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Original Dixieland Jass Band: Shown are (left to right) Tony Sbarbaro (aka Tony Spargo) on drums; Edwin "Daddy" Edwards on trombone; D. James "Nick" LaRocca on cornet; Larry Shields on clarinet, and Henry Ragas on piano. From a 1918 promotional postcard while the band was playing at R
 
 


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Original Dixieland Jass (Jazz) Band Summary
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The Original Dixieland Jass Band initiated the jazz revolution when Columbia Records released the band's first recordings in April 1917. Comprised of white New Orleans musicians and led by Nick LaRocca, the band has often been maligned by jazz...
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Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) was a New Orleans band that made the first jazz recording in 1917. The group made the first recordings of many jazz standards, probably the most famous being "Tiger Rag." In late 1917 it changed the name's spelling to...


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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
River Bottom Boys note 50 years ; Original members of the Dixieland band are graying or gone, but the beat goes on in a September salute.
09/16/2004: 1,458 words, approx. 5 pages
PAUL LIVINGSTONE News Assistant Portland Press Herald (Maine) 09-16-2004 River Bottom Boys note 50 years ; Original members of the Dixieland band are graying or gone, but the beat goes on in a September salute. Byline: PAUL LIVINGSTONE News Assistant Edition: Final Section:...
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The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
BEAR CAT JASS BAND MARKS 45TH; THE GROUP WAS FORMED IN 1957 WITH MEMBERS OF THE FAYETTEVILLE LIONS CLUB.(Weekend)
03/01/2002: 610 words, approx. 2 pages
Byline: Chandra Johnson Contributing writer On March 1, 1957, Dick Ames, a cornet player and lover of jazz music, formed a traditional jazz band called the Bear Cat Jass Band. The musicians came from the Fayetteville Lions Club, and they performed for...
 


 

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