[78-L] Mel Henke on Tempo Records (was Brother Bones)

[David Lennick]

Michael Biel wrote:
> From: Dan Van Landingham <danvanlandingham at yahoo.com>
>> I'm guessing that "Brother Bones" was actually a spoons player like
>> one "Mister Goon Bones" who recorded with ragtime pianist Del Wood
>> of "Down Yonder Fame.
> 
> NEITHER Brother Bones nor Mister Goon Bones were spoons players.  They
> played the BONES.  Calling them spoons players is like calling Bix a
> kazoo player.
> 
> Mike (proud son of a bones player) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
> 

And Brother Bones made a great record with Joe Venuti and Robert Maxwell called 
"Skeletons at Midnight".

dl