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Recordings

Bix Beiderbecke - Complete Discography - Recordings - May 21, 1930 through September 15, 1930

Recordings. May 21, 1930 through September 15, 1930 113 – May 21, 1930 114 – June 6, 1930 115...

Bix Beiderbecke - Complete Discography - Recordings - January 10, 1929 through September 13, 1929

Recordings – January 10, 1929 through September 13, 1929 100 – January 10, 1929 101 –...

Bix Beiderbecke - Complete Discography - Recordings - July 5, 1928 through December 22, 1928

Recordings – July 5, 1928 through December 22, 1928 86 – July 5, 1928 87 – July 7,...

Bix Beiderbecke - Complete Discography - Recordings - April 3, 1928 through June 20, 1928

Recordings – April 3, 1928 through June 20, 1928 64 – April 3, 1928 65 – April 10,...

Bix Beiderbecke - Complete Discography - Recordings - January 4, 1928 through March 15, 1928

Recordings – January 4, 1928 through March 15, 1928 36 – January 4, 1928 37 – January...

Bix Beiderbecke - Complete Discography - Recordings - January 28, 1927 through November 25, 1927

Recordings – January 28, 1927 through November 25, 1927 12 – January 28, 1927 13 – ...

Bix Beiderbecke - Complete Discography - Recordings - February 18, 1924 through October 15, 1926

Recordings – February 18, 1924 through October 15, 1926 1 – February 18, 1924 2...

Bix Beiderbecke - Complete Discography - Introduction And Notes

Introduction And Notes The main instruments are abbreviated as usual: (c): cornet (tp): trumpet (tb):...

Bix Beiderbecke - Complete Discography

Bix Beiderbecke – Complete Discography Created by Jean Pierre Lion – Translated by Jean Pierre...

Bix Beiderbecke Recordings In Chronological Order

Bix Beiderbecke Recordings In Chronological Order Prepared by Joel Vanwambeke. Titles in bold were issued. WOLVERINE...

In A Mist

In A Mist The Origin of the Music; The OKeh File Card of “In A Mist”; The Sheet Music...

Miscellaneous Albums Related to Bix

Miscellaneous Albums Related to Bix Bill Challis’ The Goldkette Project Circle CLP-118....

Complete Compilations of Bix's Recordings

Complete Compilations of Bix’s Recordings Joker This is the first attempt to transcribe...

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? - Baby Won't You Please Come Home

Baby Won’t You Please Come Home This side was recorded on April 17, 1929, by Frank Trumbauer and...

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? - Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Chapter VII, entitled “The Legend“, of “The Bix Bands, a Bix Beiderbecke...

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? - Cradle Of Love

Cradle of Love On January 24, 1929, in Chicago, IL, Ray Miller and his Orchestra recorded three sides....

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? - Waiting At the End of the Road

Waiting At the End of the Road This recording, made by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra on September 13, 1929,...

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? - One Night In Havana

One Night in Havana This recording was made by Hoagy Carmichael and his Orchestra on September 15, 1930,...

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? - Doo-Wacka-Doo

Doo-Wacka-Doo This recording by Marion McKay’s Orchestra for Gennett on December 17, 1924, is discussed...

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? - Oh Gee! Oh Joy!, Why Do I Love You?, Ol' Man River

Oh Gee! Oh Joy!, Why Do I Love You?, Ol’ Man River On March 3, 1928, Lou Raderman and His Pelham...

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? - Sugar

Sugar Recorded by the Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra on October 26, 1927. This recording is included...

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? - Louise

Louise Recorded by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra on March 15, 1929. Sudhalter and Evans do not include...

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not?

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? TO BE WRITTEN. Oh Gee! Oh Joy! Why Do I love You? Ol’...

The Original 78 r.p.m. Recordings

The Original 78 r.p.m. Recordings The following list of recordings was assembled from the very well-researched...

Photos

Photo Gallery - Miscellaneous

Photo Gallery – Miscellaneous WJR Radio Guide, 1928 or 1929 – S.H From Wikipedia: WJR...

