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...young eye doctor. Dr. Stein's method was to sign exclusive rights with hotels and ballrooms. When band leaders found that they were unable to get jobs elsewhere, they came to work for him. As his roster of M.C.A. bands grew (Coon-Sanders, Isham Jones, Ted Weems, Zez Confrey), he expanded his interests. Nightclub operators discovered that it was efficient to do business with Dr. Stein. When they signed an M.C.A. band, they found that in the same package they could get floor shows, liquor, table favors. Band leaders also learned that Stein owned the Rolls-Royce and Buick...
...early 1900s. Prominent followers included Lucky Roberts (Pork and Beans), Scott Joplin (Maple Leaf Rag), Northrup & Confare (Cannon Ball), George Botsford (Texas Steer Rag), and Earl K. Smith (Hot Ashes). Oldtimers who heard Harney do his stuff, recall that his playing sounded very much like that of Zez Confrey (Kitten on the Keys), a little like Fats Waller...
...Confrey v. Lopez...
...CONFREY...
...Confrey's most memorable composition is Kitten on The Keys...