Anton Walbrook & Billie Worth--Jesse Crawford--Max Bygraves--Frank Sinatra--Jack Hylton & His Orchestra--Deanna Durbin

 A  few real oldies in this little lot and in the middle we have "Maxie & Frankie"

1. Lichtenburg.. from Call Me Madam......Anton Walbrook

2. Marring For Love.. from Call Me Madam.....Billie Worth & Anton Walbrook

3. Where The Shy Little Violets Grow......Jesse Crawford

4. When Summer Is Gone......Jesse Crawford

5. The Cricket Song......Max Bygraves

6. We're Having A Ball......Max Bygraves

7. The Birth Of The Blues......Frank Sinatra

8. Why Try To Change Me Now......Frank Sinatra

9. Wish Me Luck......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

10. My Prayer......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

11. Ave Maria......Deanna Durbin

12. Alleluja.......Deanna Durbin

Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 1896 – 9 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left in 1936 out of concerns for his own safety and established a career in British cinema. Walbrook is perhaps best known for his roles in the original British film of Gaslight, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and The Red Shoes.

 In 1952 he appeared at the Coliseum as Cosmo Constantine in Call Me Madam, also participating alongside Billie Worth, Jeff Warren and Shani Wallis on the EMI cast record.

Billie Worth (born October 20, 1916) is an American former actress who performed on Broadway and in other venues from regional theater in the United States to European capitals.In 1953, she was called "the toast of the British Isles" for her performance as leading lady in a London production of Call Me Madam that ran for 18 months. She also played in Anything Goes in London and in five musical comedies.

Jesse Crawford (December 2, 1895 – May 28, 1962) was an American pianist and organist. He was well known in the 1920s as a theatre organist for silent films and as a popular recording artist. In the 1930s, he switched to the Hammond organ and became a freelancer. In the 1940s, he authored instruction books on organ and taught organ lessons.

Walter William Bygraves OBE (16 October 1922 – 31 August 2012), best known by the stage name Max Bygraves (adopted in honour of Max Miller), was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs. He made twenty Royal Variety Performance appearances and presented numerous programmes, including Family Fortunes between 1983 and 1985. His catchphrase "I wanna tell you a story" became an integral part of his act, although it had originated with comedian Mike Yarwood impersonating Bygraves.

           5. The Cricket Song

Sid Peltyn & His Orchestra--Bill Barry & His Orchestra--Billy Cotton & His Band--Reginald Dixon--Dean Martin--Steve Conway--Billie Anthony

1. Lullaby Of Broadway......Sid Peltyn & His Orchestra

2. You're A Heavenly Thing......Bill Barry & His Orchestra

3. The Dam Busters March......Billy Cotton & His Band

4. Bring Your Smile Along......Billy Cotton & His Band

5. Dixonland (No 7) Part 1......Reginald Dixon

6. Dixonland (No 7) Part 2......Reginald Dixon

7. Innamorata......Dean Martin

8. You Look So Familiar......Dean Martin

9. My Thanks To You......Steve Conway

10. My Foolish Heart......Steve Conway

11. This Ole House......Billie Anthony

12. Oh What A Dream......Billie Anthony

Steve Conway (born Walter James Groom; 24 October 1920 – 19 April 1952) was a British singer who rose to fame in the post-war era. Known for romantic ballads, he made dozens of recordings for EMI's Columbia label, appeared regularly on BBC Radio and toured the UK, before his career was interrupted by his untimely death at the age of from a heart condition. He has been described as "Britain's first post-war male heart-throb, a masculine equivalent of Vera Lynn in his sincerity and clear diction."

Billie Anthony (born Philomena McGeachie Levy; 11 October 1932 – 5 January 1991) was a Scottish female singer. She is best known for her Top 10 hit version of "This Ole House", which despite chart competition from other versions of the same song, reached No. 4 in the UK chart.Her record release in October finally made the charts. The song was "This Ole House". Several other singers recorded the same song, including Alma Cogan and Joan Regan, but it was Rosemary Clooney who jockeyed with Anthony for the highest chart position. Clooney, in the charts for eighteen weeks, finally won the battle for the coveted number one spot both in the UK and America. Anthony reached No. 4 in the UK and remained in the UK Singles Chart for sixteen weeks.