Photo Gallery - Joe Venuti

Photo Gallery – Joe Venuti Three photographs of Joe Venuti – E.B. and J-P.L....

Photo Gallery - Frank Trumbauer

Photo Gallery – Frank Trumbauer Ad for Parlophone Records by Frank Trumbauer and...

Photo Gallery - Paul Whiteman

Photo Gallery – Paul Whiteman Bela Lugosi and Paul Whiteman, Hollywood, 1929 –...

Photo Gallery - Irving Kaufman

Photo Gallery – Irving Kaufman Photograph of Irving Kaufman From Vitaphone Short...

Photo Gallery - Adrian Rollini

Photo Gallery – Adrian Rollini Portrait of Adrian Rollini – F.H. This photograph...

Photo Gallery - Jean Goldkette

Photo Gallery – Jean Goldkette Sheet Music of Goldkette “You Are Just A Vision”,...

Photo Gallery - Pat Cicirillo

Photo Gallery – Pat Cicirillo Pat Ciricillo Sitting at His Piano – J.G. At...

Photo Gallery - Bing Crosby

Photo Gallery – Bing Crosby Bing Crosby and Eddie Lang # 1 – S.B. Bing joined...

Photo Gallery - Vic Berton

Photo Gallery – Vic Berton Vic Berton With Drum Set – E.B. Advertisement...

Photo Gallery - Bee Palmer

Photo Gallery – Bee Palmer This is a photo sent to me by the late Frank Manera....

Photo Gallery - Bix Beiderbecke

Photo Gallery – Bix Beiderbecke Beiderbecke Family Cemetery Plot – D.B. The...

Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery In this section, I will exhibit selected photographs of Bix Beiderbecke and related subjects....

Revival

Audio Tapes - An Interview Of Joe Rushton

Audio Tapes – An Interview Of Joe Rushton Bass saxophonist Joe Rushton (b Evanston, IL, 1 Nov 1907;...

Audio Tapes - An Interview Of Richard Sudhalter

Audio Tapes – An Interview Of Richard Sudhalter Richard Sudhalter was interviewed in London in...

Audio Tapes - Bix Beiderbecke: Never The Same Twice

Audio Tapes – Bix Beiderbecke: Never The Same Twice Bix Beiderbecke was born on March 10, 1903....

Audio Tapes - An Interview of Sylvester Ahola

Audio Tapes -An Interview of Sylvester Ahola Brian Rust, the legendary British discographer, writer,...

Audio Tapes - An Interview of Irving Brodsky

Audio Tapes – An Interview of Irving Brodsky Phil Schaap interviewed Irving Brodsky in the 24-hour...

Audio Tapes - An Interview of Bill Rank and Gene Prendergast

An Interview of Bill Rank and Gene Prendergast The first Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Festival took place...

Audio Tapes - An Interview of Norman Payne

Audio Tapes – An Interview of Norman Payne Norman Payne was a British trumpet player who was strongly...

Audio Tapes - An Interview of Jimmy McPartland

Audio Tapes – An Interview of Jimmy McPartland Richard “Dixie Dick” Kammeier had a...

Audio Tapes - Peter Lesley's Close-up on Bix Beiderbecke

Audio Tapes – Peter Lesley’s Close-up on Bix Beiderbecke Terry, a Bixophile living in New...

Audio Tapes - Interviews of People Who Knew Bix

Audio Tapes – Interviews of People Who Knew Bix The Michigan State University Voice Library possesses...

Audio Tapes - BIX: A Radio Program From Miami University - Part 2

BIX: A Radio Program From Miami University – Part 2 Jim Grover’s Creative...

Audio Tapes - BIX: A Radio Program From Miami University - Part 1

BIX: A Radio Program From Miami University – Part 1 In May 1971, James Robert Grover submitted...

Audio Tapes

Audio Tapes BIX: A Radio Program From Miami University Interviews of People Who Knew Bix Audio of...

Miscellaneous

A Television Series In 1984, British television broadcast a very successful series entitled “The...

A Stamp For Bix in 2003

A First Day Cover For Bix According to the American First Day Cover Society, http://www.afdcs.org/, “A...

