[Dixielandjazz] Fw: Banjo Trio

Tue Jan 26 14:32:41 PST 2010

A Google search of "Ragtime Banjo Commission" gives a bunch of hits. There 
is at least one link to the cover art for an LP from 1981 put out by GHB 
(George H. Buck). The members of the group are a little difficult to read, 
but I saved the image of the cover and loaded it into PaintShop Pro and 
zoomed in a whole pantload and they are Cal Owen, Jeff Frank, and Maurie 
Walker, banjos, and Bill Clark, tuba.

Scott Anthony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
To: <santh at comcast.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Fw: Banjo Trio

>A few days ago Rae Ann asked about a banjo trio at the Sacramento Jazz 
>Jubilee in about 1981 or '82.  The STJS historian looked through the 
>Jubilee programs from those years.  Below is his answer.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Ron.Swehla at kp.org>
> To: <rsr at ringwald.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Fw: [Dixielandjazz] Banjo Trio
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>
>> Hi Bob
>>
>> Sorry it took me so long to get to this, but I have been busy at work and
>> have not much time to stop by the office. Last night was the Director's
>> meeting ( I bet you really miss those-ha!) and I came in early to see if 
>> I
>> could find any information regarding this request.
>>
>> Here is what I found: In both 1981 and 1982 a group called The Ragtime
>> Banjo Commission played sets at Fulton's the Quiet Place. Unfortunately
>> the individual members of this group are not listed in the Band section 
>> of
>> the program, but they appear to be the only "banjo" related group that
>> would have played a set, but perhaps you might recognize other banjo
>> players from this list of musicians or groups who also performed at
>> Fulton's. Queen City Regtime Ensemble, Platte River Jazz Ensemble,
>> Huddleston Brothers and Jazz Forum Trio. All other performers were solo
>> artists at Fulton's.
>>
>> In addition I checked out a copy of And All That Jazz for July 1981. Back
>> in those days, it was common to print many short articles about 
>> performers
>> and performances at the recent Jubilee. I actually wish we could bring
>> that tradition back as it made very enjoyable reading and provides ample
>> opportunity to do historical research.
>>
>> Jack Martin wrote a column regarding the Barry Durkee Banjo Concert, 
>> which
>> was held at the Eagle Theater. I quote from that article. "Ensemble 
>> groups
>> such as the Heritage banjo Band (Boston, Mass.), Rosy O'Grady Banjo Army
>> (Orlando, Florida) and the ragtime Banjo Commission (Littleto, Colorado)
>> were especially well received." Of this group only the Ragtime Banjo
>> Commission appeared to have played at Fulton's where your correspondent
>> remembers hearing the group play. So without knowing how many musicians
>> were in the Banjo Commission or their names, I am taking an educated 
>> guess
>> that this is the group that they remembered from so long ago.
>>
>> I have extra copies of the 1981 program and perhaps your correspondent
>> might like to peruse a copy to see if they can bring back any other
>> memories. Incidentally on the same page as the Durkee article, there are
>> six pictures of Banjo players, one is a gentlemen clad in Scottish attire
>> and another where you can clearly see the group name of Golden Eagle Jazz
>> band.
>>
>> Hope this information is of help to your correspondent.
>>
>> Thank you
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>> "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
>> 01/12/2010 07:58 PM
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>> Ron Swehla/CA/KAIPERM at KAIPERM
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>> Fw: [Dixielandjazz] Banjo Trio
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <rahberry at comcast.net>
>> To: "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Banjo Trio
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>>> Hi Bob -
>>> I lived in Texas at that time and didn't know any of the
>>> musicians that I know now.
>>> I've thought of Dave Frey and Ken Keeler. I'm not even
>>> sure of the year, but it must have been 1981 or 1982.
>>> Here's hoping the historian will help figure this out.
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>> -- Rae Ann
>>>
>>> http://www.sfraeann.com
>>> http://www.youtube.com/sfraeann
>>> http://www.craigventresco.com
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
>>> To: rahberry at comcast.net
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:19:56 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
>>> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Banjo Trio
>>>
>>> Dear Rae Ann,
>>>
>>> I have forwarded your question to the STJS Historian. Let's see if he
>> can find a 1981 Jubilee program.
>>>
>>> Do you suppose that Eddie Erickson and Bill Dendle might have been part
>> of that trio?
>>>
>>> --Bob
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <rahberry at comcast.net>
>>> To: "Bob Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
>>> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:30 PM
>>> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Banjo Trio
>>>
>>>
>>>> Listers:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In 1981 or '82 I heard a banjo trio in Sacramento at the Jubilee
>>>> that I can't remember the name of. I heard them in Fulton's, which
>>>> at that time was a venue. (The entire festival was in Old Town then.)
>>>> I had thought I didn't like banjos, but that trio played beautiful
>> music.
>>>> I'd love to know the name of that trio and who the musicians were.
>>>> Anybody got a clue? I wish I'd kept my programs.
>>>> TIA....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- Rae Ann
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.sfraeann.com
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/sfraeann
>>>> http://www.craigventresco.com
>>
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