Information about Theodore Bibb

Theodore Bibb

        Jazz drummer

Birth:

Birthplace:

Date of Interview:

Place of Interview:

Interviewer:

January 26, 1918

St. Louis, Missouri

April 19, 1982

Narrator’s Home

Dan Havens

Tape # Side

Time

Subject

1  a

003-015

Introduction 

1  a

016-076

Biographical; Birth, Family 

1  a

077-138

First drums; music school, encouragement by father

1  a

139-169

First public appearance- Sunshine Sammy 

1  a

170-241

Father's work with Simms Band; conflict between parents; roadhouses  

1  a

242-285

Other Bands 

1  a

286-309

Simms Band-instrumentation

1  a

310-343

Father's theater bands

1  a

344-389

Lodge bands, parades, street bands; rehearsals

1  a

390-424 

Pay of musicians

1  a

425-501

Playing at a tavern, trio, enlarging band

1  a

502-553

U.S. Army; St. Louis musicians sent to Fort Warren, Wyo.

1  a

554-582

Bandleader- S. Sgt. Smith, dance band, cowboy outfits

1  a

583-619

Military band - 50 men; small dance band - 8men

1  a

620-657  

Andrew Chaplain, drummer; drum styles and methods

1  a

658-678

Club in Cheyenne; Jack McVey - Calif. drummer

1  a

679-717

Music writers in Army; Geo. Duvivier; learning from army band

1  a

718-736

Discharge U.S. Army; "gigging" jobs in St. Louis

1  b 

003-082

Army Band - 353rd different places played

1  b 

083-202

Stars appearing with Army band

1  b 

203-260

After Army- bands played with; Clay Lock

1  b 

261-285 

Tina Nelson; Chuck Robinson

1  b 

286-314 

George Hudson Band 1950-53; Club Riveria; Showboat Club

1  b 

315-365 

Personnel of Hudson Band

1  b 

366-408

Hudson - IRS trouble

1  b 

409-467

Hours, arrangements, shows; Armstrong All-Stars personnel

1  b 

468-539 

Harriet Bibb talking; Band - Hotel job, Alton, other jobs

1  b 

540-621 

Cyrus Stoner Trio, jobs played; piano players with trio

1  b 

622-689

Dewey Jackson; E. St. Louis & Collinsville jobs; personnel, types of numbers, Jackson as leader

1  b 

690-724

Jackson as ladies' man

1  b 

725-739 

Bibbs' father playing with Charles Creath and other early bands

2  a

004-105

Break-up of Jackson band; other groups; Jackson's double life

2  a

106-153

First marriage 1938

2  a

154-188

1946 - after army; jam sessions; "Tiger Joe" Smith

2  a

189-200

Noise on tape

2  a

201-224 

great drummers

2  a

225-258

Bibb's favorite drummers and where he heard them

2  a

259-293

Max Roach Band - Personnel

2  a

294-348 

Local drummers - Shaw; Thigpen, Oldham; Chick Booth

2  a

349-404

St. Louis Bands - Randle Band; George Border; Oliver
   Cobb

2  a

405-430 

Listening to music on Riverboats - Capitol and J.S., late 20's

2  a

431-475

Bibb's father - playing on boat; Sunday band concerts

2  a

476-497

Black schools in St. Louis; father's musical ability

2  a

498-557 

Archie Bell; 25th Infantry Band; traveling with band; Washington State, Hawaii; father's death; father as a musician

2  a

558-579

Not transcribed

2  a

580-600 

Peanuts Whalen; syncopation; drum style in father's time

2  a

601-616 

Playing drums with records as a child; types of tunes

2  a

617-628 

drum styles

2  a

629-683

Tina (La Coste) Nelson piano player

2  a

684-737

Drum solos; timing; fitting solo to time

2  b

003-110

Drum solos cont'd., change of tempo

2  b

111-224

Function of drums in a band

2  b

225-270 

Roll of drummer in  modern band

2  b

271-340 

Harriet Bibb Not transcribed

2  b

341-365 

Drums - importance in a band

2  b

366-375 

Clubs on Delmar - The Barrel, the Windemere

2  b

376-402

Drumming in hotel bands - Different style

2  b

403-508   

The drummer in jazz bands; support of soloists

2  b

509-572  

Bibb's hobby as fire buff; interference with drumming

2  b

573-604  

Hearing Count Basie Band in New York

2  b

605-618 

Improving himself as a musician

2  b

619-628 

Harriet

2  b

629-650 

Bibb's favorite drummer Shadow Wilson

2  b

651-661 

Function of drummer

2  b

662-715

Harriet

2  b

716-736 

Harriet talks about Harvey Langford & other musicians

3  a

004-054

Harriet singing - "Do Nothing ‘Till You Hear from Me"

3  a

055-087 

Harriet sings "Woke up This Mornin"

3  a

088-158  

Harriet's early life, birth, father, Pittsburg

3  a

159-249

Harriet in show business; Lyric Theater, New Orleans

3  a

250-290

First touring job - Susie Sutton Bon Ton Review; Ethel Watters

3  a

291-320 

Harriet Bibb sings "Am I Blue"

3  a

321-408

Road show - traveling; Kansas City; Plantation Club; learning  to play drums