Lloyd Washington of the Ink Spots
cugina
radio blooper where the announcer introduced the next song by the "Stink
Pots." :-)
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Courtesy: New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Lloyd James Washington, a former member of famed vocal group the Ink Spots,
died June 22 of liver cancer at Lafon Nursing Home. He was 83.
Mr. Washington was born in Glencoe and lived in New Orleans for the past 60
years.
Mr. Washington joined the Ink Spots in 1945, one of several singers
replacing vocalist Bill Kenny, who left the group for a solo career. He
toured with the band as a singer from 1945 until the late 1960s, when he
moved to New Orleans. He was a member of the band when it released songs
including "I Didn't Care," "Ring Telephone Ring" and "Gypsy."
He toured Norway, Japan and Korea four years ago as a solo artist, sang at
the Palm Court Jazz Cafe on Decatur Street for the past seven years and
played several concerts at the House of Blues. He also made several
recordings with local jazz trumpeter Wendell Brunious.
He also was a groundskeeper at Tulane University for 20 years.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Washington; a stepson, Roosevelt Lewis
Jr.; three stepdaughters, Ladorne Washington, Latrica Phillips and Lisa
Lewis; a brother, Benny Washington; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will be private.
D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
R H Draney
>
>Sorry, but whenever I hear the name of this group I think of the classic
>radio blooper where the announcer introduced the next song by the "Stink
>Pots." :-)
And I for one think of the now horribly mangled Tex Avery cartoon "The Magical
Maestro"...Cartoon Network should show it in memory of Mr Washington, but with
the edits restored....r
Bill Schenley
> famed vocal group the Ink Spots, died June 22
> of liver cancer at Lafon Nursing Home. He was
> 83.
> Mr. Washington was born in Glencoe and lived
> in New Orleans for the past 60
> years.
> Mr. Washington joined the Ink Spots in 1945,
> one of several singers replacing vocalist Bill
> Kenny, who left the group for a solo career. He
> toured with the band as a singer from 1945 until
> the late 1960s, when he moved to New Orleans.
> He was a member of the band when it released
> songs including "I Didn't Care," "Ring Telephone
> Ring" and "Gypsy."
"*If* I Didn't Care" was first released in January of 1939. Bill
Kenny was the lead tenor. As to Washington joining the Ink Spots in
1945 ... Not according to Deek Watson. In Watson's book, "The Story
of the Ink Spots," he says Washington joined the group in 1963. That
group (Deek Watson, Lloyd Washington, Dodge Bolt and Charlie Fuqua)
never recorded.
I know there are a lot of inaccuracies in Watson's book (written with
his wife, Lee Stephenson), but it does not seem likely that that is
one of them.
Anyway, when I was in high school, I was in this garage band ... We
were doing some show at school. My gym teacher, Bob Brabender, was
messing with us during a rehearsal ... He told us he was friends with
the Ink Spots. This, of course, brought on a chorus of, "Yeah,
right's," and "Sure you do's." So we told Brabender, "If you know da'
Ink Spots ... bring 'em here."
A month later ... they call an assembly ... The Ink Spots.
For almost forty years I've had to listen to that cranky old SOB tell
me: "You're not such a smart ass now, are you."
James Neibaur
stra...@ma.rr.com wrote on 7/9/04 2:13 AM:
> "*If* I Didn't Care" was first released in January of 1939. Bill
> Kenny was the lead tenor. As to Washington joining the Ink Spots in
> 1945 ... Not according to Deek Watson. In Watson's book, "The Story
> of the Ink Spots," he says Washington joined the group in 1963. That
> group (Deek Watson, Lloyd Washington, Dodge Bolt and Charlie Fuqua)
> never recorded.
I believe that none of the Ink Spots who recorded on the famous songs are
still alive today. I know I saw an Ink Spots group around 1975 or so and
it appeared to be none of the original members. I am assuming this is a
group that split off into various factions (e.g. The Drifters years later).
JN