[78-L] Fw: Waring's Canadian connection

[Stephen Davies]

-----Forwarded by Stephen Davies/Academic/MRC on 07/10/2009 10:35PM -----

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From: Stephen Davies/Academic/MRC
Date: 07/10/2009 03:19PM
Subject: Waring's Canadian connection

        Gee, it pays to read!

        I was reading McNamara & Lomas' "Bands Canadians danced to" (1973)
        on the weekend.  It described the Culley Brothers as a top notch
        organization which was prevented from touring in the U.S.A. because
        of the one-way immigration restriction enforced by the Wickersham
        Commission.  (Like the disastrous Smoot-Hawley trade commission,
        but different.)  It was one of the America-first, protectionist
        policies which are considered to have prolonged the economic
        depression of the 1930's.

        Any way, three out of four Culley brothers were able to return to
        the main Waring orgnanization as individuals; Fred (violin) was
        musical director and stayed for decades; George (trumpet) stayed
        until his death in 1948; and Edwin (sax) faced travel restrictions
        because of the above mentioned commission, and had to drop out in
        1934.

- Stephen D
Calgary


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