[Dixielandjazz] Fats & white musicians (was Early recordings by "Black bands")

[Marek Boym]

On 16 February 2014 02:25, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> Marek Boym wrote:
> > On the other hand, some white musicians hired to record with Fats would
> not sit in the same room with himand grumbled about having to work "with
> that nigger" (in the depression days when any gig should have been welocme).
>
> Dear Marek,
> I have never heard that story.
> Where did it come from?
>

If I remember properly, Bill - his biography written by his son.

With kind regards