        8. You Look So Familiar

Johnny Green--Allan Jones--Tommy Steele--Jack Payne & His Band--Jack Hylton & His Orchestra--Rosemary Clooney

 No Bio's or Pic's on this post.... all on other posts except "Johnny Green" could'nt find anything on the net...only the American by the same name who wrote Body And Soul.....

1. A Little On The Lonely Side......Johnny Green

2. I Promise You......Johnny Green

3. Your breaking My Heart......Allan Jones

4. No No And No......Allan Jones

5. Nairobi......Tommy Steele

6. Neon Sign......Tommy Steele

7. Over On The Sunny Side.....Jack Payne & His Band

8. No More Heartaches No More Tears......Jack Payne & His Band

9. That's My Weakness Now.....Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

10. Mississippi Melody......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

11. Hello Young Lovers......Rosemary Clooney

12. Pet Me Popa......Rosemary Clooney

          5. Nairobi

Nat King Cole--Phil Ohman & Victor Arden & Orchestra--Reginald Dixon--The Vipers Skiffle Group--Kentucky Minstrels--Perry Como

 Mixed Bag !!....an Organ...Skiffle...an Orchestra...and Minstrels Crooner at the beginning and Crooner at the end !!

1. Tenderly......Nat King Cole

2. Why......Nat King Cole

3. Me And My Shadow......Phil Ohman & Victor Arden & Their Orchestra

4. Broken Hearted......Phil Ohman & Victor Arden & Their Orchestra

5. Dixonland No4..Part 1......Reginald Dixon

6. Dixonland No 4..Part 2......Reginald Dixon

7. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O......The Vipers Skiffle Group

8. 10,0000 Years Ago......The Vipers Skiffle Group

9. Abide With Me. Part 1.....Kentucky Minstrels

10. Abide With Me.Part 2......Kentucky Minstrels

11. I'm Confessing.....Perry Como

12. I'll Always Be With You......Perry Como

Phil Ohman (October 7, 1896 – August 8, 1954) was an American film composer and pianist.He is remembered as being one half of one of the pre-eminent piano duos in the 1922-1932, paired with Victor Arden. They were the pit pianists in many of George Gershwin's musicals, and recorded hundreds of piano rolls and records. Starting in mid 1927, just as they signed to Victor Records, they developed a large studio orchestra specializing in Broadway show songs that became quite popular. These particular records employed a rather large, brassy powerful sound (it is not known who they used as arranger), always with a space for a twin piano duet section.

Victor Arden was the stage name for an American pianist named Lewis John Fuiks (8 March 1893 — 31 July 1962) who was best known as the piano duo partner of and co-orchestra leader with Phil Ohman from 1922 to 1932. He was the pianist in the All-Star Trio, who made several hits for Victor Records between 1919 and 1921.

Reginald Herbert Dixon, MBE, ARCM (16 October 1904 – 9 May 1985) was an English theatre organist who was primarily known for his position as organist at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, a position he held from March 1930 until March 1970. He made and sold more recordings than any other organist before him, or since. He was in high demand throughout the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. During his fifty-year career he was one of the top-selling artists, his prolific output ranking alongside that of Victor Silvester and Bing Crosby.

Between 1932 and 1958, Reginald Dixon released some 296 records on 78rpm discs.

The Vipers Skiffle Group – later known simply as The Vipers – were one of the leading British groups during the skiffle period of the mid to late 1950s, and were important in the careers of radio and television presenter Wally Whyton, coffee bar manager Johnny Martyn, wire salesman Jean Van den Bosch, instrument repairer Tony Tolhurst, journalist John Pilgrim, record producer George Martin, and several members of The Shadows.The group formed in the spring of 1956 in central London, originally as a trio of singer-guitarists comprising Whyton, Johnny Martyn (born John Martyn Booker, 1934–2007), and Jean Van den Bosch, who was replaced in 1958 by Freddy Lloyd. Later that summer they added a rhythm section, Tony Tolhurst (bass) and John Pilgrim (washboard), and took up residency at the renowned Soho music venue, the 2i's Coffee Bar. There, they sometimes jammed with jazz musician Mike Pratt and singer Tommy Hicks, later known as Tommy Steele. In September 1956 they were offered an audition with George Martin at Parlophone Records, and won a recording contract. 

