[78-L] Billy Murray Memorial, anoter mention

[David Lennick]

Okay, Sid..cancel the plans for the Irving Kaufman Museum.

dl

simmonssomer wrote:
> Good grief. He was strictly a prominent studio singer.
> He left no lasting footprint and had no influence on the development of  pop 
> or jazz.
> Due to a  fortunate genetic coincidence he possessed a uniquely penetrating 
> timbre in his voice particularly suited to the limited acoustical 
> reproduction available in his time, as did xylophones and chinese wood 
> blocks.
> Stylistically he sang as did hundreds of other undistinguished tenors of his 
> time.
> He was frequently used for that reason and because he could sight read and 
> needed little rehearsal
> Well regarded, often hired, hundreds of sides.... but no legs.
> What's all the fuss about?
> 
> 
> Al S.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 1:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Billy Murray Memorial, anoter mention
> 
> 
>> Not that the current occupants (if any, if it still exists) might be
>> cooperative, but this is the kind of thing that makes more sense. Doesn't
>> always work out, though..about 20 years ago, attempts were made to honor
>> Beatrice Lillie, born in Toronto. As I recall, they found the house where 
>> she
>> lived as a small child but couldn't persuade the owners to have anything 
>> to do
>> with this project..or to get them to speak English. Eventually they 
>> declared a
>> nearby library on Queen Street "hers", although she probably never opened 
>> a
>> book in her life..last I heard, the library was either closed or part of 
>> an
>> area slated for redevelopment....
>>
>> Prince Philip was there for the dedication, as was I. CBC was affected by 
>> a
>> strike by CUPE members at the time so we didn't even do anything on the 
>> air
>> about it. Only in Canada, you say?
>>
>> dl
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Rice wrote:
>>>   Hi Sports Fans;
>>>
>>>   ANOTHER one on Billy Murray! This might be far fetched, but didn't he 
>>> live
>>> in Denver, most of his life? Would there be a Billy Murray HOME to 
>>> enshrine?
>>> Well, not anything like Elvis's Graceland, but a modest home, IF he had 
>>> one,
>>> thast could be filled with memoribilia? Recordings, sheet music, pix, 
>>> etc. A
>>> grave site isn't much to see and as pointed out OTHER folks wouldn't WANT
>>> fans, trampling through the Place of Rest?There are artists of lesser
>>> calabur that have shrines?
>>>
>>>     Just a thought; then "delete"
>>>
>>>       Bob, B.M. fan all my life-68 years young.
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