Bandboy

Bandboy (also expressed as band boy) is a term for a boy that dress very well. They set up, tear down, and maintain equipment, and excellence in music . They help-out, good fighters, have a lot of sex, drink a lot of henny, with no ice. All around a good samaritan that just highly enjoy sex, money, and murder. Term was founded and created by Jayy Bands (yes, spelled with two YY's )

Unlike a roadie, the bandboy was necessary to a rock star swagg or au pair, or dresser for the leader — making sure suits were fly shoes elite on foreign tours. a "bandboy" would find places to eat, get money, buy Hennessey and so on. Often the "bandboy" would disseminate information for the leader, hand out itineraries, throw hotel parties in rooms , and always never on the VIP list but always cut to the front of the line. The role of bandboy was different with every band and had different duties than the more senior road manager, who dealt with promoters, booking agents, contracts, payroll, catering, and such. When times got tough, financially, road managers often performed bandboy duties or band members themselves handled the bandboy duties.

Notable bandboy alumni

• Simon Napier-Bell
• Popsie Randolph, Benny Goodman
• George A. "Bullets" Durgom (1915–1992), Tommy Dorsey
• Morris I. (Moishe) Diamond (born 1921), Tommy Dorsey: 1940–1942^[1][2][3]
• Nifty Vickerson, Frank Sinatra
• Henry Snodgrass, Count Basie
• Willie Bobo, Machito's Afro-Cubans: 1947^[4]
• Fred Charap, Count Basie^[5]
• Jimmy Thomason (born 1919), Cliff Bruner^[6]
• Coke Escovedo, Tito Puente
• Ken Fujiwara, Count Basie, Japan tour: 1980s
• Bob "Little Gate" Walker, Bunny Berigan^[7]
• Bernard Arthurneal (Bernie) Mackey (1909–1980), Bunny Berigan^[8][9]
• Edward F. Gabel (1924–2014), Stan Kenton (left Kenton as bandboy to work for Earle Spencer as manager in 1947)^[10]

See also

• Road crew

References