Bix Vigil - 2002

Bix Vigil – 2002 This was a great success. There were over 30 people, Bix fans, officials from...

Bix Vigil - 2003

Bix Vigil – 2003 The 2003 Bix vigil in Sunnyside, NY was the most successful. On August 6, 2000,...

Bix Vigil - 2005

Bix Vigil – 2005 This year’s vigil took place on August 6, exactly on Bix’s 74th anniversary...

Celebration of Bix's Musical Legacy - pt. 2

Bix Vigil – 2002 Bix Vigil – 2003 Bix Vigil – 2005 The JVC Jazz Festival On...

Celebration of Bix's Musical Legacy - pt. 3

The Carnegie Hall Concert On April 3, 1975 the New York Jazz Repertory Company organized a concert as...

Tribute to Bix - 2006

Report on Tribute to Bix, February 28, March 1-3, 2002 The Tribute to Bix in Racine, March 9-12, 2006....

Tribute to Bix - 2002

Report on Tribute to Bix, February 28, March 1-3, 2002 The Tribute in 2002 followed the same pattern...

Tribute to Bix - 2001

Report on Tribute to Bix, March 8-11, 2001 The tribute for 2001 followed along the lines of previous...

Tribute to Bix - 2000

Report on Tribute to Bix, March 9-12, 2000 The theme of the tribute, as displayed on the registration...

Celebration of Bix's Musical Legacy - pt. 1

Events in Celebration of Bix’s Musical Legacy Every year, several organizations pay homage to Bix’s...

Links to related sites

In this section, we provide links to sites that contain information about Bix Beiderbecke or to subjects...

Articles

Tributes to Bix

There are a number of albums, CD’s, one 78 rpm box set, and songs which represent, in one form...

The Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society

The Facts The Society, a non-profit organization located in Davenport, Iowa, Bix’s hometown,...

Information of Related Interest

A Book of Caricatures Yo Bix, tu Bix, el Bix by Hermenegildo Sabat, Editorial Airene, Buenos Aires,...

Obituaries - Les Swanson: An Appreciation

Obituaries – Les Swanson: An Appreciation Beiderbecke bandmate and friend Swanson...

Obituaries - John Steiner: An Appreciation

Obituaries – John Steiner: An Appreciation Bill Utter informed me that John Steiner died on June...

Obituaries - Spiegle Willcox: An Appreciation

Obituaries – Spiegle Willcox: An Appreciation Albert Haim: In Memory of Spiegle...

Obituaries - Philip R. Evans: An Appreciation

Obituaries – Philip R. Evans: An Appreciation Albert Haim: In Memory of Philip R....

Obituaries

Obituaries Philip R. Evans: An Appreciation Spiegle Willcox: An Appreciation

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bob [Gillette] Remembers Bix in Wolverine Days

Bob [Gillette] Remembers Bix in Wolverine Days From the Aug 4, 1961 issue of the Daytona Beach Morning...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - An Interview of Steve Brown

An Interview of Steve Brown An article from the Mississippi Rag, 1974. I am grateful to Nick Dellow for...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Star-Dust Troubadour

Star-Dust Troubadour An article by Pete Martin in the Saturday Evening Post, November 8, 1947. Download...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Why Jass Is Dying

Why Jass Is Dying From the April 1945 issue of Record Changer. I am grateful to Ate van...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - An Interview of Spiegle Willcox

An Interview of Spiegle Willcox From Jazz Journal International, Vol. 33, No. 4, April 1980. I am...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - DB: The Story of Bix Beiderbecke's Davenport Blues

DB: The Story of Bix Beiderbecke’s Davenport Blues From the International Association of Jazz Record...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Same Tune, Different Names

Same Tune, Different Names From the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors, Vol. 44, No....

