[Dixielandjazz] All the Girls Go Crazy

[tyleman]

The only problem with using Danny as source is, he didn't hear Bolden,
and he was a well-known storyteller. So for me, that's not a
particularly accurate source. As a matter of fact, I asked him in the
1990s when I worked with him in New Orleans, if he remembered the tune
"The Old Cow Died and Old Brock Cried," that was purported to have
been played by Bolden. He gave me a look as though I was speaking a
foreign language, and said he'd never heard of it. So I tend to be
VERY skeptical of anything Danny related - and that includes most of
what was written in the book. Makes for good reading, though.
Regards,
Chris

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Stephen G Barbone
<barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> On Oct 28, 2011, at 6:24 AM, tyleman wrote:
>
>> It's a bit frustrating that Hardie doesn't quote a source for his
>> assertion. In another djml post, he quotes Danny Barker as the source
>> - even though Barker never heard the Bolden band, but Bunk, Ory and
>> Big Eye did, and none of them ever acknowledged the association to
>> Bolden.
>>
>> It's also interesting that other than Hardie, there is no published
>> anecdotal evidence regarding the connection to Bolden.
>>
>> It would be nice if Hardie would reveal his source material - whether
>> it is Hogan Jazz Archive interviews or what. I generally believe that
>> is the accepted modus operadi with scholarly research.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Chris
>
> I'm hip Chris:
>
> Perhaps Dan got his source info from Danny Barker's book: "Buddy Bolden and
> the Last Days of Storyville" (page 20 & 21) See below quote which mentions
> "Pretty Pretty Mama" and "All The Whores":
>
> "Around eleven o'clock the crowd would get heated up and Buddy would play
> such nice love songs - like":
>
> "If You Don't Like My Potatoes, Why Do You Dig So Deep.
> Your Mammy Don't Wear No Drawers, She Wears Six Bit Overalls.
> Stick it Where You Stuck it Last Night.
> Let me Be Your Li'l Dog Till Your Big Dog Comes.
> Don's Send Me No Roses 'Cause Shoes Is What I Need
> Pretty Pretty Mama, Open Your Legs One More Time
> All The Whores Like The Way I Ride
> Melpomene Street Blues
> The Bucket's Got A Hole In It
> Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor."
>
> Folks can read some of this book (well worth it)  at: (Or better  yet folks
> on the List should BUY this book to understand what jazz was like at the
> very beginning)
>
> http://books.google.com/books?id=N0A5rXtMQBgC&pg=PR7&lpg=PR7&dq=Danny+Barker+on+Buddy+Bolden&source=bl&ots=eiQip_Mdny&sig=KB4tk4zu4bj9QTwBUMj1-inVSuk&hl=en&ei=VMiqTpKuEeHr0gGT5bCwDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&sqi=2&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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Chris Tyle
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