tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post5708879287637586173..comments2024-03-28T00:37:20.261-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Teddy Buckner at the French MarketMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-45218143979488777592019-07-12T01:12:54.892-07:002019-07-12T01:12:54.892-07:00I knew Teddy Buckner and the Jazz All-Stars from 1...I knew Teddy Buckner and the Jazz All-Stars from 1981 to the end of 1982 when I was a culinary host at the French Market in Disneyland. I was a music student at the time attending Fullerton Community College (Jazz oriented) Teddy was a great inspiration to me in my youth and a dear friend.<br /><br />-EdwardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-27735313079900831832015-05-12T12:35:56.259-07:002015-05-12T12:35:56.259-07:00Teddy was a very close friend of my stepdad, Jack ...Teddy was a very close friend of my stepdad, Jack Martin, leader of the Pearly Band from the mid sixties until around 1980. Besides Teddy, the other members includes: pianist, Chester Laine; drummer, Jesse Sales; bassist, Art ?;; trombonist, Streamline, and I don't remember the clarinetist. In the 70's, he was replaced by Chuck Thomas. A lady named Cathy Griggs sang with the band for many years.<br /><br />Teddy's real name was John Edward Buckner. He was in many movies including King Creole and Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte. He played trumpet on the Elvis hits, Trouble and Hard Headed Woman.Jeanette Hanisee Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377505455987592038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-79016796603298636712014-03-19T01:03:45.519-07:002014-03-19T01:03:45.519-07:00Yes,Webb and Walt were very good friends.When Walt...Yes,Webb and Walt were very good friends.When Walt needed some extra funds to help build Disneyland,he rented Stage 2 in Burbank to Webb for Dragnet from 1952-May 1955.They got kicked out for something called the Mickey Mouse Club.Webb's daughter told me they would go to Disneyland a lot growing up.While the kids were on rides,Jack would sit on the benches and smoke!Raul Morenohttp://facebook.com/raulmoreno714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-45239814445876596772014-03-13T08:08:01.225-07:002014-03-13T08:08:01.225-07:00I had been looking for a Photo of the clarinet pla...I had been looking for a Photo of the clarinet player Caughey Roberts for a while now. Teddy and Caughey was in Buck Clayton orchestra that went to China in 1934. <br /><br />Does anyone know the name of the other two musicians?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-22270277208416590442014-03-11T17:50:48.728-07:002014-03-11T17:50:48.728-07:00Now I can't get Jack Webb at Disneyland out my...Now I can't get Jack Webb at Disneyland out my head. "This is the city, Anaheim California, my friend Walt has built some sort of 'amusement park', Gannon and I are here to check it out and make sure it stays free of hooligans and hippies".Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740821609663788318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-45626607778600937502014-03-11T08:50:42.295-07:002014-03-11T08:50:42.295-07:00Melissa, I wish I had an outfit like that to wear ...Melissa, I wish I had an outfit like that to wear at "Dapper Day". Mr. X loved hearing Teddy Buckner, but his said that even a great player like TB would sometimes get into kind of a rut with his solos. Still, I'll bet he was amazing.<br /><br />Chuck… er, OK, we have diagnosed the screaming, but I don't know why you are screaming about dioramas.<br /><br />JG, I have a "Dixieland at Disneyland" flyer signed by all of the members of Teddy Buckner's band, probably from a few years before these photos. I'll have to scan it and post it here.<br /><br />Anonymous, I think I read that TB actually played Satchmo in one of the movies he appeared in.<br /><br />Nancy, from what I've heard, Disneyland has a lot more live music than WDW, but I don't know from personal experience.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-5093976234331228112014-03-10T14:48:56.699-07:002014-03-10T14:48:56.699-07:00Such a nice set today. Thanks to Mr. X as well fo...Such a nice set today. Thanks to Mr. X as well for sharing with us. <br /><br />I think that seeing music performances is one of the best things to do there, a nice way to relax and realize how much fun Disneyland can be for any age!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-72128085032280631912014-03-10T13:10:09.273-07:002014-03-10T13:10:09.273-07:00Teddy was certainly a devotee of Louis Armstrong.....Teddy was certainly a devotee of Louis Armstrong...and had the same 'gravelly' singing voice and mannerisms. Always enjoyed hearing him while a CM for most of the 70s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-21707721457877952842014-03-10T09:48:21.041-07:002014-03-10T09:48:21.041-07:00@Nanook & Tokyo:
Agree, this is definitely at...@Nanook & Tokyo:<br /><br />Agree, this is definitely at the French Market. This stage was movable, retracting below ground between shows and during the day. I remember how amazing it was to see the platform rising with all the instruments in place. No muss or fuss of carrying gear across a crowded patio.<br /><br />This restaurant was my Dad's favorite at Disneyland. We had dinner there almost every trip.<br /><br />We would time the meal so we could eat while this band played. Mom and Dad loved this music. My first experience with jazz and I love Dixieland to this day.<br /><br />I remember the band had a board with the players names, but cannot recall them. But these are definitely the guys. A welcome reminder. I will now remember Mr. Buckner.<br /><br />Thank you for a glimpse of good times and memories, Major. <br /><br />JG Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-839139482045701422014-03-10T08:16:12.449-07:002014-03-10T08:16:12.449-07:00MUSEUM DIORAMA!!!!
Excuse me - I'll be going ...MUSEUM DIORAMA!!!!<br /><br />Excuse me - I'll be going to see my therapist, now.Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-51279270137480168642014-03-10T06:10:39.130-07:002014-03-10T06:10:39.130-07:00As always, absolutely gorgeous pictures! The light...As always, absolutely gorgeous pictures! The light really pops off those striped jackets and the brass of the horns, making them jump out of the dark background. I can practically hear the drums and feel the cool night breeze.<br /><br />Man, I wish I’d been able to see them live! I know predictability is one of the things people pay for when investing a big chunk of change in a Disney vacation, but a lot of the jazz one hears in a Disney park these days is a little on the tame side.<br /><br />Jack Webb and Walt Disney palling around, huh? I’m imagining them as the dour and playful sides of the same clean-cut, meat-and-potatoes, All-American coin. What a buddy movie that would make!<br />Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-55548192070474783212014-03-10T05:53:51.750-07:002014-03-10T05:53:51.750-07:00Nanook, I sure don't! I've never eaten the...Nanook, I sure don't! I've never eaten there or watched a band play. But thanks for the info.<br /><br />TokyoMagic! really? I'm surprised I haven't heard about that before. That's kind of cool.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-44991006213048317692014-03-10T01:15:20.104-07:002014-03-10T01:15:20.104-07:00And did you know that that stage at the French Mar...And did you know that that stage at the French Market raises and lowers from underground? (Not the entire bandstand like the one at Tomorrowland Terrace, but the stage itself does.)TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-32198483721106317142014-03-10T00:15:03.315-07:002014-03-10T00:15:03.315-07:00Major-
The stage is at the "back" of th...Major-<br /><br />The stage is at the "back" of the French Market outdoor patio. I'm certain you know it.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the musical memories.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com