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	allmusic ((( Henry Ragas > Overview )))
		One of the first of many early deaths in jazz, Henry Ragas' one claim to fame was his association with the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
		Ragas was on the band's first 21 recordings (including "Bluin' The Blues" which he composed) although he is nearly inaudible due to the primitive recording technology of the era.
		Tragically shortly before the group was set to tour England (where they became a sensation), Henry Ragas was a victim of the 1919 flu epidemic and he died at the age of 27; J.
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	RAGAS DEATHS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Henry RAGAS (Mrs) nee Irma PIGEON, (28) d.
		Hillard RAGAS (Mrs) nee Alice ULMO, (62) d.
		Robert RAGAS (Mrs) nee Louise Anna VOETLE, (50) d.
	members.aol.com /ImaBR/Ragas-Deaths.htm (142 words)

	Ragas ancestry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Oct 19, 2007 - This is the Ragas page of genealogy information.
		01 - Ragas Varanasi National Geographic World Music - discover and listen to music from ragas varanasi at national geographic world music trace your deepest ancestry uncover your genetic path from the first human ancestor
		02 - Cd Baby Vidyadhar Vyas Colors Of The Night - on this recording he offers beautiful renditions of two ragas raga yaman and raga nand born in new york city of japanese american ancestry ray spiegel was trained in the punjab
	www.museumstuff.com /family-history/names/Ragas.php (231 words)

	CMT.com : Henry Ragas : Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		One of the first of many early deaths in jazz, Henry Ragas' one claim to fame was his association with the
		Ragas was on the band's first 21 recordings (including "Bluin' The Blues" which he composed) although he is nearly inaudible due to the primitive recording technology of the era.
		Tragically shortly before the group was set to tour England (where they became a sensation), Henry Ragas was a victim of the 1919 flu epidemic and he died at the age of 27; J. Russell Robinson would be his permanent replacement with the ODJB.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/ragas_henry/bio.jhtml (182 words)

	Encyclopedia: June 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Michael Henry McBrain (born June 5, 1952 in England) is the current drummer in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
		Henry III (October 1, 1207 â€“ November 16, 1272) is one of the least-known British monarchs, considering the great length of his reign.
		Author O. Henry O. Henry was the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 â€“ June 5, 1910), whose clever use of twist endings in his stories popularized the term O. Henry Ending.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/June-5 (10094 words)

	Original Dixieland Jass Band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shown are (left to right) Tony Sbarbaro (aka Tony Spargo) on drums; Edwin "Daddy" Edwards on trombone; D. James "Nick" LaRocca on cornet; Larry Shields on clarinet, and Henry Ragas on piano.
		In early 1916 a promoter from Chicago, Illinois aproached clarinetist Alcide Nunez and drummer Johnny Stein about bringing a New Orleans style band to Chicago, where a similar band led by trombonist Tom Brown was already enjoying success.
		Trombonist Edwards was drafted in 1918 and replaced with Emile Christian, and pianist Ragas died in the Spanish Flu Pandemic the following year, to be replaced by J.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Original_Dixieland_Jass_Band (1156 words)

	American BigBands - Page 1 "L" Bands
		Still, in 1930, Henry was back working in New York City where he was to remain for the rest of his life.
		In an era when 'Swing was King', Henry was playing the kind of pure traditional Jazz with which he had grown up, and that he had played when he took over Nick LaRocca's chair in the famed 'Original Dixieland Jazz Band'.
		Henry was one of those men who migrated west.
	nfo.net /usa/l1.html (8423 words)

	Nick La Rocca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The band featured La Rocca on trumpet; Larry Shields on clarinet; Eddie Edwards on trombone; Tony Sbarbaro on drums and Henry Ragas on the piano.
		The group had originally come to Chicago under the name of Stein's Dixie Jass Band with Yellow Nuñez on clarinet, but he was replaced with Larry Shields from Tom Brown's Band From Dixieland after a dispute with La Rocca.
		Before the band left for its successful tour of England, Ragas died and his place was taken by J. Russell Robinson.
	www.redhotjazz.com /larocca.html (349 words)

