[Dixielandjazz] Bob Crosby's Leadership

[Hal Vickery]

I saw the Bob Cats under Metz several times, and each time I saw them, he'd always acknowledge that the name and arrangements were authorized by the Crosby estate.

It was fun seeing Ed Metz, Jr. at the Elkhart festival this year.  His pianist was Rosanno Sportiello.  That guy is a monster!

Hal Vickery

> From: rsr at ringwald.com
> Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:52:54 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Bob Crosby's Leadership
> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> To: hvickery_80 at msn.com
> 
> Steve Barbone wrote:
> 
> > Bobby "Lips" Levine (reeds) led the Bob Crosby Bobcats in the 1990s,  
> > after Crosby's death. Then when he passed away, Ed Metz Sr. took over.  
> > I'm not 100% sure, (memory being what it is) but I thought both Ed and  
> > Bobby told me that they got permission to use the names Bob Crosby  
> > Orchestra and Bob Crosby Bobcats from the estate of Bob Crosby.
> 
> 
> 
> That is correct.  
> 
> --Bob Ringwald
> 
> 
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