[Dixielandjazz] Some Birthdays Sept 26

[Harry Callaghan]

I had always been curious as to whether Elmo Tanner did his whistling on
"Heartaches" during the same period when Perry Como was vocalist with the
band.

I found out yesterday that "Heartaches" was recorded in 1933 and Perry
didn't sing with Ted Weems until 1935 and stayed with him until 1941.

I also read somewhere years ago that Perry was making about $125 a week (a
small fortune at the time) as a barber when he quit haircutting to sing with
a band for $25 a week.

When I was back in NY, I knew a brain surgeon who was a neighbor of Como's
in the northshore Long Island community of Sands Point.  He only knew him
casually, but said that he was just a real easy going guy and acted pretty
much the same as someone you knew who
might have been a plumber or electrician and never put on airs like some
celebrities feel they must do.  In other words, he didn't come across
as if he was always on some kind of ego trip

And here's another one for you........at one time Perry's personal secretary
was none other than the wife of singer Julius LaRosa who Arthur Godfrey made
world famous by firing him on live TV.in 1953

.I'm always getting Tanner confused with Elmo Lincoln, who was the first
movie Tarzan, but I guess you could say he was a bit of a swinger also

Tides,.
HC


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