Jack Normand Trio - Revision history

Gnormand at 04:39, 29 December 2008

2008-12-29T04:39:35Z

Reddick: Reverted edits by 210.251.211.111 (Talk); changed back to last version by 67.9.5.109

2008-10-01T20:08:22Z

Reverted edits by 210.251.211.111 (Talk); changed back to last version by 67.9.5.109

210.251.211.111: /* Jack's Talented Family */

2008-09-28T08:04:24Z

‎Jack's Talented Family

67.9.5.109: /* Trivia */

2007-10-19T03:10:31Z

‎Trivia

Adjel at 00:19, 19 October 2007

2007-10-19T00:19:33Z

Adjel at 00:15, 19 October 2007

2007-10-19T00:15:32Z

Adjel at 23:57, 18 October 2007

2007-10-18T23:57:27Z

Adjel at 23:50, 18 October 2007

2007-10-18T23:50:52Z

Reddick at 03:25, 25 September 2007

2007-09-25T03:25:35Z

Reddick: /* Jack's Talented Family */

2007-09-25T03:21:51Z

‎Jack's Talented Family

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-The Jack Normand Trio was the original name of [[Ro Reddick]]'s father's band in the 1940's.  The group was comprised of Sage "Jack" Normand on piano/accordian, Pat Cook on upright bass and horn, and Vaughn Gammon on vibraphone and drums.  It was in 1941 that Jack and his trio were first invited from their home in New Orleans to play for the reopening of a resort hotel in south Alabama called the [[Grand Hotel]].  After the war, they contracted him to play again for "a two-week gig," as Jack would tell it, in 1951, but then "they never let me go back home again."
+The Jack Normand Trio was the original name of [[Ro Reddick]]'s father's band in the 1940's.  The group was comprised of Sage "Jack" Normand on piano/accordian, Pat Cook on upright bass and trumpet, and Von Gammon on vibraphone and drums.  It was in 1941 that Jack and his band were first invited from their home in New Orleans to play for the reopening of a resort hotel in south Alabama called the [[Grand Hotel]].  After the war, they contracted him to play again for "a two-week gig," as Jack would tell it, in 1951, but then "they never let me go back home again."
-The years went by, and night after night the Jack Normand Trio played at the hotel until late.  As the time passed, the musician's families grew, and when Jack discovered his five offspring had musical talent, he recruited them to help in his band.  One by one, he gave each of his children (willing or no) experience playing in his band, until all were capable of playing at least piano, bass or drums -- whichever was needed.  Eventually, the Jack Normand Trio morphed into the Normand Family Band, as Jack's children filled in for the musicians who moved or died.  The Normand Family continued to provide music to the Grand Hotel (eventually bought by Marriott in the 1980's) six nights a week until finally, their nightly gig came to an end in {{tellmemore}}.  In total, Jack and his family were the "house band" for the Grand Hotel for an astounding 40+ years.  Occasionally, a Normand can still be found playing in the hotel lounge or ballroom for a special event.
+The years went by, and night after night the Jack Normand Trio played at the hotel until late.  As the time passed, the musician's family grew, and when Jack discovered his five offspring had musical talent, he recruited them to help in his band.  One by one, he gave each of his children (willing or no) experience playing in his band, until all were capable of playing at least piano, bass or drums -- whichever was needed.  Eventually, the Jack Normand Trio morphed into the Normand Family Band, as Jack's children filled in for the musicians who moved or died.  The Normand Family continued to provide music to the Grand Hotel (eventually bought by Marriott in the 1980's) six or seven nights a week until finally, their nightly gig came to an end when the 9/11/2001 attacks brought tourism to a halt. In total, Jack and his family were the "house band" for the Grand Hotel for an astounding 40+ years.  Occasionally, a Normand can still be found playing in the hotel lounge for the guests, or a ballroom for a special event.
 ==Jack's Talented Family ==
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 *Jack always had trouble remembering someone's name, but always managed to remember their favorite song.  He would see a person walk into the hotel dining room and shout, "Hey, it's 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon'!" and then begin to play the song.
 *When Jack's Trio started at the hotel, there was no dance floor.  The management had to clear an area to make one, as guests who couldn't resist the music, would dance in between the tables and bump into them.
-*Because of the flexibility of the trio's musicians, their repertoire of popular music was huge, as at least one person in the band would know how to play the lead for any given song requested.
+*Because of the flexibility of the trio's musicians, their repertoire of popular music was huge, as at least one person in the band would know how to play the lead for almost any given song requested.
 *Jack recorded two albums: "Jack Normand at the Grand" in 1959 and "Simply Grand" in 1961.
 *The only known recording of the song, "On Mobile Bay" was performed by the Jack Normand Trio, and was used as the nightly sign-off song for WKRG-TV, and WKRG-AM for their "What's Doing In Mobile" radio segment in Mobile, Alabama.
 *"Stars Fell On Alabama" was Jack's theme song.
-*Jack played with some of the great New Orleans musicians of the 1950's, including Al Hirt and Pete Fountain, long time friends
+*Jack was long time friends with some of the great New Orleans musicians of the 1950's and 60's, including Al Hirt and Pete Fountain
 *The Jack Normand Trio had their own radio show which broadcasted from the Blue Room in downtown New Orleans
-*The City of Fairhope, Alabama, owns a concert grand piano which resides in the Civic Center.  It was purchased entirely with donations solicited by Jack Normand.  The grateful City placed a plaque on the side of the piano with the name of everyone who donated towards the beautiful instrument. Above the piano keys they added a commemorating plaque that reads simply "Jack's Piano."
+*The City of Fairhope, Alabama, owns a concert grand piano which resides in the Civic Center.  It was purchased entirely with donations solicited by Jack Normand.  The grateful City placed a plaque on the side of the piano with the name of everyone who donated towards the beautiful instrument. Above the piano keys they added a commemorating plaque that reads simply "Jack Normand Piano"