	Original Dixieland Jazz Band, The Original Indiana Five, on the American Big Bands Database - Page 4 'O' Bands
		Here's a photograph of The ODJB, often referred to as America's first all-white jazz band (originally formed in 1914), which still has Nick La Rocca on Trumpet; Alcide "Kid Yellow" Nunez on clarinet; Eddie Edwards on trombone; and the rhythm was supplied by Tony Spargo (né: Sbarbaro) on drums and Henry Ragas on the piano.
		Edwards declined the trip to England and he was replaced by Emil Christian.
		Someone called Henry Schnier may also have played with the group from time to time.
	www.nfo.net /usa/o4.html (1064 words)

	Henry Ragas \| View the Music Artists Biography Online \| VH1.com
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		One of the first of many early deaths in jazz, Henry Ragas' one claim to fame was his association with the
		Tragically shortly before the group was set to tour England (where they became a sensation), Henry Ragas was a victim of the 1919 flu epidemic and he died at the age of 27; J. Russell Robinson would be his permanent replacement with the ODJB.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/ragas_henry/bio.jhtml (188 words)

	Japanese page
		Larry Shields(Clarinet) was born on September 13, 1893 in New Orleans.
		Henry Ragas(Piano) was born (possibly?) in New Orleans.
		Anthony Sbarbaro; known as Tony Spargo(Drums) was born on June 27, 1897
	www.odjb.com /japanese.htm (159 words)

	Mechanical Music Digest - Archives
		Henry Ragas, the piano player, who had a great fear of ocean voyage, refused to go.
		There was a hurrying about to find a pianist who could play like Ragas, but, like Ragas, could not read music.
		I had heard about the trip to England, wanted very much to go, so I pretended that I could not read music, and got the job.
	mmd.foxtail.com /Archives/Digests/200002/2000.02.20.08.html (702 words)

	Haus der Kulturen der Welt \| Kongresshalle
		Henry Moores letztes Werk und das Tempodrom zur Episode #30 >>>
		Jimmy Carter und Henry Kissinger in der Kongresshalle zur Episode #23 >>>
		Episode 22 / 1977 Die Architektur der Freiheit feiert ihren 20.
	www.hkw.de /de/hkw/gebauede/50/kongresshalle.php (1284 words)

	pge_hist3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Larry Shields, clarinet, Eddie Edwards, trombone, Henry Ragas, piano and Tony Sbarbraro (later Spargo) made the first official jazz records as The Original Dixieland Jass Band.
		They were such a success that this new Jass music became the musical backdrop of the Roaring ‘20s.
		Young white players, influenced by the ODJB and the fl bands, appeared on the scene.
	www.traditional-jazz.com /pge_hist3.htm (299 words)

	Jimmy LaRocca's Original Dixieland Jazz Band, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
		The first jazz group to ever record, Original Dixieland Jazz Band made history in 1917.
		The musicians learned about jazz from their fellow New Orleans players (including King Oliver) but happened to get their big break first.
		With Tony Sbarbaro replacing Stein and Larry Shields taking over for Nunez, the band was booked at Resenweber's restaurant in New York in early 1917.
	www.emusic.com /artist/10557/10557535.html (460 words)

	Classical Music Review: New Releases
		Henry Brant - Orbits, Hieroglyphics 3, Western Springs
		Henry Cowell - Dancing with Henry (The California Parallèle Ensemble)
		Philip Glass / David Henry Hwang - The Sound of a Voice
	www.classical-music-review.org (926 words)

