Thanks Bill. That answers some of my questions To: EliteSyncopations@yahoogroups.com From: perfbill@... Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:52:23 +0000 Subject:...
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Robert Perry
reliance_nz
Jun 27, 2009 3:24 am
According to an 'arranged' piano roll of the era (the recut I'm looking at doesn't credit the original source, but my ear tells me it's either an...
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Robert Perry
reliance_nz
Jun 27, 2009 3:29 am
... Furthermore, looking at a 1950s or 60s QRS roll made by J. Lawrence Cook, he makes all 3 changes you've suggested in his performance as well. I'd say...
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rudolfradna
Jun 27, 2009 4:32 am
I wrote all of this tonight except for a four measure fragment that I'd written while writing another rag, couldn't use, and found earlier today on my hard...
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Ed Speary
ednova_2000
Jun 27, 2009 11:08 am
Thank you for you time and expetise To: EliteSyncopations@yahoogroups.com From: rbperry@... Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:23:46 +0000 Subject:...
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Bill Edwards
jazzpianist
Jun 27, 2009 3:44 pm
OK. I've been asked in the background about who this discovery was we found in Pennsylvania. I now have the go-ahead from his parents to at least name him and...
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Bill Blomgren
billblomgren
Jun 27, 2009 3:57 pm
When it comes to performances, I always had nerves that made a MESS of performance... at least "formal" performances.. Playing the grand at the student union...
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Todd Robbins
coneyislandtodd
Jun 27, 2009 4:50 pm
Several years ago I was part of a workshop of an ill fated Broadway show about the life of Al Jolson. We were given a number of pages of bio material. I...
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Chris Christensen
malepiano
Jun 27, 2009 6:16 pm
Somehow that story about the "Great Jolie" doesn't surprise me. In the light of all the fanatical displays of grief over Michael Jackson's death, the obsessive...
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jeo@...
jamesorrxyz
Jun 27, 2009 7:49 pm
About Jolson stealing jokes: Fred Allen (old vaudeville comedian) had a joke, "He's so dishonest, he puts salt on his toupee so people will think he has...
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Chris Christensen
malepiano
Jun 27, 2009 10:58 pm
Well, the oldest adage in the music business, and as well as in show business in general is: "If you can't come up with something new, rip somebody off". I...
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Todd Robbins
coneyislandtodd
Jun 28, 2009 5:14 am
Here's a strange thing about Jolson. When he died in 1950 he was buried in a huge gravesite on a hillside in the Culver City area of LA. The gravesite has a...
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Marco Romano
m15romano
Jun 28, 2009 11:29 am
You might like to check out the doctorjazz site for the following, The Jelly Roll Morton and J. Lawrence Cook websites have been updated with 7 terrific...
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Dan Mouyard
mouyard
Jun 28, 2009 1:31 pm
This is a great story! It brought back memories of meeting 11-year old Adam Yarian for the first time in New Oxford, Pa in 1997. A few of us talked him & his...
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Bill Edwards
jazzpianist
Jun 28, 2009 3:05 pm
... If you'll recall, I was the sole judge (the other two evaporated) for that competition, the last they held there, and was one of those who pushed a bit to...
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keith2draw
Jun 29, 2009 12:55 am
For any of you researchers who are interested in the Starmer Brothers (sheet music illustrators) I've discovered a photo of the older brother, William Austin...
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Larisa M.
purple_bovine
Jun 29, 2009 4:53 am
... Oh, wonderful! More talented kids. As a former talented kid who never received that level of support, encouragement, and kindness until I was much older...
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Robert Perry
reliance_nz
Jun 29, 2009 9:53 am
Hi all, I've just updated my website with 51 more roll scans. Heavy on the rags and blues this time, so I'm sure you'll find something of interest. Some...
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Bill Edwards
jazzpianist
Jun 29, 2009 4:26 pm
I was remiss in my original post, and did not want to leave out Cody's older brother Jordan Knight. He is also a young pianist (I didn't get the age, but I...
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Bill Edwards
jazzpianist
Jun 29, 2009 7:57 pm
Among the loose ends for my women composer's section has been May Irwin, known for The Bully Song and The Frog Song. It was hard to get some of the information...
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Bill Edwards
jazzpianist
Jun 29, 2009 9:15 pm
Forgot to point out that Irwin was also perhaps the worlds first true movie star, owing to the worlds first filmed controversial sexy scene, The Kiss. That is...
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Bill Blomgren
billblomgren
Jun 29, 2009 9:17 pm
Nice portrait of her, drawn in words... a good read. ________________________________ From: Bill Edwards <perfbill@...> To:...
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Bill Edwards
jazzpianist
Jun 30, 2009 3:22 am
In my research on the Al Jolson bio I am finally doing (which by the way will be an unusual mix, for me, of fact and opinions/conclusions, but as balanced as...
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Todd Robbins
coneyislandtodd
Jun 30, 2009 5:04 am
Though May has been forgotten in our modern age, there is one contribution that she made that lives on. During a vacation in upper New York State, May had a...
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Todd Robbins
coneyislandtodd
Jun 30, 2009 5:07 am
Yes, these are VERY important and need our support if we want to see more of these kind of great stuff put out. If you care about what our music really...
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Bill Edwards
jazzpianist
Jun 30, 2009 3:07 pm
I have updated two existing profiles ever so slightly, both of them with information that has been in the pending list. One was John Aufderheide. I obtained a...
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Bill Edwards
jazzpianist
Jun 30, 2009 5:39 pm
I have just been in contact with the niece of Wavel Ashbaugh, the long-time wife of Marvin Ash(baugh). She is still kicking and celebrating her 99th birthday...
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keith2draw
Jun 30, 2009 6:36 pm
Hi all, I need your expertise. Alright, so I'm getting ready to list a ragtime piece on eBay called SASSAFRAS SAM by George Grace, and I came across this...
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keith2draw
Jul 1, 2009 3:10 am
Hi all, Perfessor Bill asked me to help him look up a few facts on some of his wonderful biographies (actually I asked him), and I decided to tackle Lily...
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keith2draw
Jul 1, 2009 3:56 am
I forgot to mention that Horton Foote just passed away this March...days before his 93rd birthday. K...
