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Bix Beiderbecke
Date: 06-13-2007
By: m10bob
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In his youth Shep liked the music of Bix Beiderbecke and his orchestra, but that should be no real shock since Bix led the most popular band of his day, employing people in his orchestra like Don Murray, Jimmy Dorsey, and even Bing Crosby, (as a singer of course).
Bix was a real musical genius, and being from the midwest felt right at home playing music by other midwesterners, especially tunes by Gershwin and Cole Porter.
Not just content to play others' music, he also wrote the classic "Running Wild", (which in at least one WOR program Shep claimed had been his earliest theme song!)
Shep discusses both his and his fathers enjoyment of music, (especially jazz), and in the late 20's and 30's, Beiderbecke was considered to be at the forefront of the "jazz" scene, and indeed is credited for assembling the right number of horns, (and types, with pianos, drums, and bass violins and banjos, (when needed.)
All of the later big bands owe much to Beiderbecke, and Shep and his on air music was very complimentary to Beiderbecke,since most of the songs had been done earlier by him, including the very catchy "That's My Weakness Now".......
Other classics played and recorded by Beiderbecke included Georgia On My Mind, Rocking Chair, Felix the Cat,(very popular back then)and many others.
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