Pan family, Is it possible to fix Pan history?
In 1965 Panorama, they said that the results was
(1) Cavalier, Melody Mas, (2) North Stars, Hold on to your man (3) Westside Symphony, Steering Wheel
It was not so, Westside played "Hold on to your man" not Steering wheel, both north stars and westside played the same tune, I remembered we (westside) were practicing the tune for panorama and "Rock" put in a change part with a "slow phrasing" in the tune. I cannot remember if we place in the finals, I think we place with "Steering Wheel" on the road, I need some Westside people to help me on this, Come on West side Symphony (bwia sunjets) people help me with this.
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I wish some of these Westside members could have joined this forum, some are ill, passed away or not computer oriented. LANCE (the auger) on double tenor, has passed bless his soul, MAC on chello (i dont know his whereabouts) FRANCIS on echophone, (I dont know his whereabouts) FOODY on chello (heard he is sick) HAMLIN on bass (he is in NY, busy) BITTERS on tenor, enjoying retirement, DAVID ZEPHRINE on second (in DC playing out regular), MIKEY KING on second (he is sick) ARTHUR BLENMAN (screech) on tenor,(in t'dad), JEFFERS on tenor (in t'dad) LESLIE JORDAN (even tho he was not a westside member in 1965) (in t'dad) ORLANDOSTEVE the mas man, and yours truly on ECHOPHONE. All these people and many others that I did not name can attest to the info bout HOLD ON TO YUR MAN
I think Hamlin was a postman,Arthur, my goodfriend, was from rossland
Those were the days keepup the good work.
Bede what about Kenneth Clarke, he played with WestSide around that time.
Yeah Patrick I know all those guys, Thwaites lives in Washington. Little John was also called Squinny his buddy was decease Cashew who got murdered in Brooklyn for his Gold Chain. Refill is Fill thats our Tumba man Pessy family. I know you and your Family very well not boasting but I knew almost every top pan man in in the west during the sixty's I use to go to all the panyards in the West from Invaders to Blue Stars, Some of the top pan players in Invaders and Starlift mostly Starlift was from St James. They had a large Women following so a lot of guys went to Woodbrook. I lived around the corner from Cross Roads Say hello to Shanny for me, now I know I have you really thinking, got to go "Stay Calm my Brother".
Pessy was also related to lennox Roberts from finland street.IN 1971 we form a band in brooklyn
call brooklynaires pessy was the traps man winston wellington was our arranger.bunny was
on cello there was a fellow who use to play with panam i think his name was griffth formed a
band in boston.could you remember neil balckman who played with panam and got killed in
accident in valencia.stay strong
Panam played hold on to your man westside played steering wheel.I am an ex panam member and also
westside we were all part of northstar
So which song did West Side play?
bugs
Bugs, WST have made the correction on record and have changed it to West side 3rd "hold on to your man"
This is what am talking bout BUGS, he never played in Westside 1965 (which he admitted) and beating around the bush, now he have to ask some of his friends the truth bout the tune (i hope his friends remember the SLOW PART that ROCK put in the last minute)
I never said i played with westside we were too busy touring and getting into classical
music and mentoring westside players how to play pan and not to beat pan.
I know you believe westside was the greatest band around. when we played
all panmen from the east,the west, the north and the south listened.
Anyhow keep up the good work stay strong
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