaken, it was from the
> "Beautiful Blue Room atop the Roosevelt Hotel".
>
> That would have been 1957/58.  Have I got my facts right?
>
> Jim
>
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