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| − | Clarinetist "king of swing" from short stories by Robert English, collected in ''"Strictly Ding-Dong" and Other Swing Stories'', 1941. | + | Clarinetist "king of swing" from short stories by Robert English, collected in ''"Strictly Ding-Dong" and Other Swing Stories'', 1941. |
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| + | The stories were adapted into a 1946 film, ''Ding Dong Williams'', with Williams played by Glen Vernon. In the film, his combo is named '''Ding-Dong Williams' Dixieland 6'''. His inability to read or write music threatens his job with a motion picture studio. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038479/reference | ||
| + | *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVaD2vnYFZk | ||
| + | *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGNRY2gaBSI | ||
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| + | {{#ev:youtube|FGNRY2gaBSI}} | ||
[[Category:1941|Williams, Ding-Dong]] | [[Category:1941|Williams, Ding-Dong]] | ||
[[Category:Short stories|Williams, Ding-Dong]] | [[Category:Short stories|Williams, Ding-Dong]] | ||
[[Category:Swing music|Williams, Ding-Dong]] | [[Category:Swing music|Williams, Ding-Dong]] | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 29 August 2018
Clarinetist "king of swing" from short stories by Robert English, collected in "Strictly Ding-Dong" and Other Swing Stories, 1941.
The stories were adapted into a 1946 film, Ding Dong Williams, with Williams played by Glen Vernon. In the film, his combo is named Ding-Dong Williams' Dixieland 6. His inability to read or write music threatens his job with a motion picture studio.
