Dixie Diehards Dixieland Jazz Band
at the Amazing Things Arts Center, January 9, 2011
| The Dixie Diehards
stirred up a thick gumbo of hot jazz, blues and gospel music to a
large, appreciative crowd on January 9th at the Amazing Things Arts
Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. Formed in 2006, the Diehards include an emergency room doctor, a
retired teacher, an investigative reporter and others of equally
diverse backgrounds – all linked by an undying passion for the music
of the Jazz Age. The Diehards cover a wide swath of musical Americana
with songs from such immortals as Kid Ory, Jelly Roll Morton, W.C. Handy,
Fats Waller and Hoagy Carmichael.
Personnel were Allan Shapiro
cornet, Bill Dube clarinet, Paul Peterson tenor and soprano sax,
Chris Wadsworth banjo, Bob Paul trombone, Steve Shaw tuba, Dale
Ellenberg drums, Dolly Fruzzetti vocals, and Rick Foster
cornet/vocals/MC. |
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Dolly has
a long and impressive list of credits as a piano player and singer.
She is well known all over Southeastern Massachusetts. She and her
late husband Bob performed together for 45 years. They worked as a
duo, with Dolly on piano and vocals, and Bob on string bass. They
did a lot of charitable work with this duo, often playing for
patients in nursing homes. Bob was also an accomplished sax and
clarinet player, and was leader of the highly regarded big band,
Old
Kids on the Block.
Dolly
worked with numerous four and five piece groups, and as a soloist.
In 1992, Dolly and Bob started a 22-piece dance band, playing music
of the 1940's. In 1999, they started another dance band of 12
pieces. Dolly was the singer in both of these bands. Both bands
are still playing and having fun.
A couple
of years ago, before Bob passed away, Dolly recorded a CD of 23
songs because Bob asked her to do this for him. She plays and sings
on this beautiful album, which is truly worth listening to. Dolly
says she loves playing with the Diehards, and there's no doubt at
all that the feeling is mutual.
(from the Dixie Diehard Site bio) |
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| By Marce,
Updated January 18, 2010
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