[Dixielandjazz] Fwd: Fw: Keep (it) Swinging

[Tony Davis]

I lived in Birmingham until 1966, and went to many jazz concerts at the 
Town Hall.  I missed the "Dirty Bopper" episode, but saw Humph's band 
there in 1956.  By that time Bruce was well established in the band, and 
there were no banners demanding his repatriation to the Land of Bop, but 
I regret to say that a few members of the audience expressed their 
enthusiam by setting off fireworks (it was just before November 5th), 
and  stopped only after Humph threatened to terminate the concert.  
Unbelievably stupid behaviour.  (I'm sure it wouldn't have happened in 
Manchester, Steve!)

Tony Davis

On 15/09/15 11:42, Steve Voce wrote:
> It was, as Humph mentioned to me many times, at Birmingham Town Hall. I attended the Manchester Sports Guild every week and it was far too enlightened a place for that kind of behaviour.
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> Steve Voce
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> Steve Voce
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> Sent from my iPad
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>> On 14 Sep 2015, at 13:32, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> The way I've heard the story it happened at teh manchester Sports Guild.
>> Cheers
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>>> On 14 September 2015 at 11:01, Steve Voce <stevevoce at virginmedia.com> wrote:
>>> Don't malign Manchester. 'The Dirty Bopper' incident happened to Bruce when he was playing in Birmingham with the Humphrey Lyttelton band.
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>>> Steve Voce
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>>> Sent from my iPad
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