Bix Beiderbecke

Bix Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was a notable jazz cornet player.

Later influence

Louis Armstrong once remarked that he never played the tune "Singin' the Blues" because he thought Beiderbecke's classic recording of the song shouldn't be touched. As he later said, "Lots of cats tried to play like Bix; ain't none of them play like him yet".

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The character Rick Martin in the novel Young Man With a Horn (1938) by Dorothy Baker was a work of fiction partially based on Beiderbecke's life. It was later made into a movie (1950) starring Kirk Douglas as Martin (with horn playing dubbed by Harry James). It was later parodied in the BBC radio series Round The Horne as Young Horne With a Man, featuring Bix Spiderthrust.

Related Topics:
Young Man With a Horn - 1938 - Dorothy Baker - 1950 - Kirk Douglas - Harry James - BBC - Radio - Round The Horne

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Beiderbecke's music features heavily in three British comedy-drama television series, all written by Alan Plater: The Beiderbecke Affair (1984), The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987) and The Beiderbecke Connection (1988).

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British - Television - Alan Plater - The Beiderbecke Affair - 1984 - 1987 - 1988

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