[Dixielandjazz] N.O

[Robert Ringwald]

Nice story Bill.

Some young musicians from SAcramento just visited New Orleans for 5-days. 
They had a great time.

They were tilling me that the music now is happening on Frenchman Street.

There are many young musicians playing clubs, busking, playing everywhere.

You see guys riding bycycles with an instrument on their back.

The music OKOM is really alive with the yung kids there.

-Bob



-----Original Message----- 
From: Patrick Ladd
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 1:52 AM
To: Bob Ringwald
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] N.O

Thanks everyone who sent details of music in NO. I have passed it all on. 
Makes me a little sad that I shall never go there again myself. I remember 
my first visit more years ago than I like to remember. There was jazz in 
every bar down Bourbon Street, no rock n roll, and kids were buck and 
wingin` in the street.
I remember that a friend and I walked into  bar just as the band were having 
a break, leaving only the piano player. My mate, who had a good voice and 
played good chord guitar wandered onto the stage and asked if the pianist 
knew a particular number. Its an old Bessie Smith number, explained Bill. 
Sing it, said the pianist. Bill began to hum it, the pianist picked it up 
and Bill began to sing.The rest was like a bad `B` movie. The band wandered 
back on stage one by one, picking up their instruments and joining  in. The 
leader came on,picked up his trumpet and the whole band with Bill in full 
voice played the whole thing out,
The leader went to the mic. and said `We play this stuff all the time and 
then we get a bloody Limey come in and  show us how to sing the blues. The 
whole place, including the band gave Bill a standing ovation.
Bill is dead now but I think that moment was the musical highlight of his 
life. I miss him

Pat
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