[Dixielandjazz] Spiegle Willcox (was 94 yr old trombonist)

[Ron L'Herault]

I own a copy of the first record Speigle made, "That Red Head Gal", a Victor record done by the Collegians.  When I asked him to sign it, he assumed it would be a Goldkette record and was both surprised and pleased to see it was such an early recording.  It was done acoustically and he reminisced a bit about standing in front of the recording horn.

Ron L'Herault

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Haesler [mailto:bhaesler at bigpond.net.au] 
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2018 7:30 PM
To: Ron
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Spiegle Willcox (was 94 yr old trombonist)

> Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
> I heard Spiegle Willcox (born 1903) in either 1993 or 1996.  He recorded in Holland in 1994.

Dear Marek,
Not only did I have the pleasure of meeting Spiegle Willcox (2 May 1903 – 25 August 1999) I also accompanied him for a bracket of tunes when he sat in with Peter Strohkorb's Hot Gossip Jazz Band, on tour in southern Germany, in July 1995. 
He was amazed that not only did I know who he was, but that I had copies of his early records with Jean Goldkette.
A gentle person and with friendly it.
His business card has the following message:
"Old Trombone Players never die...... they just slide away."
Cheers,
Bill.

 
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