[Dixielandjazz] banjo/tuba

[Harry Callaghan]

Awhile back someone on one of these lists posted an article about
Reisenwebers, a restaurant in NY's Columbus Circle area where the ODJB first
played when
they came to the city.

I would have given anything to see the faces of the regular patrons who
dined there with the customary classical  music in the background to
discover that management had
taken a completely different departure in providing music.

I doubt very much that what they played could have been considered
background music.

I read later that Jimmy Durante discovered them there and was a major factor
in securing additional bookings for them in the NY area.

It was one time rumored that he played with the band, but I believe if so,
it  was just on a "sit-in" basis and was never actually the band's regular
pianist

Of course, I invite anyone who is more knowledgeable as to the finer details
to fill in the pieces if necessary.  After all, I wasn't even born till over
20 years later.

Tides
HC
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Dixiejazzdata <dixiejazzdata at aol.com>wrote:

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>
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>  Ahhhh come on Rick:    EVERY real DIXIELAND Musician and critic KNOWS
>  it was invented by the Original Dixieland Band in New Orleans.
>
> Don't confuse Historical facts,  :))
>
> Of course they made Radio, along with the ODJB, because the radio stations
> would not play Black
> New Orleans Jazz.  And no major Record label would even record Black Jazz
> musicians in the same era.
>
> Probably because they had no Black folks toilets or drinking fountains in
> their radio stations or recording studios.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick <rickz at usermail.com>
> To: B.B. Buffington <dixiejazzdata at aol.com>
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Mon, Jan 17, 2011 10:26 am
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] banjo/tuba
>
>
> It is apparent that many of our listeroos think
>
> that all of Dixieland's roots are in New Orleans.
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>
>
> Oh  Contrare!!
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>
>
> In the 20's, people all over the country were
>
> buying records and listening to the radio.   The
>
> most popular band was
>
> The Coon-Sander's Nighthawks.   You can read about
>
> it here on Red Hot Jazz.   It was called
>
> "The Band that Made Radio!!"
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> http://redhotjazz.com/coonsanders.html
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>
>
> My favorite tune, and one of their best-sellers,
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> has never been covered, as far as I know.
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>
>
> It's called "Here comes my ball and chain."
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>
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> You an find it in their songlist on Red Hot Jazz.
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>
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> Alternately, write me, and I'll send you a copy as
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> an attachment.
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> rickz at usermail.com
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> After I get my Colorado Nighthawks website back
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> up, you can listen to it there.
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>
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> Rick
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>
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> PS:   Listen to that banjo & tuba, and Carleton
>
> Coon's WONDERFUL splash cymbal.
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