Bee Palmer in Davenport. This was when Bix met Emmett Hardy. But the person who I would have liked to have met, was the one who thought of following Bee Palmer with HELLEN KELLER!! Her act is called "OH BEE". I'll bet she heard that quite often!
Bee Palmer in 1919. Nice hair! It looks like she mugged Harpo Marx!
They had a contest in Davenport in 1924 for the girls to put together the perfect man. Those famous Beiderbecke chops won 1st place.
Here's a couple of new clippings to file under "What The Hell?"
Yeah, I was thinking of the other Skiles too. He's not mentioned at all.
Ok. This is an article about Ted Mack, of "Original Amature Hour" fame. He took the place of Major Bowes. He should have been gonged for this article. But it does sound like a pretty good band!
1900. The Beiderbecke family was always crazy about baseball. Every time I used to call Burnie on the phone, the conversation always end up being about baseball. He said that Bix was the same way!
This is the 1927 cartoon drawing of Bix that was in the Cleveland Press
This article was published on August 5, 1931.
Poor Mario. This was a week before he died. Why it says "former" is beyond me,
Not Everyone was crazy for the Old Gold Radio Show
Winchell knew what he was talking about. "Lonely Melody" was the first Bix recording I ever heard. I was 9 years old.
This Was Because The Film Fairly Flopped
Not Everyone was crazy for the Carnegie Hall concert either!
Whaddya mean "Pass me da robe, sweetie?" Whodja think yer talkin' to, Eugene Boiton? Why dis boy should go and get himself some Kazoo Lips CD's! Dat'll get him walkin' upright. Foithermore..Give a listen to dis!