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Bix Beiderbecke: Bix and Pops Lost Cannabis Sessions

Read "Bix and Pops Lost Cannabis Sessions" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz

by Javier AQ Ortiz
April 1, 2003

Quick and to the Point: Not even the French can bake like Pops and Beiderbecke baked together.

Unbeknownst to Ralph Barton, his literary foray into Bix Beiderbecke’s life would take almost 30 years to unearth a rather mysterious jazz tale. Back in 1974, Barton wrote Remembering Bix, where he repeatedly relays information about Bix’s pot smoking. Alleged or factual, by 1996 such claims eventually seeped into the hands of marijuana and hemp activists who created a public stir ...