[Dixielandjazz] Lee Gifford

[Stephen G Barbone]

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Does anyone have any current information about trombonist Lee Gifford?  
As New York fans who went to Nick's will remember, he was a high  
energy, high register trombonist regularly with Pee Wee Irwin and  
Billy Maxted bands there.

See below correspondence from Liz and Bert Green about Lee.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
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On Jul 2, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Liz Green wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My husband, Bert Green, served in Korea and met Lee Gifford in basic  
> training, then again in Korea when Marilyn Monroe was performing and  
> he was in the Army Band.  He met up with him at Nick's with a mutual  
> acquaintance, Bob Green.
>
> He was talking about this the other night and we are trying to find  
> out if Lee is still alive and what he is doing.  I read your article  
> about Nick's today and thought you might know.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Liz and Bert Green

Hello Liz and Bert:

I last saw, and played with Lee in 1960 or 61 in  band at the 305 Club  
in Garden City L.I., NY. Thereafter I lost touch. I heard somewhere,  
that he had moved to Florida and stopped playing but do not know for  
sure if this is true. I have tried several times to find out what  
happened to him but have been unsuccessful. I will try again via  
several chat lists.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

PS: Wiki Answers shows the following information:



Nov 8, 2010: Sloopy86 [0] said:

I would like to get in touch with Lee Gifford. I know him from Ft.  
Lauderdale. He left in or about 1979. We were very close at one time.  
Judy O.

On February 16, Lynne312 [0] said:  Lee Gifford passed away June 6,  
2010 in Studio City, CA.