	New Orleans History~~Lake Pontchartrain -
		As the New Orleans revival of the 1940’s came to a head, Bocage recorded with some of the old-time New Orleans musicians as the Jazz Pioneers as well as playing with Henry Allen Sr.’s brass band in Algiers.
		Throughout 50’s and 60’s Bocage led various incarnations of the Creole Serenaders, and released an album on Riverside 60's for Riverside called: 'Loves-Jiles Ragtime Orchestra/Creole Serenaders' and was becoming an important part in the early Preservation Hall until his death in 1967 at the age of 80.
		Played with George Lewis Played with the Sam Morgan Band Son of Henry Allen who was the leader of the Allen Brass Band of Algiers
	www.stphilipneri.org /teacher/pontchartrain/section.php?id=149 (5957 words)

	Jazz Timeline - Part 2 (1905-1917) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Robichaux was older than Bolden, and had the advantage of a sound musical education.
		Robichaux's drummer Edward Dee Dee Chandler, and his bass player Henry Kimball, had both become significantly identified with jazz happenings.
		During the summer of 1905, Nick La Rocca co-led a juvenile band with Violinist Henry Young.
	www.hooper-home.com /JAZZHIST/JazzTimeline2.html (3638 words)

	New Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		From Left to Right: Eddie Edwards (trombone), Nick LaRocca (cornet), Tony Sbarbaro (drums, kazoo), Henry Ragas (piano), Larry Shields (clarinet).
		They recorded on one side "Livery Stable Blues" and on the other "Dixie Jazz Band One-Step." They became an extremely famous white jazz band known across the country from this single LP.
		They were known as the white guys who copied the African-American musicians and stole all the fame.
	www.csupomona.edu /~stpullin/odjb.htm (69 words)

	Alcide "Yellow" Nunez: A Short Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In early 1916 he was part of a New Orleans band which was heard by a Chicago promoter, who offered them a job up north.
		In March 1916 Nunez went up to Chicago with a band led by drummer Johnny Stein, along with cornetist Nick LaRocca, trombonist Eddie Edwards, and pianist Henry Ragas.
		Soon after arriving the band bolted from the leadership of Stein, and renamed themselves "The Original Dixeland Jass Band".
	www.geocities.com /infrogmation/ANunez.html (1136 words)

	New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock PO-PU
		The rest of the first CD version actually consists of the whole of In den Gärten Pharaos, while the second version (the second Spalax or ZYX) restores most of the LP tracks, many of which are alternative versions of songs already released on studio albums.
		Unfortunately Fricke decided to go for a "modern" sound, hence these albums are full of overbearing trance and dance styled drum loops, ethnic samples and bland synthesizer textures.
		This was my experience with Magma, Henry Cow and Univers Zero, three bands that I appreciate quite a bit now.
	www.gepr.net /po.html (15784 words)

	Henry Ragas
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	American Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It was named after an old colored janitor in the basement of a building who was called ‘Peaceful henry.’ The piece does use tied syncopation to great effect.
		Henry Fillmore is most famous for the numerous marches he penned.
		One story states that the composer Henry Russell was playing the "Vesper Hymn" and began to play it faster and it became "Coal Black Rose."
	www.basinstreet.com /BandPrograms.html (19429 words)

	Victor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		These two tunes were recorded in New York City on February 26, 1917, and released the next month.
		The other musicians on the date besides LaRocca on cornet were Henry Ragas, piano; Eddie Edwards, trombone; Larry Shields, clarinet; Tony Sbarbaro, drums.
		They likewise passed up an exclusive contract for the Western Electric process as well, which was subsiquently offered, at rival Columbia Graphophone suggestion, to other labels on an equal royalty basis.
	www.shellac.org /wams/wvic.html (737 words)

	Nick La Rocca
		The group referred to itself as America's First Jazz band, and they played a wacky, novelty based, jazz which was very popular in New York City during World War One.
		The group had originally come to Chicago under the name of Stein's Dixie Jass Band with Yellow Nuñez on clarinet, but he was replaced with Larry Shields from Tom Brown's Dixieland Jass Band after La Rocca fired Nuñez for drinking too much.
		Before the band left for a successful tour of England, Ragas died, and his place was taken by J. Russell Robinson.
	atj.8k.com /noartist/atjlarocca.html (387 words)