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix in "Hear Me Talkin' To Ya"

Bix in “Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya” “Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya: The Story of Jazz...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Review of Whiteman's Carnegie Hall Concert, Oct 7, 1928, Variety October 10, 1929

Review of Whiteman’s Carnegie Hall Concert, Oct 7, 1928, Variety October 10, 1929

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - A Conversation With Charles Margulis

A Conversation With Charles Margulis Download PDF: DOWNLOAD

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix, by Fred Turner, Smithsonian, Jul 1997, Vol 28, Issue 4

Bix, by Fred Turner, Smithsonian, Jul 1997, Vol 28, Issue 4 Link: http://ms.cc.sunysb.edu/%7Ealhaim/Bix%20Fred%20Turner%20Smithsonian.html...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The Recording of My Gal Sal By Red Nichols and His Five Pennies

The Recording of My Gal Sal By Red Nichols and His Five Pennies This article was published in the Discographical...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix at the Northwestern University Senior Ball, March 10, 1922

Bix at the Northwestern University Senior Ball, March 10, 1922 On March 10, 1922, the Jimmie Caldwell...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The First American Issue of Margie by Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang

The First American Issue of Margie by Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang This article was published in the...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Static Strut - A Song Written for Sylvester Ahola

Static Strut – A Song Written for Sylvester Ahola This article was published in the Discographical...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Philip Larkin's Review of "Bix, Man and Legend" from The New Statesman, 25 Oct 1974.

Philip Larkin’s Review of “Bix, Man and Legend” from The New Statesman, 25 Oct 1974....

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - "Tone Poem: Bix" by Amy Lee

“Tone Poem: Bix” by Amy Lee I am afraid I do not know where was this published originally,...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix In Storyville Magazine No. 12, Aug-Sep 1967

Bix In Storyville Magazine No. 12, Aug-Sep 1967 This issue contained several first-hand accounts of Bix...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Don Murray - The Early Years (1904-1923) by Warren K. Plath

Don Murray – The Early Years (1904-1923) by Warren K. Plath Published in Storyville 122, December...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Melody Maker Review of "Sweet Sue"

Melody Maker Review of “Sweet Sue” An Analytical Review of Sweet Sue Al Davison The...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Chicago, The Twenties, And Bix

Chicago, The Twenties, and Bix An interview of Polk “Cal” Callender by Ray Gill.

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix: What Made Him Unique?

Bix: What Made Him Unique? Article by Robert E. Jackson, Jr. published in Jazz Research Papers (National...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix Beiderbecke: His Influences and Playing Style While with the Wolverines

Bix Beiderbecke: His Influences and Playing Style While with the Wolverines Article by Robert E. Jackson,...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix in "The New Republic"

Bix in “The New Republic” Otis Ferguson published two articles about Bix in The New Republic....

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix in Collectors Guide to Jazz on Bootleg & Reissue 78 R.P.M. Records 1932 to 1952 by Geoffrey Wheeler

Bix in Collectors Guide to Jazz on Bootleg & Reissue 78 R.P.M. Records 1932 to 1952 by Geoffrey...

Bix And Benny IAJRC Journal, vol 42, No. 3, Sep 2009

Bix And Benny IAJRC Journal, vol 42, No. 3, Sep 2009 Download PDF: DOWNLOAD

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - McPartland About Bix in Downbeat Magazine Jan 13, 1954

McPartland About Bix in Downbeat Magazine Jan 13, 1954 The original article was published in the Jan...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Reviews of Bix's Recordings

Reviews of Bix’s Recordings The April 1936 issue of “Swing Music” magazine includes...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Article About Bix

Article About Bix From the Morning Democrat, Davenport, IA, Oct 13, 1955.

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The St. Louis Trumbauer Orchestra in Carbondale, IL

The St. Louis Trumbauer Orchestra in Carbondale, IL Frank Trumbauer was born in Carbondale, Illinois...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - In My Merry Oldsmobile

In My Merry Oldsmobile Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra recorded “In My Merry Oldsmobile”...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix's Tone

Bix’s Tone An analysis of the tone of Bix’s cornet in a variety of recordings presented at...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Norman Payne

Norman Payne Article by Nick Dellow in Shellack Stack. Norman Payne was a British trumpet player who...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The Bix-Hardy Story

