[Dixielandjazz] 94 yr old trombonist

[Tony Davis]

Hi Marek.  We heard Spiegle Willcox in 1999, on our first visit to the 
Sacramento Jubilee.  He only played a little, but it was good solid 
stuff.  Sadly, he died only three months later - but what a career!

Cheers,

Tony

On 24/08/18 19:51, Marek Boym wrote:
> I heard Spiegle Willcox (born 1903) in either 1993 or 1996.  He 
> recorded in Holland in 1994.  And "The Mississippi Rag" had a feature 
> on a trombonist nearing 100 and still playing (I cannot recall the 
> name right now).  The New Orleans trumpeter Lionel Ferbos was still 
> playing at 100.
> Does that indicate anything?   I have my doubts.
> Cheers
>
> On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 at 21:15, Les Elkins <leslie.r.elkins at gmail.com 
> <mailto:leslie.r.elkins at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     >> Listen to this 94 year old trombonist! Amazing! Who says you gotta
>     >give up
>     >> at a certain age? Jim
>
>     I would note that Doc Severinsen, at 91, toured this summer. He
>     isn't playing as much these days, but he seems to be playing
>     nearly as well!
>
>     -Les
>

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