Obituaries – Spiegle Willcox: An Appreciation
Obituaries – Spiegle Willcox: An Appreciation Albert Haim: In Memory of Spiegle Willcox Spiegle Willcox passed away on Thursday, August 26, 1999, at his home in Cincinnatus, New York. He was buried at Cortland Rural Cemetery on […]
Obituaries – Philip R. Evans: An Appreciation
Obituaries – Philip R. Evans: An Appreciation Albert Haim: In Memory of Philip R. Evans I am sad to announce that Philip R. Evans passed away on July 23, 1999, at 10 p.m., at his home in Bakersfield, California. His wife Linda was at his side when Phil suffered a massive heart attack. […]
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Obituaries Philip R. Evans: An Appreciation Spiegle Willcox: An Appreciation
Audio Tapes – An Interview Of Joe Rushton
Audio Tapes – An Interview Of Joe Rushton Bass saxophonist Joe Rushton (b Evanston, IL, 1 Nov 1907; d San Francisco, 2 March 1964) was interviewed in the mid-1950s in his home in Silverlake, CA, by recording engineer Ewing Nunn. What follows is a brief biography of Joe Rushton (from Grove Music Online): Joe Rushton […]
Audio Tapes – An Interview Of Richard Sudhalter
Audio Tapes – An Interview Of Richard Sudhalter Richard Sudhalter was interviewed in London in the mid-70s. He talked about Bix and the New Paul Whiteman Orchestra (43min 32sec). I am grateful to Malcolm Walton for kindly sending me a copy of the program and for his permission to upload it.
Audio Tapes – Bix Beiderbecke: Never The Same Twice
Audio Tapes – Bix Beiderbecke: Never The Same Twice Bix Beiderbecke was born on March 10, 1903. In March 2003, there were, throughout the world, several tributes to Bix – concerts, radio broadcasts, birthday celebrations. On Sunday, March 9, 2003 – the eve of Beiderbecke’s 100th birthday – at 9:00 pm, WFIU, the radio station […]
Audio Tapes – An Interview of Sylvester Ahola
Audio Tapes -An Interview of Sylvester Ahola Brian Rust, the legendary British discographer, writer, and collector, interviewed Sylvester Ahola in his radio program of May 24, 1981, over Capitol Radio, London, UK. Part 1 Part 2 I am grateful to Nick Dellow for kindly sending me a copy of the interview and for his permission […]
Audio Tapes – An Interview of Irving Brodsky
Audio Tapes – An Interview of Irving Brodsky Phil Schaap interviewed Irving Brodsky in the 24-hour Bix birthday broadcast over WKCR on March 10, 1992. Irving Brodsky, long-time pianist with the California Ramblers, recorded several sides with Bix in 1930: Rocking Chair, Barnacle Bill the Sailor, Deep Down South, I Don’t Mind Walking in the […]
Audio Tapes – An Interview of Bill Rank and Gene Prendergast
An Interview of Bill Rank and Gene Prendergast The first Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Festival took place in 1972. Several of the musicians who had played with Bix were guests of honor at this event. Two of them, Bill Rank and Gene Prendergast, were interviewed by an unknown person. The original tape with the interview was […]