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 The years went by, and night after night the Jack Normand Trio played at the hotel until late.  As the time passed, the musician's families grew, and when Jack discovered his five offspring had musical talent, he recruited them to help in his band.  One by one, he gave each of his children (willing or no) experience playing in his band, until all were capable of playing at least piano, bass or drums -- whichever was needed.  Eventually, the Jack Normand Trio morphed into the Normand Family Band, as Jack's children filled in for the musicians who moved or died.  The Normand Family continued to provide music to the Grand Hotel (eventually bought by Marriott in the 1980's) six nights a week until finally, their nightly gig came to an end in {{tellmemore}}.  In total, Jack and his family were the "house band" for the Grand Hotel for an astounding 40+ years.  Occasionally, a Normand can still be found playing in the hotel lounge or ballroom for a special event.
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+==Jack's Talented Family ==
 ==Trivia==

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 The years went by, and night after night the Jack Normand Trio played at the hotel until late.  As the time passed, the musician's families grew, and when Jack discovered his five offspring had musical talent, he recruited them to help in his band.  One by one, he gave each of his children (willing or no) experience playing in his band, until all were capable of playing at least piano, bass or drums -- whichever was needed.  Eventually, the Jack Normand Trio morphed into the Normand Family Band, as Jack's children filled in for the musicians who moved or died.  The Normand Family continued to provide music to the Grand Hotel (eventually bought by Marriott in the 1980's) six nights a week until finally, their nightly gig came to an end in {{tellmemore}}.  In total, Jack and his family were the "house band" for the Grand Hotel for an astounding 40+ years.  Occasionally, a Normand can still be found playing in the hotel lounge or ballroom for a special event.
-==Jack's Talented Family ==
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 ==Trivia==

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 *The only known recording of the song, "On Mobile Bay" was performed by the Jack Normand Trio, and was used as the nightly sign-off song for WKRG-TV, and WKRG-AM for their "What's Doing In Mobile" radio segment in Mobile, Alabama.
 *"Stars Fell On Alabama" was Jack's theme song.
-*Jack played with some of the great New Orleans of the 1950's, including Al Hirt and Pete Fountain, long time friends
+*Jack played with some of the great New Orleans musicians of the 1950's, including Al Hirt and Pete Fountain, long time friends
 *The Jack Normand Trio had their own radio show which broadcasted from the Blue Room in downtown New Orleans
 *The City of Fairhope, Alabama, owns a concert grand piano which resides in the Civic Center.  It was purchased entirely with donations solicited by Jack Normand.  The grateful City placed a plaque on the side of the piano with the name of everyone who donated towards the beautiful instrument. Above the piano keys they added a commemorating plaque that reads simply "Jack's Piano."

