I too met Dupree on the streets in Chinatown San Francisco. In 1982 or 83’. My trumpet teacher, John Coppola, was a fan of The Fox and I loved that LP. I heard Dupree was on the streets, so I found him playing. I requested “The Fox” and he played it for me and my two friends. It was amazing and he was shocked that a young person like mys…
I too met Dupree on the streets in Chinatown San Francisco. In 1982 or 83’. My trumpet teacher, John Coppola, was a fan of The Fox and I loved that LP. I heard Dupree was on the streets, so I found him playing. I requested “The Fox” and he played it for me and my two friends. It was amazing and he was shocked that a young person like myself knew of him. I gave him a $20 bill and I told him that I played trumpet. He then invited me to his house, so he could show me” how to play fast”. I drove out to Oakland and the neighborhood was very scary to me, so I bailed. Pretty amazing!
I too met Dupree on the streets in Chinatown San Francisco. In 1982 or 83’. My trumpet teacher, John Coppola, was a fan of The Fox and I loved that LP. I heard Dupree was on the streets, so I found him playing. I requested “The Fox” and he played it for me and my two friends. It was amazing and he was shocked that a young person like myself knew of him. I gave him a $20 bill and I told him that I played trumpet. He then invited me to his house, so he could show me” how to play fast”. I drove out to Oakland and the neighborhood was very scary to me, so I bailed. Pretty amazing!