[78-L] Who was the first . . .

[Marie Lamb]

The first person I met who recorded on 78s was baritone Robert Merrill, who
was still singing well in 1985 at age 68; I met him when he appeared with
the Syracuse Symphony.  Someone mentioned Spiegle Willcox; I met him in 1997
when he appeared at one of the Bix Beiderbecke Birthday Bashes held by the
Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse.  I remember that he mentioned his own
age, and then as he mentioned Bix (born the same year, 1903), he sadly gazed
heavenward and said to the crowd, "Folks, dont'cha think Bix should have
hung out more with me?"  Of course, the crowd broke up laughing and
applauded!

Marie Lamb

On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 1:23 AM, <krabgrass at aol.com> wrote:

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