The Bix-Hardy Story Article by Armand Hug in the December 1950 issue of “Jazz Magazine. Pianist...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Jazz Impressions

Jazz Impressions The pamphlet “Eye Witness Jazz – Part 1″ published by Clifford Jones...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Play It For Me, Daddy

Play It For Me, Daddy The July 1956 issue of “Saga” carried this article by Stephen Longstreet...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The "Happy" Music of Chauncey Morehouse

The “Happy” Music of Chauncey Morehouse The June-October issues of “Doctor Jazz Magazine”...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Wolverine Days

Wolverine Days The Fall 1936 issue of “Swing Music” has an article by George Johnson entitled...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The New Orleans Horn

That New Orleans Horn The March 1936 isue of “Swing Music” has an article by Charles Edward...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix As I Knew Him

Bix As I Knew Him The March 1936 issue of “Swing Music” has an article by Vic Moore entitled...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - A Folk Hero

A Folk Hero This is the title of chapter 13 in Stephen Longstreet’s book “The Real Jazz Old...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The Bix Legend

The Bix Legend An article in the July/August 1956 issue of Record Research. Comments Bix does not play...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The Case of the Two In A Mists by Dick Hyman

The Case of the Two In A Mists. Dick Hyman An article in “Piano Today” Volume 26, Number...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Review of George Avakian's Columbia Three LP Set on Bix by John J. Maloney

Review of George Avakian’s Columbia Three LP Set on Bix by John J. Maloney New York Times, May...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix Beiderbecke Remembered

Bix Beiderbecke Remembered An article by Maureen Englin in “Music Journal” June 1972.

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix In American Heritage.com

Bix in AmericanHeritage.com I did a search for Bix on the American Heritage.com website. These are articles...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - A Review of "Man and Legend" and "Remembering Bix"

A Review of “Man and Legend” and “Remembering Bix” The Fall 1974 issue (volume...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - An Interview of Fritz Putzier by Jim Arpy

An Interview of Fritz Putzier by Jim Arpy According to Evans and Evans (“Bix” The Leon Bix...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - An Interview Of Red Nichols

An Interview Of Red Nichols The October 1937 issue of Rhythm, a British jazz magazine, includes an interview...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The Wolverine Orchestra In The New York Times

The Wolverine Orchestra in the New York Times The appearance of the Wolverine Orchestra in the Cinderella...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - A Chapter On Pee Wee Russell by Charles Edward Smith

A Chapter On Pee Wee Russell by Charles Edward Smith Charles Edward Smith wrote a chapter on Pee Wee...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The Jean Goldkette Orchestra in Variety

The Jean Goldkette Orchestra in Variety Under construction.

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix And Mole In The London Times

Bix and Miff in the London Times Under construction.

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - British Columbia Pamphlet, Concerto in F

British Columbia Pamphlet, Concerto in F Nick Dellow kindly sent scans of every page of the pamphlet...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Red Nichols On Bix In Downbeat

Red Nichols on Bix in Down Beat Here is a complete transcript of an article that appeared in the August...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix In The Amherst Student

Bix in the Amherst Student The Monday, March 16, 1931 issue of the Amherst Student, the student newspaper...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Articles About Bix in 1927-28 Issues of the Melody Maker

Articles About Bix in 1927-28 Issues of the Melody Maker Beginning in April 1927 and continuing until...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - A List of Articles About Bix

A List of Articles About Bix In his research about Jack Teagarden, Joe Showler jotted down references...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The Wolverine Orchestra In Variety

The Wolverine Orchestra in Variety The Wolverine Orchestra played in the Cinderella Ballroom, 1600 Broadway,...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Jazz Information, The Weekly Magazine

Jazz Information, The Weekly Magazine The Vol. I, No. 15 December 22, 1939 issue of the magazine published...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Bix in the Dec 9, 1927 Issue of the Cleveland Press

Bix in the Dec 9, 1927 Issue of the Cleveland Press Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra had an engagement...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Articles in Jazzit in Celebration of Bix 100

Articles in Jazzit in Celebration of Bix 100 The Italian jazz magazine “Jazzit” is published...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Mississippi Rag Article

