Living Savoy Musicians?
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Living Savoy Musicians?
Got a question for everyone here. Do you know of any musicians that played at the Savoy Ballroom and are still alive? And what band did they play with? I know Earl May played at the Savoy with Lucky Millinder's Band and Cat Anderson's Band. I head that Frank Foster, Joe Wilder and Clark Terry did, too, but don't know what band(s).
Who else???
Thanks!
Who else???
Thanks!
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Pretty extensive list of who played there... but not complete in terms of who they may have been playing with at the time... though some are easy to figure out.
Pretty extensive list of who played there... but not complete in terms of who they may have been playing with at the time... though some are easy to figure out.
Reuben Brown
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Southern California
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That's GREAT! Thanks!!! (now who's alive???)
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Good luck with that one. I've lost track.Shorty Dave wrote:(now who's alive???)
Reuben Brown
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Interesting; Buddy Rich and Woody Herman died in the same year [1987].
I heard Buddy Rich perform several times in Seattle when I was in college in the early 80's; I also got to hear Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald perform at the Seattle Opera House around 1980; I wish I was as familiar with their music then when I heard them as I am now.
I heard Buddy Rich perform several times in Seattle when I was in college in the early 80's; I also got to hear Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald perform at the Seattle Opera House around 1980; I wish I was as familiar with their music then when I heard them as I am now.
One candidate might be Rusty Mason. I'm not sure if he played at the Savoy but he played during the swing era and then after the war with bands that played the savoy such as Buddy Johnson, Lucky Millinder, and Tiny Bradshaw.
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Rusty is a definition of cool. When he couldn't play the piano anymore, he picked up sax because he couldn't live without playing music. I have his phone number somewhere if you want to get in touch with him.
I don't know what you're planning, but I'm going to say thanks in advance ...and I can't wait to be there when it happens!
I don't know what you're planning, but I'm going to say thanks in advance ...and I can't wait to be there when it happens!
Hey, my e-mail's changed, here's the new one:
SwingDJ@gmail.com
About me: www.geocities.com/swingboypa
SwingDJ@gmail.com
About me: www.geocities.com/swingboypa
If your trying to put together some Savoy musicians and need contact info I just came across this new web site for Franz Jackson:
http://franzjackson.com/home.html
http://franzjackson.com/home.html
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