[Dixielandjazz] Kenny Ball band

[Steve Voce]

You are correct, Marek. Humphrey Lyttelton always spoke of 'Doctor Gig' and said that for musicians most ailments dropped away when they started to play before an audience.

Steve V

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> On 17 Aug 2015, at 14:38, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Could this be a musician's feature?
> I saw Hampton in Nice, and he had to be helped to walk on stage.  But the
> moment he started playing he was transformed from a feeble old man into
> Hampton the entertainer.  He danced around and spread that old Hampton
> magic.
> I saw even latr performances on the telly, and it was the same story: from
> an old man needing help to walk to fiery, happy entertainer!
> Cheers
> 
> 
>> On 17 August 2015 at 15:03, Judy Eames <jude at judyeames.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On 17/08/15 12:33, Bert wrote:
>>> 
>>> I saw Kenny's very last concert in Germany.
>>> He was an old and ill man at the time.What was fascinating is,  how he
>>> tranformed in a happy, energetic entertainer,
>> 
>> It can't have been very long before that, he was booked to guest with
>> Graeme Hewitt's band at Theale. He was being treated in hospital but they
>> let him out for the evening! Same thing, 3 cheers for adrenalin I think.
>> 
>> Jude
>> 
>> www.judyeames.co.uk
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>> 
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