Mississippi Rag Article The June 2003 issue of the Mississippi Rag carries a four-page article “Copying...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Life Magazine Article About Swing

Life Magazine Article About Swing The August 8, 1938 issue of Life has an 11-page article about “swing.”...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The All-America Swing Band Selected by Paul Whiteman

The All-America Swing Band Selected by Paul Whiteman September 10, 1938, of Collier’s, includes...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The Daily Times: Radio Station Tribute To Bix

The Daily Times: Radio Station Tribute to Bix The August 8, 1931 issue of the Davenport newspaper carried...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Davenport Democrat and Leader: A Short Interview of Bix's Mother

Davenport Democrat and Leader: A Short Interview of Bix’s Mother The April 25, 1928 issue of “The...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Joslins Jazz Journal

Joslins Jazz Journal The Journal has published three stories, written by Bill Saunders, about Bix at...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - The Mississippi Rag

The Mississippi Rag Throughout the years, this excellent jazz magazine has carried stories about Bix,...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Smithsonian Magazine

Smithsonian Magazine The July 1997 issue of this fine publication of the Smithsonian Institution contains...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Classic Wax

Classic Wax The August 1981 issue has an article by Stephen M. Stroff entitled “Bix Beiderbecke:...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers - Metronome

Metronome The November 1938 issue features a “Tribute to a Great Musician” with the famous...

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers

Articles in Magazines and Newspapers Metronome; Classic Wax; Smithsonian; The Mississippi Rag; Joslins...

Bix And Hoagy - Piano Pedal Rag and Stardust

Bix And Hoagy TO BE WRITTEN Piano Pedal Rag Rich J wrote yesterday and told me about the...

Bix's Fellow Musicians - The Final Story on Joe Venuti's Birth Place

The Final Story on Joe Venuti’s Birth Place TO BE WRITTEN. Social Security...

Bix's Fellow Musicians - Sylvester Ahola

Sylvester Ahola Trumpet player Sylvester “Hooley” Ahola was born in Gloucester, MA...

Bix's Fellow Musicians - Adrian Rollini

Adrian Rollini I am grateful to Steve Hester for sending the information about Rollini and his kind permission...

Bix's Fellow Musicians - Vic Moore

Vic Moore Vic Moore was the drummer of the Wolverine Orchestra during Bix’s tenure with the band....

Bix's Fellow Musicians - William Eugene Prendergast

William Eugene Prendergast (under construction) Photographs. Orange Blossoms in 1925 –...

Bix's Fellow Musicians - Leonard Stanley "Doc" Ryker

Leonard Stanley “Doc” Ryker Doc Ryker is one of only two musicians (the other was Howdy Quicksell)...

Bix's Fellow Musicians

Bix’s Fellow Musicians In this section, I will provide information about the musicians who played...

Bix's Fellow Musicians - Bud Freeman

Bud Freeman Bud Freeman participated only in three recording sessions with Bix, and all took place in...

Bix's Fellow Musicians - Paul Mertz

Paul Mertz Paul Mertz participated in the January 26, 1925 recording session of Bix Beiderbecke and...

Bix's Fellow Musicians - Eddie Lang

Eddie Lang Eddie Lang was born Salvatore Massaro on October 25, 1902, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

Items of Special Interest

Bix’s House and the NRHP The National Register of Historic Places, a branch of the Department of...

Museums

The Louisiana State Museum Jazz Collection The museum is located in New Orleans. The collection includes...

Bix's Musical Genius

What places Bix apart from – and above – most jazz musicians? What is therein Bix’s...

Video Tapes

At the Jazz Band Ball Yazoo 514. This videotape represents a transcription of original film masters from...

Scholarly Dissertations

Dissertation and other scholarly works The Bix Beiderbecke Story: The Jazz Musician in Legend,...

Biographies of Bix

“Bugles for Beiderbecke” by Charles Wareing and George Garlick. Sidgwick and Jackson Limited,...

Chapters in books

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS AND RELATED BOOKS “Twelve Lives in Jazz” by Duncan Schiedt Delta...