[Dixielandjazz] Some Birthdays Feb 16

[lrg4003 at aol.com]

In response to your birthday questions Marek.  Bob is indeed correct---Leah Ray was a film actress and singer in films, in the 30's who 
later married Sonny Werblin, the eventual builder of the Meadowlands and owner of the New York Jets.  

Peggy King (or Pretty Perky Peggy as she was known) was a pop singer and t.v. actor known for, among other things, her appearances on the George Gobel t.v. show in the 50's and for later appearances on American Bandstand and the Tonight Show.

Bill Doggett was a pianist and later organist who considered himself a jazz player, not a rock performer.  He actually toured or appeared with the Ink Spots, Wynonie Harris,  Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton and, most famously, as the keyboard player on some of Louis Jordan's big hits including "Saturday Night Fish Fry."

Both Peggy and Bill Doggett are still around.

K.C. Clarinet
   






-----Original Message-----
From: Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com>
To: Larry Garrett <lrg4003 at aol.com>
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 8:08 am
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Some Birthdays Feb 16


>
 Doggett was most famous for being a "one-hit wonder" with his "Honky Tonk
 Part II" (yes, there was a part one but nobody ever bothered to play it over
 the air)  It was one of the rare smash instrumental hits that I could
 probably count on one hand in the midst of all the vocal groups dominating
 the Billboard & Cashbox charts in the late 50s.
It was issued on two sides of a 45 rpm single.  Part 2 was, of course,
n side 2 (I have the record - one of my first, and I have never been
ery happy with it, as I hate the electric organ).  Perhaps the DJs of
ld were too lazy to turn it around, or to synchronize two copies.
heers

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