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by alexophile
5578 days ago
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On a (kind of) related note, there's the story of Freddie Keppard. Freddie was, by most accounts, paranoid - he was an incredibly talented musician but he was always afraid someone was trying to steal his material. People say he even played with a handkerchief over his fingers to conceal the notes he was playing. Because of this, the people that do remember him remember him as the guy who turned down the offer to be the first ever recorded jazz artist. The Victor Talking Machine Company (makers of the Victrola) then made the offer to The Original Dixieland Jazz Band. The record sold a million copies... in 1917. |
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