[Dixielandjazz] Gene Schroeder

[Stephen G Barbone]

At Condon's he was introduced as SSHRAIDER, or Schraider. You can hear  
Condon call him that of some of the Condon Mosaic reissues, but I  
forget which song it is where he is taking a solo and Condon calls out  
his name.

When Chuck Traeger introduced him to us the first time he gigged with  
us in Kenny Butterfield's Beale Street Stompers, circa late 1950s, it  
was the same as above.  And so Kenny always called him Schraider when  
introducing the band members to the audience and he never objected.  
<grin>

Great player and a really wonderful man. Fun to be with.

On the other hand, I grew up with an Eddie Schroeder and his family  
pronounced their name as Schroader.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
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