[78-L] Benzaquin ~ Cocoanut Grove

[Taylor Bowie]

Thanks,  Al...I do have a few records of the tune,  although I think it's a 
pretty wretched composition.  Also have a couple copies of the sheet music, 
one of which shows Mickey Alpert.

Taylor B


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> "Caressing You" was recorded by Jan Garber on Columbia 1724-D in 1929 and 
> by
> Irving Aaronson on Victor 21834 in 1928. Very peripheral information about
> your subject but one never knows.
>
> Al Simmons
>
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> From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
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> Subject: [78-L] Benzaquin ~ Cocoanut Grove
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>
>> Among my endless "collecting" interests,  I collect and read everything I
>> can find related to the Boston Cocoanut Grove,  before,  during,  and
>> after
>> the fire which destroyed the place on November 28,  1942.  I became
>> interested as a nine-year old in 1962 when I happened to find and read a
>> paperback of the Benzaquin book.
>>
>> One of the fire fatalities was the musical director of the orchestra
>> there,
>> Bernard Fazioli,  member of a well-known Boston family of musicians.  He
>> had
>> a big song hit in 1928, "Caressing You,"  which he co-wrote with the long
>> time front man of the band at the Grove,  Mickey Alpert.
>>
>> Another member of the Grove orchestra that night was bass player Jack
>> Lesberg,  who later played in NY with Condon and others.  He was injured
>> but
>> made a complete recovery.
>>
>> I would be very interested if any of you have any information about any 
>> of
>> the employees of the Grove,  particularly the band members or other
>> musicians...in fact,  any info at all would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks from
>>
>> Taylor
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Michael Shoshani" <mshoshani at sbcglobal.net>
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>> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 7:33 PM
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>>
>>> On Sun, 2009-01-25 at 18:16 -0500, Donna Halper wrote:
>>>> In fact, a well-respected Boston author and talk show host,
>>>> Paul Benzaquin, wrote a book about the Cocoanut Grove Fire and called
>>>> it "Holocaust," which meant "a huge fire" back then.  When the book
>>>> came out for re-issue in the 70s, he had to change its title because
>>>> the meaning of the word had completely changed.
>>>
>>> Just to complete the irony, he's probably Jewish. Benzaquin, spelled
>>> several different ways, is a common surname among Sephardic Jews.
>>>
>>> MS
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