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This page is dedicated to Amateur Radio and Dixieland Jazz/swing and related topics.

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Jazz Information

Of musical interest is a 1939-1940 weekly publication called "JAZZ INFORMATION". Here are the texts of many of the issues of this small weekly, beginning September 19, 1939. Volumes will be added from time to time. The various personnel, dates, and locations are given for the many great jazz artists many of whom were quite young and are now wonderful memories.

Issue Date Click to view Issue Date Click to view

(September 12, 1939) (Unavailable) - Vol I, No. 1

September 19, 1939 Vol I, No. 2 September 26, 1939 Vol. I No. 3
October 3, 1939 Vol I, No. 4 October 10, 1939 Vol. I No. 5
October 17, 1939 Vol I, No. 6 October 24, 1939 Vol. I No. 7
October 31, 1939 Vol I, No. 8 November 7, 1939 Vol. I No. 9
November 14, 1939 Vol I, No. 10 November 24, 1939 Vol. I No. 11
December 1, 1939 Vol I, No. 12 December 8, 1939 Vol. I No. 13
December 15, 1939 Vol I, No. 14 December 22, 1939 Vol. 1 No. 15
December 29, 1939 Vol I, No. 16 January 5, 1940 Vol 1 No 17

January 12, 1940 Vol I, No. 18 January 19, 1940 (Not Published)

January 26, 1940 Vol I, No. 19 February 2, 1940 Vol I No. 20
February 9, 1940 Vol I, No. 21 February 16, 1940 Vol I, No. 22

February 23, 1940 Vol I, No 23 March 1, 1940 Vol. I No. 24
March 8, 1940 Vol.1 No. 25

Issue Date	Click to view	Issue Date	Click to view
(September 12, 1939)	(Unavailable) - Vol I, No. 1
September 19, 1939	Vol I, No. 2	September 26, 1939	Vol. I No. 3
October 3, 1939	Vol I, No. 4	October 10, 1939	Vol. I No. 5
October 17, 1939	Vol I, No. 6	October 24, 1939	Vol. I No. 7
October 31, 1939	Vol I, No. 8	November 7, 1939	Vol. I No. 9
November 14, 1939	Vol I, No. 10	November 24, 1939	Vol. I No. 11
December 1, 1939	Vol I, No. 12	December 8, 1939	Vol. I No. 13
December 15, 1939	Vol I, No. 14	December 22, 1939	Vol. 1 No. 15
December 29, 1939	Vol I, No. 16	January 5, 1940	Vol 1 No 17
January 12, 1940	Vol I, No. 18	January 19, 1940	(Not Published)
January 26, 1940	Vol I, No. 19	February 2, 1940	Vol I No. 20
February 9, 1940	Vol I, No. 21	February 16, 1940	Vol I, No. 22
February 23, 1940	Vol I, No 23	March 1, 1940	Vol. I No. 24
March 8, 1940	Vol.1 No. 25

Only a few more issues of JAZZ INFORMATION are available, and these will be posted in due time. The last issue of the magazine was November, 1941 and contained a rather detailed history of the magazine.

Jazz Links

A very fine Internationally known Dixieland Jazz group based in Springfield, Virginia is The Buck Creek Jazz Band.

For jazz events in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area, click here. This is a continually updated listing by Dick Baker, "All That Jazz" editor for the Potomac River Jazz Club's newsletter "Tailgate Ramblings".

SWING and the BIG BANDS

For a really great site, go to --THE BIGBANDS DATABASE PLUS .You will be glad you visited this one !!

Item on Jack Teagarden (1942) from Bill in Goodview, VA

"Joe and the WHO'S WHO Band at the National Press Club in 1981"

Mort Langstaff, piano - Bob Thulman, clarinet and soprano sax - Dean Keenhold, guitar - Joe Shepherd, trumpet - John Wood, bass - Steve Welch, trombone - Gil Brown, drums

Click for a short sound clip.

Bobby Hackett with guest "Fat Cat Johnson Mcree at Blues Alley - spring of 1975, during the 10th Anniversary of Blues Alley.

A few photo memories of a good band in the early to mid 50s.

In the late 1950s, I was the trumpeter with Bill Disomma and His Sophisticated Swing. I also served as band director, arranger, and played bass clarinet on selected numbers. Bill played lead alto/clarinet, John Meadows-tenor sax/clarinet, Connie DiSomma-piano, Maury Sword- Bass and drummer temporarily unidentified.The group played mostly for country club dances, high school proms and variious society affairs.

"The Not-So-Modern Jazz Quartet" (plus a few friends) meet every week at St. Elmo's Coffee House in Alexandria, Virginia.

"St. Elmo's Coffee House Gang"

For a closer look at these musicians, click here.

For a short video clip from February, 2000, (Required Windows Media Player --file is a bit more than 524kb).

For two short audio clips of Joe; a photograph of Max Collie and Joe at the Bratwursthaus - Arlington, 1977.

Another short video with "Fat Cat" Johnson McRee on vocals and Kazoo.

A sketch of Pee Wee Russell by fellow musician and friend, Jimmy Hamilton. Note Pee Wee's note to Jim around the sketch.

( Jim, I know you are a great guy, Best to you Pee Wee Russell)

For short sound clips of Joe in '99, click here.

Gone But Not Forgotten

In memory of those we can't forget..

For more background information,(Music and WW2)click here.

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A few items about Bunny Berigan

Ham Radio Links and Information

I am a member of the (Click here)U.S. Naval Cryptologic Veterans' Association and active in the associated radio net activities called FRUPAC (Fleet Radio Unit Pacific - our WW2 Unit designation).

While serving with FRUPAC, I was assigned to Guam in 1944. After things settled down in early 1945, I somehow auditioned and was accepted into a 17 piece Army dance band (even though I was Navy!).This was the "8th AAF Radio Squadron Mobile's Band" and we played gigs at the various officers' clubs, particularly the one at Northwest Field (Later home of the B29s) I managed to keep a photo of the band with autographs on the reverse. Here is that photo:

Band members were: Rear, left to right: Freddie Hart-Drums: Clyde E. Hewitt-Bass: Ralph Martin-Piano. Next row down: Joe Shepherd (portion of head showing)-3rd Trumpet: Freddie DiSylva-1st Trumpet: Tony Laverghetta-2nd (and solo)Trumpet: Robert S. Thompson and Francis (Red) Cunningham-Trombones: Next Row: Hank Hudson-Tenor Sax: Jerry Zeppetello**-3rd Alto Sax: Benny Brooks-Lead Alto Sax: Marty Markowitz-Tenor Sax: (Robert West, Harry Piper- Guitars): Arnie Green, Vocalist. Front row center: Joe Kuriathowski, Leader and Dean A. Adamson-Band Officer. It was with this band that I experienced my first and only "Boilermaker".

** A January 2000 e-mail from Jerry's sister-in-law, Mary Ann Zeppetello, stated that Jerry passed away about 8 years ago.

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Here are a few photos from the WW2 Pacific days of FRUPAC duty.

Our local radio club is the the Arlington Amateur Radio Club, in Arlington, Virigina.

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Lookup Amateur Radio Amateurs by callsign, with QRZ?, a favorite long-standing ham radio service.

Another site of interest to Radio Amateurs is the Hamradio-online Magazine.

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Amateur Radio on ICQ

Among the many features of ICQ, you can find Radio Amateur web pages in all 50 states, and many countries around the world..The ICQ program is the favorite chat program of hams and non hams. It is quite worthy of a look and trial.

More of Joe's Page (click here)

It contains an assortment of additonal photos, sound clips and other items, including "Memo On The Marianas" a handbook from WW2.

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