Klarinet Archive - Posting 000990.txt from 2000/12

From: Sterkel Terrance-W15462 <T.Sterkel@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] looking for Billy Starkel recordings
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 06:02:37 -0500

I honestly know nothing of him except of the large spreads
in 1966? and 1975 dedicated to him and his band by the
Portland Oregonian Newspaper, and the large obit when he died.

many thanks for your efforts,
terry!

: -----Original Message-----
: From: rgarrett@-----.edu]
: Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 5:19 AM
: To: klarinet@-----.org
: Subject: Re: [kl] looking for Billy Starkel recordings
:
:
: Portland, OR is my hometown - where I grew up. I never heard of this
: guy. Since my father was fairly tight in the musician's
: union as well as
: the symphony there, he knew all of the well-known
: clarinetists and band
: leaders. He's never heard of him either.
:
: Sincerely,
: Roger Garrett
:
: At 10:06 PM 12/18/2000 -0500, you wrote:
: >At 12:02 PM 12/18/2000 -0500, Terrance Sterkel wrote:
: > >Here is one for you.
: > >Billy Starkel was a clarinetist and Big Band conductor
: > >from the 30's to early 60's. He was best known in the
: Portland, Oregon
: > >(USA) area. His obit mentions recordings with no references.
: >
: >Billy Starkel (or Sterkel) does NOT appear in Leo Walker's "Big Band
: >Almanac", nor in George T. Simon's "The Big Bands. That
: implies that this
: >guy is pretty obscure.
: >
: >
: >
: >
: _______________
: >Bill Hausmann
: bhausmann1@-----.com
: >451 Old Orchard Drive
: http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
: >Essexville, MI 48732
: ICQ UIN 4862265
: >
: >If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
: >
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: Roger Garrett
: Professor of Clarinet
: Director, Symphonic Winds
: Advisor, IWU Recording Services
: Illinois Wesleyan University
: School of Music
: Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
: Phone: (309) 556-3268
: Fax: (309) 556-3121
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