Why Be Legendary?
Andy Senior
June 26, 2019
Aside from the mere act of dragging myself out of bed and facing a computer screen every day, the most challenging aspect of editing The
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Aside from the mere act of dragging myself out of bed and facing a computer screen every day, the most challenging aspect of editing The
Paul Howard Nelson, Navy flight navigator, salesman, business leader, photographer, author, and lecturer on Ragtime and Early Jazz, passed away on May 24th at the
Adrian Rollini was born in New York on June 28, 1903. Growing up in Larchmont, New York, Adrian proved to be a musical wunderkind; at
This is an old Roundup, find the current roundup under “Events” in the menu. SCOTT JOPLIN RAGTIME FESTIVAL (Sedalia, MO) – May 29-June 1 More
I look back with no special fondness on a publication that used to be ubiquitous in waiting rooms, Highlights for Children. I somehow acquired a
Irving Berlin was born Israel Beilin on May 23 [O.S. May 11], 1888, in Tyumen, Siberia. Israel’s family emigrated to the United States when he
I admit an aversion—if not an antipathy—to change. Change is at times necessary, at a certain point it is inevitable, but I wince when I
This is an old Festival Roundup from way back in the halycon days of May 2019. For June 2019 or some later date click the
If, upon leafing through this month’s edition of The Syncopated Times, you notice a few differences from how the paper has appeared in previous issues,
While Corona, Queens, resident Louis Armstrong has had his home (rightly) made into a national shrine and public monies and private donors lavishly fund the
Eleanora Fagan, better known as Billie Holiday, was born April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, the daughter of Sarah Julia “Sadie” Fagan and Clarence Holiday. Much
Sometimes we need to be gently but firmly reminded that life is not of infinite length. I’ve been chugging along in my syncopated rut for
Paul Samuel Whiteman was born in Denver, Colorado, on March 28, 1890. His father Wilberforce was director of music for Denver School District #2. Paul
Three years ago this month, I set forth on a journey of perpetual astonishment with the first issue of The Syncopated Times. “How did I
This is the Festival Roundup as it ran in our January 2019 issue, for the current Roundup look HERE. Listings in the Festival Roundup are
Look here for the results: Tonight’s Grammy Winners of Interest to Syncopated Times Readers Maria Muldaur’s tribute to singer Blue Lu Barker was nominated for a
[The readers refer to these two items about the California wildfires: The Fire This Time & Please Forward—If Possible] To the Editor: Thank you for saving The
Since the advent of the internet, it seems that every season is Silly Season. That oasis of frivolity used to be limited to the late
Constance Foore Boswell was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 3, 1907. Raised in New Orleans, Connie (who later changed the spelling of her
To the Editor: In “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” (TST, November 2018), I used Marv Jenkins, Dinah Washington’s tenor sax man, to point
This is The Festival Roundup as it appeared in the December 2018 issue of The Syncopated Times. You can find the current Roundup HERE. The
As part and parcel of taking on the publication of The Syncopated Times, I find that I’ve acquired a community. I wouldn’t describe us as
Roland Bernard “Bunny” Berigan was born in Hilbert, Wisconsin, on November 2, 1908, and grew up in Fox Lake. Bunny had learned enough trumpet and
I don’t know if there is a law, axiom, or principle to this effect someplace, but I begin to discover that the best way to
