Family – Philip Nel

Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat

May 3, 2019Philip NelAutobiography, Death, Family, MusicAutobiography, Death, Family, Music

I’m borrowing the title of Charles Mingus’ tribute to Lester Young because my uncle Terry Webb liked Young, Mingus, and this song. To the best of my knowledge, Terry did not wear pork pie hats. Earlier in his career, Terry wore bowler hats. Later, he wore a Tyrolean hat. Or no hat – as in the

Terry Webb (1934-2019)

April 23, 2019Philip NelBiography, Death, FamilyBiography, Death, Family5 Comments

Terrence Dudley Webb passed away on 12 April 2019, just over two weeks after learning that he had lung cancer. He was 85. Born March 23, 1934 in Pretoria, South Africa, Terry was the first child of Leslie Ralph Webb and Mona Beatrice Webb (née Schwegmann). Leslie was a mechanic, fixing adding machines, calculators, and