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| 12/98 | |
| Gene Krupa on Beverly Hills, 90210? | |
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There must be a Gene Krupa fan working on the popular TV show Beverly Hills, 90210
because on an episode titled "The Following Options" that aired on December 9, Gene and his band were mentioned.
It occurred when Kelly's Grandfather got upset when he was made to get out of a car before he was able to hear the end of a song by Gene Krupa and his Orchestra playing on the radio.
Sure seems like a legitimate reason for getting upset to me.
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| One Year Anniversary | |
| This month of December marks the one year anniversary of Gene Krupa Reference Page
and we would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the many visitors we've had and all the friends we've made.
The support this page received has far surpassed our expectations and for that we are very grateful.
We only hope we have made it as enjoyable for you as well and look forward to many more years of celebrating the life and career of Gene Krupa.
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| 10/98 | |
| Memoriam: Jack Platt | |
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It is with great sadness that we belatedly report the sudden passing on May 26th of our friend Jack Platt.
Jack was a long time personal friend of Gene's and became the administer of the Krupa Estate. He was also the leader of current Gene Krupa Orchestra.
The Gene Krupa Reference Page extends their condolences to the Platt family.
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| Classics Volume 9 | |
1941 Volume 2, ninth in France's superb Classics Chronogical Gene Krupa series,
was released on October 6. With over sixty songs recorded by Gene and his Orchestra in 1941,
it should require yet another volume following this new release to chronologically summarize the entire year.
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| Slingerland/Modern Drummer Krupa Contest Winners | |
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In the May and June '98 issues of MD, readers were given the opportunity to win a variety of prizes from the
Slingerland Drum Company and Modern Drummer Magazine.
The grand prize, a Slingerland Legend Series Gene Krupa Signature drumkit with hardware, was won by Victor Rodriguez of Emporia, Kansas.
The second prize, a Slingerland Radio King Original snare drum, was won by Jeff Curtis of Cortez, Colorado.
S. Neal Riley of Hanover, Pennsylvania took third prize, a Magnamax hardware pack. Twelve other winners claimed the fourth prize,
a Slingerland T-shirt and hat package.
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| 7/98 | |
| The Year in Celebration | |
| 1998/99 will be a very eventful period in regards to the life and career of Gene Krupa.
We started off by commemorating the 60th anniversary that Gene Krupa and his Orchestra performed for the first time at Atlantic City's Steel Pier,
on April 16, 1938 and following that the 55th anniversary of his famous "drug bust". Later this year we will also sadly observe the 25th
year of Gene's passing on October 16th and then joyfully celebrate his 90th (WOW!) birthday next January 15th.
So there's quite a year of anniversaries in 1998/99 for Gene Krupa fans!
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| Site Updated | |
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Yet another update to the site was completed and posted in June,
go to our Site History for complete details on what's new and what's been updated.
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| 5/98 | |
| Krupa Drum Set Give-Away! | |
As part of their 70th anniversary celebration, Slingerland Drums along with
Modern Drummer Magazine sponsored in their May issue contest give-away, a
"Legend Series Gene Krupa Signature Drumkit". Second prize was a 5½ X 14 Radio King Original snare drum, in white pearl classic wrap finish.
The contest began on 4/1/98 and ran until 5/31/98.
As an added note: the May issue of Modern Drummer also featured Gene in their Drum Soloist department. Billy Miller transcribes "Gene's Blues" from the album Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich, recorded on November 1, 1955. |
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| Chiaroscuro Records Releases | |
Recently out is Chiaroscuro Records new release,
"Jazz At The New School". This CD features Gene along with Eddie Condon, Wild Bill Davidson,
Ken Davern and Dick Wellstood. It was recorded live at New York's New School for Social Research April 1972.
Also, available later this year from Chiaroscuro is "Gene Krupa / Live at The New School", a CD of previously unissued material from one of Gene's last recorded performances. We are told this CD will become available sometime after November. |
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| Krupa Book to be Updated | |
Bruce Klauber, author of the book, "World of Gene Krupa"
(Pathfinder Publishing), has told us he is in the midst of negotiating with several publishers to reissue an "updated"
and deluxe edition of the book in a larger format and with many more pictures. We will keep you posted as more information becomes available.
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| Two New Krupa CDs and More! | |
The new jazz record label on the scene, DBK JAZZ, has released two new CDs this year;
"Bruce Klauber Salutes The Legends of Jazz Drumming" is a tribute to Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Cozy Cole, Art Blakey, Joe
Morello, Jo Jones, Sonny Payne, Max Roach and Ray Bauduc.
"Gene Krupa In Concert", is a never-before-issued-on-CD recording of Gene Krupa in concert in a traditional
jazz setting around 1971 with the Detroit-based Six Star International Jazz Band.
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| 3/98 | |
| Classics Releases 8th in Series | |
Continuing with their Chronogical (sic) series, France's Classics label released their eighth
Gene Krupa And His Orchestra compact disc titled, "1941", in February.
This disc follows chronologically the previous seven, 1935-1938, 1938, 1939, 1939-1940, 1940, 1940 vol. 2, and 1940 vol. 3.
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| Site Updated | |
| The very first major update to the site was completed and posted in March,
go to our Site History for complete details on what's new and what's been added.
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| 12/97 | |
| The Gene Krupa Reference Page launched! | |
| On December 20, 1997 we launched The Gene Krupa Reference Page,
a web site referencing the life and career of "That drummin' man", Gene Krupa.
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