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 *Jack played with some of the great New Orleans of the 1950's, including Al Hirt and Pete Fountain, long time friends
 *The Jack Normand Trio had their own radio show which broadcasted from the Blue Room in downtown New Orleans
-*The City of Fairhope, Alabama, has a concert grand piano in the Civic Center, that was purchased through donations, thanks to the efforts of Jack Normand.  The grateful City placed a plaque on the side of the piano with the name of everyone who donated towards it. Above the piano keys they added a plaque that reads simply "Jack's Piano."
+*The City of Fairhope, Alabama, owns a concert grand piano which resides in the Civic Center.  It was purchased entirely with donations solicited by Jack Normand.  The grateful City placed a plaque on the side of the piano with the name of everyone who donated towards the beautiful instrument. Above the piano keys they added a commemorating plaque that reads simply "Jack's Piano."

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	*Jack and his family band were featured by radio personality Paul Harvey on his show in 1981		*Jack and his family band were featured by radio personality Paul Harvey on his show in 1981
	*Jack always had trouble remembering someone's name, but always managed to remember their favorite song. He would see a person walk into the hotel dining room and shout, "Hey, it's 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon'!" and then begin to play the song.		*Jack always had trouble remembering someone's name, but always managed to remember their favorite song. He would see a person walk into the hotel dining room and shout, "Hey, it's 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon'!" and then begin to play the song.
		+	*When Jack's Trio started at the hotel, there was no dance floor. The management had to clear an area to make one, as guests who couldn't resist the music, would dance in between the tables and bump into them.
		+	*Because of the flexibility of the trio's musicians, their repertoire of popular music was huge, as at least one person in the band would know how to play the lead for any given song requested.

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-The Jack Normand Trio was the original name of [[Ro Reddick]]'s father's band in the 1950's.  The group was comprised of Sage "Jack" Normand on piano/accordian, {{tellmemore}}Jimmy Dupont on upright bass, and {{tellmemore}}Vaughn Gamon on vibraphone.    It was in {{tellmemore}}that Jack and his "orchestra" were invited from their home in New Orleans to play for the reopening of a resort hotel in south Alabama called the [[Grand Hotel]].  They contracted him to play a two-week gig, and then, as the story goes, they never let him go back home.
+The Jack Normand Trio was the original name of [[Ro Reddick]]'s father's band in the 1940's.  The group was comprised of Sage "Jack" Normand on piano/accordian, Pat Cook on upright bass and horn, and Vaughn Gammon on vibraphone and drums.  It was in 1941 that Jack and his trio were first invited from their home in New Orleans to play for the reopening of a resort hotel in south Alabama called the [[Grand Hotel]].  After the war, they contracted him to play again for "a two-week gig," as Jack would tell it, but then "they never let me go back home."
-The years went by, and night after night the Jack Normand Trio played lunch and dinner at the hotel, and in the lounge until late.  As the time passed, the musician's families grew, and when Jack saw that all five of his children had musical talent, he decided to train them to help in his band.  One by one, he gave each of his children (willing or no) experience playing in his band, until all were capable of playing piano, bass or drums -- whichever was needed.  Eventually, the Jack Normand Trio became the Normand Family Band, as Jack's children filled in for the other two original members who died.  The Normand Family continued to provide music to the Grand Hotel (eventually bought by Marriott) six nights a week until finally, their gig came to an end in {{tellmemore}}.  In total, Jack and his family were the "house band" for the Grand Hotel for an astounding 50 years running.
+The years went by, and night after night the Jack Normand Trio played at the hotel until late.  As the time passed, the musician's families grew, and when Jack discovered his five offspring had musical talent, he recruited them to help in his band.  One by one, he gave each of his children (willing or no) experience playing in his band, until all were capable of playing at least piano, bass or drums -- whichever was needed.  Eventually, the Jack Normand Trio morphed into the Normand Family Band, as Jack's children filled in for the musicians who moved or died.  The Normand Family continued to provide music to the Grand Hotel (eventually bought by Marriott in the 1980's) six nights a week until finally, their nightly gig came to an end in {{tellmemore}}.  In total, Jack and his family were the "house band" for the Grand Hotel for an astounding 40+ years.  Occasionally, a Normand can still be found playing in the hotel lounge or ballroom for a special event.
 ==Jack's Talented Family ==
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 ==Trivia==
-*Many TV/movie stars stayed at the hotel through the years and they all loved Jack's music, especially Joni Mitchell, who played beside Jack all night, and then went to his house later.
+*Many TV/movie stars stayed at the hotel through the years and they all loved Jack's music, especially Joni Mitchell, who played beside Jack all night, and then went to his house later. Other famous guests the Normands played for include the Monkees, Tom Selleck, Red Foxx, Bobby Goldsboro, and David Carradine, to name a few.
-*Jack and his family were featured by Paul Harvey on his radio commentary show in {{tellmemore}}
+*Jack and his family band were featured by radio personality Paul Harvey on his show in 1981

