Felix Mayerhofer et al. in Reno, Nevada - June, 1962
from Diary of a Young Musician: Final Days of the Big Band Era, pages 428-429:
When Shirley and I stopped off at a photography shop for film during one of our walks, a song was playing over the sound system. “That music seems familiar to me” I told Shirley, as I started singing the trombone part. It suddenly dawned on me that I was on the recording. “That’s the Christmas album I made with Fred Waring!” I blurted out. We immediately went to a record shop where the album, “The Meaning Of Christmas” had just come in. I couldn’t wait to get it home to try it on my new stereo, which I’d recently bought from the lead trumpet player in our band. He needed… more >>
cite as
Felix Mayerhofer, Diary of a Young Musician: Final Days of the Big Band Era (2006), p. 428-429. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1423591006265 accessed: 24 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| 'Twas the Night before Christmas | performed by Felix Mayerhofer, Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians |
| The Meaning of Christmas | performed by Felix Mayerhofer, Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | June, 1962 |
| Medium | playback |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by hgb3 on Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:56:46 +0000