[Dixielandjazz] Bill Bardin

[Bob Shoring]

Hi Mike,

Last I heard was that Bill Bardin had retired from playing.  I think I 
last heard him play trombone about 3 or 4 years ago with the Jelly Roll 
Jazz Band (5-piece version).  It stands out in my mind as he did an 
incredible solo on "Wild Man Blues."  Probably the ones who would likely 
know is status are Ted Shafer or Earl Scheelar.  Perhaps they are not on 
this list, but fellow musician Jim O'Briant <jobriant at garlic.com> plays 
with them regularly.  I do have fond memories of him playing with Bob 
Helm in the Zenith JB.

Bob Shoring


Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:40:50 -0700
"M J (Mike) Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com> wrote
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Bill Bardin.

>> Is Bill still with us?  I was thinking about the Yerba Buena this 
>> morning, about how Helm was the last one to go of the original band, 
>> then remembered that Bardin would be the last survivor of the wartime band.