[Dixielandjazz] Mickey Mouse Music pre WW 2?

[Stephen G Barbone]

Dear Bill:

Of course, but bear in mind that the quote was not (to my knowledge)   
from Lombardo's autobiography.  Also, the Cassell Dictionary  
definition  is from a 1998 publication. <grin>

I do like the Downbeat quote, which nails it shut. Don't know how I  
missed it.

Cheers,
Steve

On Oct 13, 2011, at 10:20 PM, Bill Haesler wrote:

> Dear Steve,
> As you would know, t was just a friendly shot at you (as we do) for  
> relying on a 1975 source.
>
>> So while none of the above is absolute proof, coupled with Roger's  
>> dad's memory of it being used pre WW2,  I'll buy it.  <grin>
>
> So do I.
> However, I have a better quoted reference to:
>   Down Beat, April 1938 (page 25). "A strictly "mickey mouse" band  
> is still box office."
> The 1998 Cassell Dictionary of Slang includes the following under  
> Mickey Mouse:
>   adj. [1930s+] (orig. US) second-rate, badly made, artificial (US  
> Black) Mickey Mouse Music, commercialised jazz or pop music.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.