[78-L] Bix who?

[Michael Shoshani]

Big Spider Beck.

Bix's father was the son of immigrants from Germany, where the final "e" 
would have been pronounced, rendering it bye-der-bek-keh. However, as a 
second-generation American the pronunciation of his name would have been 
Anglicized most likely by the time he was born. Certainly by the time 
the US got involved in the first World War.

Michael Shoshani
Chicago


On 02/26/2013 06:14 PM, marimbamoods at comcast.net wrote:
> what is the correct pronunciation of "Beiderbecke" ? one biography suggested it is like "wider cheek," but that seems odd.
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> is that name German? don't the Germans pronounce the "e" on the end like "eh" ?
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> "Bix" i can pronounce.
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> best, david harvey
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