Re-release of Original Dukes of Dixieland Material
Throughout the period of 1951 to 1974 the Real Dukes of Dixieland recorded several albums for several different record labels.  Over the years the masters for one of these labels (Audio Fidelity) are not to be found.  For the past several years an unscrupulous business man has be reissuing this original material under some bogus offshore record labels.  We can't tell you not to buy this unauthorized and obviously plagiarized material, but we encourage you to only purchase authorized reproductions of the Real Dukes of Dixieland's original material.

Currently we are in litigation addressing the issue of the Audio Fidelity material.

The list of authorized manufacturers of Real Dukes of Dixieland reissues are as follows:

Sony
A13374
11149

Hindsight Records
HCD-244

MCA/Decca
MCAD-15089
MCAD-20758
MCAC-268

Capital/EMI
CEMA #57001
CURB #77795

RCA/BMG
VIK-1025
LXA-1025
LSP-2097
 

We really do encourage you to purchase CD and Tapes from only these manufacturers.

PROJECT IN THE WORKS...

We have been contacted by numerous people from across the country expressing how they enjoy seeing the old photos of the Original Dukes of Dixieland.  This got us thinking.  Since there are no less than 3000 photos and color slides in the Assunto archives we figured that it's time to share them.  These photos date back 1946, and include jazz greats such as Tony Parenti, Tommy Dorsey, Stanley "Happy" Mendelson, "Little" Chink Martin, Barrett Deems, Paul Barbarin, Harry Shields, Louis Armstrong, and many others.

So, how about a 200 page coffee table book?

We're interested in what you think.  Please contact us at DeanoAssunto@TheDukesofDixieland.com for any suggestions or photos to contribute for possible use in this project. 

Video Clip Central

The following are excerpts from the vast video library of the Frank Assunto Estate:

Ed Sullivan Performances from the 1950's
Bill Bailey/Tiger Rag (3.9 meg/4:09)
76 Trombones (2.8 meg/2:59)
Old Man River/South Rampart Street Parade (4.7 meg/5:06)

Sound Clip Central

The following are excerpts from the vast audio library of the Frank Assunto Estate:

Live Radio Broadcasts from the Early 1950's
Battle Hymn of the Republic (629 KB)
Stay Away from Dixieland (738 KB)
A Good Man is Hard to Find (754 KB)
Saints (2.113 MB)

TV Audio From Marilyn Solomon's Speak Easy
Mama Jo Describing the Origin of the Dukes of Dixieland
Papa Jac describing the early days of Frank's trumpet career.
Marilyn Solomon describing the start of the Dukes of Dixieland.

Mama Jo's clip is the background clip on the Hearing is Believing page

• Dukes of Dixieland Windows Desktop Theme (785 KB).
• Dukes of Dixieland Windows Screen Saver (3.00 MB).
• Dukes Theme (1024 x 768 resolution only 963 KB).
• Dukes Theme (800 x 600 resolution only 933 KB).
• Dukes Theme (640 x 480 resolution only 891 KB).

If you need help installing or configuring these items please contact Harry via email.  His email address is: SwampDaddy@netzero.net