Information of Related Interest

Information of Related Interest      A Book of Caricatures Yo Bix, tu Bix, el Bix by Hermenegildo Sabat, Editorial Airene, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1972. The title of the book translates as I Bix, You Bix, He Bix, of course, a tongue in cheek conjugation of the word  Bix as a verb, but perhaps more deeply, […]

Obituaries – Les Swanson: An Appreciation

Obituaries – Les Swanson: An Appreciation     Beiderbecke bandmate and friend Swanson leaves behind a multi-talented life April 8 – Dispatch and Rock Island Argus The Quad City Newspaper – By Sean Leary, Entertainment editor   The last living area jazz man to have played with legendary cornetist Bix Beiderbecke has been reunited with […]

Obituaries – Frank Manera: An Appreciation

Obituaries – Frank Manera: An Appreciation I regret to inform all Bixophiles that Frank Manera died unexpectedly on July 7, 2000, in Providence, Rhode Island, at age 39. Frank was a devoted Bixophile and a good friend. I met Frank three years ago at the Bix Festival in Davenport and instantly bonded with him through […]

Obituaries – John Steiner: An Appreciation

Obituaries – John Steiner: An Appreciation Bill Utter informed me that John Steiner died on June 3, 2000, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at age 91. John was a jazz historian, a record collector, the owner of Paramount Records, and, last but not least, a Bixophile. John was a consultant for James Robert Grover’s Thesis  “A Series […]

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. […]

Obituaries

Obituaries Philip R. Evans: An Appreciation Spiegle Willcox: An Appreciation

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