This might have already been posted... but just in case...
the song was wriiten by Sidney Bechet on his arrival in France. Bechet had given up
on America and its treatment of black musicians and went to France where he, his music and talent was more appreciated. It would be many years before h...
Welpers, I used to sit in Meekers diner in N. Syracuse, NY as a young man waiting to go to work at J.M. Fields as a stock clerk. I rode to work with my parents who worked earlier, so I had to wait for the store to open. I drank coffee and played Tommy's song over and over. I am sure the counte...
This might have already been posted... but just in case...
the song was wriiten by Sidney Bechet on his arrival in France. Bechet had given up
on America and its treatment of black musicians and went to France where he, his music and talent was more appreciated. It would be many years before h...