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-The Jack Normand Trio was the original name of [[Ro Reddick]]'s fathers band back in the 1950's.  The group was comprised of Sage "Jack" Normand on piano/accordian, {{tellmemore}}Jimmy Dupont on upright bass, and {{tellmemore}}Vaughn Gamon on vibraphone.    It was in {{tellmemore}}that Jack and his "orchestra" were invited from their home in New Orleans to play for the reopening of a resort hotel in south Alabama called the [[Grand Hotel]].  They contracted him to play a two-week gig, and then, as the story goes, they never let him go back home.
+The Jack Normand Trio was the original name of [[Ro Reddick]]'s father's band in the 1950's.  The group was comprised of Sage "Jack" Normand on piano/accordian, {{tellmemore}}Jimmy Dupont on upright bass, and {{tellmemore}}Vaughn Gamon on vibraphone.    It was in {{tellmemore}}that Jack and his "orchestra" were invited from their home in New Orleans to play for the reopening of a resort hotel in south Alabama called the [[Grand Hotel]].  They contracted him to play a two-week gig, and then, as the story goes, they never let him go back home.
 The years went by, and night after night the Jack Normand Trio played lunch and dinner at the hotel, and in the lounge until late.  As the time passed, the musician's families grew, and when Jack saw that all five of his children had musical talent, he decided to train them to help in his band.  One by one, he gave each of his children (willing or no) experience playing in his band, until all were capable of playing piano, bass or drums -- whichever was needed.  Eventually, the Jack Normand Trio became the Normand Family Band, as Jack's children filled in for the other two original members who died.  The Normand Family continued to provide music to the Grand Hotel (eventually bought by Marriott) six nights a week until finally, their gig came to an end in {{tellmemore}}.  In total, Jack and his family were the "house band" for the Grand Hotel for an astounding 50 years running.
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 David Normand - drums/piano (years?)
 Robert Normand - trumpet/piano (years?)
-Laurie Normand - bass (years?)
+[[Ro Reddick|Laurie Normand]] - bass (years?)
 ==Jack's Talented Family ==

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 *Jeanine Ann - piano, bass, drums, clarinet, oboe
 *Robert Andrew - piano, bass, drums, trumpet, cello, and many, many others
-*Laurie Ann - piano, bass, drums, clarinet, bass clarinet, guitar
+*[[Ro Reddick|Laurie Ann]] - piano, bass, drums, clarinet, bass clarinet, guitar
 ==Trivia==
 *Many TV/movie stars stayed at the hotel through the years and they all loved Jack's music, especially Joni Mitchell, who played beside Jack all night, and then went to his house later.
 *Jack and his family were featured by Paul Harvey on his radio commentary show in {{tellmemore}}