[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Funeral Planned for Dickie Taylor

[Stephen G Barbone]

A few weeks ago, list mate Bill Sargent posted about the death of  
drummer Dickie Taylor who had led the current edition of The Dukes Of  
Dixieland. There was some confusion about them, vs the Original Dukes  
and whether Dickie had led the Dukes or not.

Here is an article from NOLA.com by Sharon Edwards of the N.O. Times  
Picayune that gives some more information about Dickie. Note the last  
2 paragraphs.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband



Ronnie Kole sings praises of his former bandmate
Friday, December 10, 2010,
By Sharon Edwards, The Times Picayune
Local pianist and international performer Ronnie Kole has been busy  
performing a Christmas concert at St. Louis Cathedral with Kitty  
Cleveland and John Perkins; a benefit for Ohana Pier and before that,  
for Safe Harbor. But he took time out last week to note the passing of  
Dickie Taylor of Lacombe.
“Dickie joined me in the early ‘60’s as the drummer with Ronnie Kole  
and the Heavyweights. After we left the Al Hirt Club and opened Kole’s  
Corner, we cut the group down to a trio and of course he was the  
drummer/percussionist of the original Ronnie Kole Trio for 15-plus  
years,” he said.
Kole said there was a jazz funeral planned by musicians, to remember  
Taylor and to be with Bobby, his wife of 40 years, his children and  
grandchildren.
Taylor was a native of Chicago, and a resident of Lacombe for the past  
40 years. He was a drummer with Kole’s trio and many other bands, and  
led the Dukes of Dixieland for the past 20 years.