Talk:Bix Beiderbecke
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Previous version of this entry seemed to make Bix's relationship with Louis Armstrong it's main focus (I suspect influenced by the Ken Burns television show). While Bix admired the hell out of Louis (as did many musicians of the time), this was not the most important fact about his carrer; one of the things that sets Bix apart is that a time when many other trumpeters were styling themselves as best they could as imitators of Armstrong, Oliver, Keppard, or LaRocca, Bix on the other hand created his own unique style.
Also, Tram played C-melody sax, not trombone.
Ortolan88-- Mostly good additions and changes, thanks, except that "I Can't Get Started" was the signature hit for Bunny Berigan, not Bix.
-- Infrogmation
[edit] Wrong photo
I took the liberty of deleting the photo in this article, this since it was not a photo of Bix Beiderbecke at all but one of a schoolmate of his, Eugene Clinton Parker (Bix is present too in the full original photo but not in the excerpt published here).
For a discussion regarding this, see the Bixography discussion group at:
/Fredrik Tersmeden, Sweden (user "FredrikT" in the Swedish Wikipedia)
_____________________________________________________________________ I put up a correct photo of Bix, and gave the appropriate reference/citations, but it was nevertheless removed.
--Gautam3 02:54, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] External links section
Hi to all. I have moved two non-hyperlinks contained within this section to a new section headed "References", as is the normal Wikipedia convention. Thanks. Refsworldlee(chew-fat) 15:31, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