	The Wombat File (is your only friend): October 2004 Archives
		Local residents at one time maintained that its creation was due to a fight between the gods Llao and Skell.
		John Wesley Hillman, Henry Klippel and Isaac Skeeters were the first men of European descent to discover it.
		Thirty-three years after their arrival, Captain Clarence Dutton explored it in the Cleetwood and made record-setting findings that were confirmed by advanced technological tools more than half a century later.
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	The Rise and Fall of Popular Music by Donald Clarke: Chapter Five The Early years of jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Young people who heard the music up and down the river were impressed; pianist Jess Stacy remembered hearing a Marable band with Armstrong, Baby Dodds and Johnny Dodds.
		Early jazz history was confused by the fact that the first jazz recordings were made by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, a white band from New Orleans that won great acclaim at Reisenweber’s Restaurant in New York.
		Cornettist Nick LaRocca, clarinettist Larry Shields, trombonist Eddie Edwards, drummer Tony Sbarbaro and pianist Henry Ragas recorded Keppard’s ‘Livery Stable Blues’ early in 1917 for Victor; they also recorded for Columbia and made obsolescent vertical-cut records for Aeolian Vocalion the same year, but most of their recordings were for Victor.
	www.musicweb-international.com /RiseandFall/5.htm (7602 words)

	jazz education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The instrumentation was cornet, clarinet (Larry Shields), trombone (Eddie Edwards), piano (Henry Ragas) and drums (Tony Sparbaro).
		The seeds of the revolution were sown at Minton's Playhouse in Harlem, opened by saxophonist Henry Minton in 1938.
		When bandleader Teddy Hill took it over in 1940, he set up regular Monday night jam sessions were such notables as Dizzy Gillespie (1917-93) and Charlie Parker (1920-55) could blow with the house band, which included pianist Thelonius Monk (1917-82) and drummer Kenny Clarke (1914-85).
	www.marcsiegelmusic.com /id78.htm (13993 words)

	New Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Original Dixieland Jazz Band: Sbarbaro, Eddie Edwards, Nick La Rocca, Larry Shields, Henry Ragas.
		Turen til England blev uden Henry Ragas, som døde kort forinden, og J. Russell Robinson erstattede ham.
		Eddie Edwards ville ikke med, og i stedet for ham deltog trombonisten Emil Christian.
	www.neworleans.dk /ODJB.htm (56 words)

	The New Orleans Rhythm Kings -- a band history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The first number recorded was "Eccentric", a composition by J.
		Russel Robinson, an Indiana born pianist who had lived and played in New Orleans for a while in the 1910s, and joined the Original Dixieland Jazz Band when it's original pianist Henry Ragas died.
		The New Orleans Rhythm Kings version of Eccentric is said to be based in part on a head arrangement that the Original Dixieland Jazz Band played but never recorded.
	www.geocities.com /BourbonStreet/5135/norkhist.html (1267 words)

	Jazz/Blues/Stride Composers Biographies and Information (Page 4) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Early jazz music, now known as traditional jazz, was essentially ragtime music with a section that allowed for improvisation of the solo instruments.
		Tiger Rag was little more than themes that LaRocca and Shields, with help from pianist Henry Ragas, assembled from known French quadrilles that were popular in New Orleans.
		It was the style of playing that set it apart from other music of the time, and made LaRocca and Shields so successful.
	www.perfessorbill.com /ragtime4b.shtml (8722 words)

	Maps: New Orleans Jazz NHP
		The neighborhood includes Armstrong Park and Congo Square.
		Historically, the Treme neighborhood was home to several early musicians including George Lewis, Chris Kelly, Jimmie Noone, and Henry Ragas; it had a number of important social halls and commercial venues.
		Today much of Treme looks as it did at the turn of the century when jazz was evolving.
	www.nps.gov /jazz/Maps_neighborhoods.htm (1753 words)

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