I remember : eighty years of black entertainment, big bands, and the blues : an autobiography

__I Remember__ is a first-hand account of the world of black American music told by a man who has been part of that world for eighty years. Clyde E. B. Bernhardt worked with a number of bands, including King Oliver, Marion Hard, Cecil Scott, the Bascomb Brothers, and Joe Garland. He started his own band, the Blue Blazers, in 1946 and formed the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band in 1972. The book is a primary document that provides information about a part of the history of American music for which there is little documentation. Contents Illustrations Foreword Preface Introduction and Acknowledgments 1. The Beginning 2. Troubled Times 3. The Influential Years, 1916–1923 4. Bill Eady and His Ellwood Syncopators, 1923–1924 5. Tillie Vennie's Orchestra, 1925–1926 6. Odie Cromwell's Wolverine Syncopators, 1926 7. Charles C. Grear's Original Midnite Ramblers, 1927 8. Henry P. McClane's Society Orchestra, 1928 9. Herbert Cowens' Orchestra, 1928 10. Richard Cheatham's Orchestra, 1928 11. The Whitman Sisters' Show, 1928–1929 12. Dinah and His Orchestra, 1929 13. Honey Brown's Orchestra (Willie Wilkins' Band), 1929–1930 14. Ray Parker's Orchestra, 1930–1931 15. King Oliver's New Orleans Creole Jazz Band, 1931 16. Marion Hardy and His Alabamians, 1931–1932 17. Billy Fowler and His Society Orchestra, 1932–1933 18. Ira Coffey and His Walkathonians, 1933–1934 19. Vernon Andrade and His Society Orchestra, 1934–1937 20. Edgar Hayes' Orchestra, 1937–1942 21. Jay McShann's Kansas City Orchestra, 1942–1943 22. Cecil X. Scott's Orchestra, 1943–1944 23. Luis Russell's Orchestra, 1944 24. Claude Hopkins' Orchestra, 1944 25. The Bascomb Brothers' Orchestra 1945 26. The Blue Blazers, 1946–1948 27. Luis Russell's Orchestra, 1948–1951 28. Joe Garland's Society Orchestra, 1952–1970 29. Hayes Alvis and His Pioneers of Jazz, 1972 30. The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, 1972–1979 31. The Legends of Jazz, 1979–1986 Coda Discography Selected Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z It is by making innovation an intimate, intentional part of the business that A.G. Lafley - the Jack Welch of the 21st century - has recently transformed Procter & Gamble from a 39 into a 76 billion dollar company that touches more than 3 billion people around the world. On the brink of collapse when he joined in 2000, it became a model for growth and innovation. In this inspiring and practical book Lafley explains how making innovation more than just a stand-alone activity enabled him to turn around growth, productivity and the bottom line. As this book shows, innovation can become a reliabl

I Remember is a first-hand account of the world of black American music told by a man who has been part of that world for eighty years. Clyde E. B. Bernhardt worked with a number of bands, including King Oliver, Marion Hard, Cecil Scott, the Bascomb Brothers, and Joe Garland. He started his own band, the Blue Blazers, in 1946 and formed the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band in 1972.

The book is a primary document that provides information about a part of the history of American music for which there is little documentation.