The short, sad life of Bix Beiderbecke

In the United States, the 1920s are known as « The Roaring Twenties” but just exactly what was causing people to roar? The end of the first World War? I doubt it. The Americans only participated in the last year of the hostilities. In the 1920s, two things made Americans roar – jazz and booze. Prohibition … Continue reading The short, sad life of Bix Beiderbecke