RTP-area local music and culture

[bendy <bendy AT duke.edu>]

Louis Bellson was in there somewhere, lemme look though my archives...ah 
yes... Bellson ties JB directly to Duke. Bellson was a gas, indeed.



rick sawyer wrote:
> i had a couple, actually.
>
> first:
>
> sid vicious beat up patti smith's brother
> patti smith's brother knew fred "sonic" smith, who patti smith married
> fred "sonic" smith (as an Mc5)  played with sun ra arkestra member john 
> gilmore
> john gilmore played with earl hines
> earl hines played with ray nance
> ray nance was the duke's trumpeter
>
> second:
>
> sid vicious played with johnny rotten
> who recorded with afrika bambaata
> who recorded with james brown
> who recorded with fred wesley
> who recorded with count basie
> who recorded with the duke
>
> i had a third one that was shorter, but i forget.
>
> r!
>
>
> On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:21:11 -0500, bendy <bendy AT duke.edu> wrote:
>
> > This site was metioned on the WXDU list a while back, and I am still in
> > awe that rick! quickly made the connection between Duke Ellington and
> > Sid Vicious, right off the top of his head.
> >
> > Tell to us again R!, one more time...
> >
> > My personal favorite link in there is between .38 Special and Half Life.
> > Back in 1987, had anyone in Half Life known they'd end up connected,
> > they'd have puked.
> >
> > Bendy
> >
> > Nathaniel Florin wrote:
> >
> > > --- Chris Calloway <ifoufo AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > http://bandtoband.com
> > >
> > >
> > > Chris, you have ruined the rest of my work day.
> > >
> > > Atomic Rooster to Telegraph Melts in 15 steps, which
> > > include both Asia and Minor Threat -- together at
> > > last!
> > >
> > > Nate
> > >
> > >
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> >
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