[Dixielandjazz] eddie condon

[Don Ingle]

Bill Haesler wrote:
>  Robert Ringwald wrote (in part):
>> Speaking of musicians using assumed names to record, Benny Goodman 
>> once recorded under the name of Shoeless Joe Jackson, I believe it 
>> was.  I am not good at remembering details so I could have the names 
>> wrong.  I'm sure that Bill Haesler will correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Dear Bob,
> There's nothing wrong with your memory.
> Well almost nothing.
> <big grin>
> It was Shoeless JOHN Jackson. And used by Goodman for his 
> participation on Mel Powell's first record date under his own name for 
> Milt Gabler's Commodore label on 4 February 1942.
> 18-year-old Mel Powell had joined the Goodman orch in June 1941 as a 
> replacement for Johnny Guarnieri who had tired of touring.
> Goodman was under contract with Columbia at the time, while Gabler had 
> a strong connection with Decca.
> Herewith the session details:
> Mel Powell And His Orchestra:
> Billy Butterfield (t) Lou McGarity (tb) Benny Goodman [as "Shoeless" 
> John Jackson] (cl) George Berg (ts) Mel Powell (p) Al Morgan (b) 
> Kansas Fields (d)
> New York, February 4, 1942
>     When Did You Leave Heaven?
>       The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
>     Blue Skies
>     Mood At Twilight
> Shoeless JOE Jackson, as we all know, was the infamous baseball player 
> implicated in the Chicago White Sox 'scandal' in 1919.
> Very kind regards,
> Bill.
>
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Speaking of nom d'plumes for musicians I add ths one. When da(Red Ingle) 
was rehersing his recording for Tim=Tay=Shun, the gal who was to sing it 
was paid off so that another singer asked if she could make the date. 
But because of a new management contract, she could not use her own 
name. So when the record was made, and it hit Billboard #1 and stayed 
there for three months, the whole world was guessing just who this 
"Cinderella G. Stump" was. Then, months later it was finally revealed 
that the singer was Jo Stafford. A lot of wagers were paid off after 
months of side bets on just who the elusive "Cinderella" was.

Later, when some DJ asked dad during an interview, just what the "G" in 
that name stood for, dad said, pure Buckeye accent and all, "Gum."
So I'll see your Shoeless John Jackson and raise you a Cinderella Gum 
Stump! Bet 'em if you got 'em!
Don Ingle