Word: dixieland
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Hirt, dressed in a flashy festival costume as a French aristocrat? Bourbon Street and the French Quarter may not see as much of the pudgy entertainer as they have up to now. He is putting together a 17-piece orchestra-Al Hirt's Big Band from Dixieland-and taking it on the road. "There's a resurgence in bands," he explains. "The age of the guitars is gone. After the Beatles, there were a few good groups, but most of them were turkeys." But what about his own style? "I never was a Dixieland player. I love...