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Clarinetist  "king of swing" from short stories by Robert English, collected in ''"Strictly Ding-Dong" and Other Swing Stories'', 1941.
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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==
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*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038479/reference
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*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVaD2vnYFZk
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*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGNRY2gaBSI
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Revision as of 11:38, 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.

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