Re: CMcCoy/Accordion

[ah567@xxxxxxxxxxx (George W. Miklas)]

Jack Ely wrote:



>    	Charlie McCoy - is there any end to his talents? I recall a SPAH 
>    convention ??? years ago when Jerry Adler (Larry's brother) was one of the 
>    headline actS for Saturday night. I don't recall the circumstances but the 
>    local bass player who was hired didn't show up or couldn't cut the charts 
>    or something. Charlie, also a headliner that night, was waiting his turn 
>    for a sound check and hearing of the dilemma, offered to play bass -- This 
>    was just a couple hours before show time. At show time, there was Charlie 
>    reading Jerry's charts cold and playing electric bass, seemingly with no 
>    effort. And what a gentleman to do that when he had his own show to worry 
>    about!

Jack:

Wasn't it Harry Bee who was the soloist with the orchestra in which
Charlie played electric bass?

George






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