Wellstood, Dick

Abstract:

This collection documents the professional career of pianist, composer, arranger and writer Dick Wellstood, who was esteemed as a virtuosic interpreter of ragtime and stride piano. The bulk of the collection consists of music manuscripts and recordings. News clippings and magazine articles document recordings, concert tours, and performances with dozens of jazz musicians throughout Wellstood’s career.

Scope and Contents: The bulk of this collection contains correspondence between Scottish journalist Ken Gallacher and various jazz musicians, including Sir Charles Thompson, Pee Wee Russell, Ralph Sutton, Bud Freeman, Peanuts Hucko, Kenny Davern, Dick Sudhalter, Billy Butterfield, Keith Ingman, Bob Haggart, and Yank Lawson. The correspondence includes 159 letters and postcards dated 1959 through 2001. The collection also includes letters Gallacher received from readers of his jazz newspaper column, as well as,...