A few words about carp, from one of Harry’s letters. When he was a kid, barrels of carp were placed on the sidewalks in front of all the meat markets and vegetable stores.
Archive for the ‘Harry Brabec’s Letters’ Category
Carp in a Barrel and Czech Meals
June 2nd, 2010Two Years with Wayne King's Orchestra
May 1st, 2010Harry Brabec spent two years with Wayne King’s Orchestra, on the road as well as when the orchestra was performing on television in Chicago. Here are some of his memories of the band in 1949-1951.
Harry’s Czech Ancestry and Thoughts on Being Czech
May 1st, 2010In this excerpt from Barbara’s memoir, Harry speaks about his Czech ancestry, his visit to Pesek, Czechoslovakia in 1977, and other topics related to being Czech.
Chuck Foster Orchestra at the Blackhawk in Chicago, 1945
May 1st, 2010An excerpt from THE DRUMMER DRIVES! book with photos of the Chuck Foster Orchestra and band personnel, and Harry and his parents dining with Foster and friends shortly before the band left the Blackhawk in 1945. Article includes links to two soundies on YouTube featuring two of the band’s soloists, and Harry on drums.
Remembering Edward Metzenger
May 1st, 2010When Edward Metzenger, famous Chicago Symphony Timpanist, was being considered for the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), Harry shared his remembrances of him in this letter.
Big Band One-Nighters
April 28th, 2010Harry Brabec did a lot of one-nighters with the orchestras of Chuck Foster, Wayne King and others between 1945 and 1951. Here, from one of his letters, are a few of his remembrances of those days.
