[Dixielandjazz] Ish Kabibble and the Shy Guys

[Daniel Augustine]

     A number of biographies of Ish Kabibble mention that "From 1955  
to 1960 he led his own six-piece Dixieland group, the Shy Guys."
     Has anyone ever heard (of) this group?  Did they record?
     Incidentally, the bios also say that Ish went into real estate.   
Unless i was imagining things, my father said that one of the other  
people interested in buying the house that he bought in Carson City in  
1958 (717 Elm Street) was none other than Ish Kabibble.

     Dan
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From: Don Ingle <cornet at 1010internet.com>
Date: January 21, 2011 12:22:17 PM CST
To: ds.augustine at mail.utexas.edu
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Kay Kyser

On 1/20/2011 9:42 PM, Stephen G Barbone wrote:
>> From: Harry Callaghan <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com>
>> Interestingly, while I haven't heard the name Kay Kyser in some time,
>> yesterday was the birthdate of Merwyn Bogue, who under the name Ish
>> Kabibble, along with Ginny Simms. recorded "Three Little Fishes" with
>> Kyser's orchestra in 1939
>>
>> Who among us can ever forget those memorable lyrics, "boop boop  
>> dittem
>> dattem whattem chu"?
>>
>> And the people who bought the record that year were no doubt  
>> ridiculing the
>> lyrics to "Sh-Boom" in 1954.
>
> Several times a year I work with pianist, Bill Whited, when our  
> guitarist can't make a gig.
>
> Bill played with Kyser, and Ish Kabibble way back when. He lives in  
> an old house close to the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Built  
> about 1790. When I introduce him, I mention that historic house and  
> he always shouts out, "Yeah, and I'm the Original owner."
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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Ish Kabibble helped my about-to-be wife overcome some wedding day  
jitters at breakast that day in Nov. 1955 when  were going to be  
hitched. She had come to New Orleans (from Northern Michigan, where I  
was working with the Ted Weems Orchestra at the old Roosevelt Hotel,  
and she had the pre-nuptial jitters. But Ish was also in town working  
with  a small unit he had, and he sat with her and talked her into a  
calmer condition.
Unfortunately, he didn''t talk to me and at the time the Episcopal  
priest began the marriage I was  a basket case.  We always thanked  
Ish  (Merwyn) for his kindness to Jean. Like most of the big band  
veterans of that post war time still working, most guys knew or had  
worked with many other players still in the biz and it was sort of a  
kindred family.
By the way - that New Orleans gumbo is good glue. Jean and I  
celebrated our 55th this past November. (Ted Weems was proxy father to  
Jean at the wedding.)
Mention of ISH always gets a warm glow at our home, even after all  
these years. Good vibes, every time.
Don Ingle

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