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Was that oy, or oi? For three teenage musicians accused of anti-Semitism, it's more than just a difference in spelling. The three were suspended from Hasbrouck Heights (N. J.) High School after somebody complained they had used the word as the chorus for a punk rock song they played at a talent contest. But the teens said they don't know oy a Yiddish expression that could be translated as oh from oi, which is a brand of punk music.
In 1901, at the age of 14, he was already leading a band of his own, organizing dances for his neighbors, and casting an ambitious eye toward New Orleans, the Mecca of jazz. In 1907 Ory took his Woodland Band to the city. Over the course of the next decade, he upgraded his personnel to include such future jazz stars as Joe Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Johnny and Warren Dodds, and Jimmie Noone. Ory was also a talented promoter.