Oral History and Research Materials

Oral History and Research Materials: Theodore Bibb

This is the table of contents for the interview of Theodore Bibb. It is part of the National Ragtime and Jazz Archive which is located in

Lovejoy Library at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

For a complete contents list of all musician interviews for the oral history project, please click on this link: Oral History and Research Materials.

If interested in reviewing these materials from the National Ragtime and Jazz Archive, please contact Therese Dickman, Fine Arts Librarian.

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