Jazz Born in New Orleans but Texas Has Produced Jazz Greats
Texas has long bred top jazz men and bands with early roots in the Roaring Twenties. Notable groups include Peck Kelly's Peck's Bad Boys and Tex bands led by Joy and Jim Adams, featuring players like Jack Teagarden, Wingy Manone, Harry James, Tex Beneke, and Ray McKinley. The piece notes Texas as an incubator of jazz talent predating Armstrong and Oliver and highlights ongoing figures such as Red Camp and the Jim Adams group.
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New Orleans
Texas
Associated Press
Ohne Hi Story
Mississippi
Kansas City
Chicago
New York
Louis Armstrong
King Oliver
Crescent City
Galveston
Houston
Peck Kelly
Peck’s
Bad Boys
Jack Teagarden
Terry Pee Wee Russell
Shand
Kelly
Teagarden
Fred Gardner
Texas University Troubadors
Steve Gardner
Hokum Kings
Troy Floyd
Plaza Hotel
Doc Ross
Joy
Jimmy
Jimmy Joy
Heschel Evans
Count Basie
Ray McKinley
Fort Worth
Harry James
Beaumont
Tex Beneke
Glenn Miller
Teddy Wilson
Austin
Jazzophiles
McKinley
Red Camp
Corpus Christi
Jim Adams
Friday the 13th Superstition In Local Report
The article notes Friday the 13th in 1956 with two more dates to come and discusses beliefs about bad luck. It recaps an Auxiliary meeting in East Sweden detailing new officers and routine duties, along with members visiting and health updates on Oscar Engdahl and Mrs Henry Johanson in Brady Hospital.
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Jesus
Woodrow Wilson
Nels Swenson
F. W. Hurd
Jack Chandler
Oscar Engdahl
Bobbye Hurd
Irvin Hurd
New Mexico
SD Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
East Sweden
Mmes
Elmo Wilson
W. T. Galaway
Fox Hurd
Oscar Hurd
Hurd
Oscar Enedahlis
Brady Hospital
Henry Johanson
Kingsville Jazz Club Organizer Named Unofficial Texas Jazz Historian
The article highlights the South Texas Jazz Club in Kingsville led by a key organizer who serves as an unofficial historian of Texas jazz lore, chronicling local shows and prominent performers to preserve the genre’s regional heritage.
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KINE
Kingsville
South Texas
Texas
Five Views Sings Monthly Meeting in 1956
In Fife Texas on January 16 the Five Views group met in the community center to conduct business and reelect Tom Bradley to a three year term. The gathering approved singing on the first Sunday of each month in 1956 and served cakes and drinks.
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Fife
Texas
Tom Bradley
Maine candidate seeks four year term in timely state note
A mid 20th century style column comments on a Maine candidate running for a four year term and urges perseverance with Ike for peace. The piece mentions weekend weather shifts and local concerns about cattle, water, and road infrastructure with humorous reference to Bob Smith dips and road safety.
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Maine
Ike
Texas Area Note Claims Vast Share of Nation
A brief sentence notes that the area of Texas is one elev enth of the entire United States, reflecting a claim about the state's proportionate size.
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Texas
United States
1956 57 Texas Almanacs At The Standard Office
TheStandard Office lists the 1956 57 Texas Almanacs for public sale. Includes yearly statistics, directory details, weather data, and state geography highlights. Readers gain access to archival facts and common reference tables for that period.
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Standard Office
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