[78-L] Deceased boppers

[Taylor Bowie]

I think (not sure) that Ron was thinking of Charlie "Big" Green,  the 
Henderson t-bone player who did die of exposure one winter.

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at bu.edu>
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> Just to be clear, I was mentioning Fields in relation to the "shocking"
> aspect.  He was not by any means a bopper.   He recorded with JRM in the
> 20s.
>
> Ron L
>
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Ron L'Herault
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> How about trombonist Geechie Fields who froze to death on a Chicago
> doorstep, if I remember correctly.
>
> Ron L
>
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
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> Other shocking music-related deaths include producer & discographer Bozy
> White,
> killed by people he'd rented rooms to (or something like that), and Lonnie
> Johnson, hit by a car in Toronto..never able to work again.
>
> dl
>
> On 6/1/2011 4:04 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> I like the song which was a combination of bop and 1920s studio bands:
>>
>> In The Land of Oh-Bla-D. Onivas.
>>
>> I think the most shocking musician death I've read about in recent years
> was
>> that of Lucky Thompson...who was living a very marginal life right here 
>> in
>> Seattle,  almost as a street person and even homeless on occasion.  No
>> musician or fan I knew was even aware that he was right here in town, 
>> and
>> in need of aid.
>>
>> I guess he stopped playing around 1980 or so,  but lived for several more
>> decades...a great player lost to depression and other mental illness.
>>
>>
>> Taylor
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:58 PM
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>>
>>
>>> What a great name for a bopper..Shihab. Practically Shibab.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> On 6/1/2011 3:56 PM, Julian Vein wrote:
>>>> I was checking some boppers whom I'd assumed were still with us. Sahib
>>>> Shihab, Cecil Payne and Duke Jordan. All are deceased, but I don't
>>>> recall their deaths being mentioned on 78-l. Roy Haynes seems to still
>>>> be around.
>>>>
>>>>         Julian Vein
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