[78-L] 25 years ago today

[simmonssomer]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Halper" <dlh at donnahalper.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] 25 years ago today


> On 6/14/2011 12:32 PM, simmonssomer wrote:
>> > From everything I've read and according to musicians I've spoken with
>> he was difficult. But then , so was Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller to name
>> only two of many.
>>
> I think all of us who work in media can acknowledge that many (most?)
> performers are driven, perfectionist, and even egocentric. I have seen
> it first-hand with talk-show hosts and even some well-known disc
> jockeys, so I can only imagine how it is with bandleaders. And yes, I
> have heard some stories about Benny Goodman being difficult.  But that
> said, he also had an integrated band at a time when most bands were not
> integrated, is that not so?

You're right Donna. We might also mention Artie Shaw and Gene Krupa who 
shared Benny's pioneering attitude toward integration, but
unlike Benny, they remembered their employees' names.


Al Simmons
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