Thursday 18 February 2021

Eddie Condon--Alex Hill--George Alexander--George Formby

A trio of sounds from the past !

1. Yes Suh......Eddie Condon & His Rhythmakers
2. Song Of The Plow.......Alex Hill & His Hollywood Sepians
3. In The Sweet By And By......George Alexande
4. Nazareth......George Alexande
5. Rhythm In The Alphabet......George Formby
6. Our Sergent Major......George Formby

Albert Edwin "Eddie" Condon (November 16, 1905 – August 4, 1973) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader. A leading figure in Chicago jazz, he also played piano and sang.


George Alexander was born in Baltimore on July 9, 1867, his birth name was Clifford Alexander Wiley. His initial recording activity was for Zonophone Records in 1902, and he subsequently recorded for Columbia Talking Machine Co. in 1903, where he produced the majority of his output. He also recorded a few sides for Victor Records in 1903. The same year, he made cylinder records for Edison under the pseudonym Arthur Clifford. He died on March 2, 1913 in New York at the age of 45.
 

George Formby, OBE (born George Hoy Booth; 26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961) was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjo, and became the UK's highest-paid entertainer.

      5. Rhythm In The Alphabet

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