Their second single, "Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O", produced by Martin, reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1957.

Doris Arnold was born on November 4, 1904 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK. She is known for The Kentucky Minstrels (1948), Looking In (1933) and Sunshine Ahead (1936).

The Kentucky Minstrels was a popular series of BBC radio programmes broadcast regularly in Britain between 1933 and 1950. Despite the fact that the show could only be heard and not seen, it retained the conventional format of minstrel shows, with a "white" compere or "Interlocutor", and "black" comedy "end men" and entertainers.

The popularity of the show led to  a film in 1934, Kentucky Minstrels. 

         7. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O

Al Martino--Yehudi Menuhin--The Tanner Sisters--The Hedley Ward Trio--Victor Silvester & Orchestra--Lee Lawrence--Vincent Howard & His Dance Band

 

  A Number 1 for Al Martino in England in 1953 starts this selection off...followed by a very young "Master" Yehudi Menuhin...ending in a Dance Band from the early 1930's

1. Here In My Heart......Al Martino

2. I Cried Myself To Sleep....Al Martino

3. La Capricciosa......Master Yehudi Menuhin

4. Allegro......Master Yehudi Menuhin

5. Goodnight Irene......The Tanner Sisters

6. When He's All Dolled Up......The Hedley Ward Trio

7. Fascination.......Victor Silvester & His Orchestra

8. With All My Heart......Victor Silvester & His Orchestra

9. A Beggar In Love.......Lee Lawrence

10. Wher'er You Go......Lee Lawrence

11. Fairy On The Clock......Vincent Howard & His Dance Orchestra

12. Monte Carlo......Vincent Howard & His Dance Orchestra

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari.

Menuhin worked with famous jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli in the 1970s on Jalousie, an album of 1930s classics led by duetting violins backed by the Alan Claire Trio.

His recording contract with EMI lasted almost 70 years and is the longest in the history of the music industry. He made his first recording at age 13 in November 1929, and his last in 1999, when he was nearly 83 years old. He recorded over 300 works for EMI, both as a violinist and as a conductor. 

Stella Tanner was born in 1925 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She left her focus on dramatic acting to form the Tanner Sisters with her sister, Frances Tanner. Together, the Tanner Sisters made hundreds of appearances on British radio and television during the 1950s, even performing alongside Buddy Holly in March 1958. The Tanner Sisters often performed with the Hedley Ward Trio, first appearing with them on the Educating Archie radio show from 1950 to 1952.

Hedley Ward was one of the foremost British bandleaders of the 30s, 40s and 50s, and his Trio featured in many radio and television broadcasts, and are still to be heard on archive programmes. The Trio was made up of Jack Mckechnie, guitar; Derek Franklin Bass; Bob Carter, Piano. Derek Franklin was also known as the second husband of actress Beryl Reid.

      11. Fairy On The Clock

Eric Delaney & His Band--Russ Morgan & His Orchestra--Guy Lombardo & His Canadians--Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra--David Carroll & His Orchestra--David Hughes--Frankie Laine-

Instrumental's is the main theme of this posts ending in a Brit and a  Guy from over the pond !!

1. Sweet Georgia Brown......Eric Delaney & His Band

2. Truckin'......Eric Delaney & His Band

3. Nightingale......Russ Morgan & His Orchestra

4. Idaho.....Guy Lombardo & His Canadians

5. It All Depends On You......Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

6. The Birth Of The Blues.....Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

7. Fascination......David Carroll & His Orchestra

8. Swingin' Sweethearts.......David Carroll & His Orchestra

9. Never......David Hughes

10. Only You Will Ever Know......David Hughes

11. Dear Dear Dear......Frankie Laine

12. May The Good Lord Bless You And Keep You.....Frankie Laine

Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was a Canadian-American bandleader, violinist, and hydroplane racer.

Lombardo formed the Royal Canadians in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert and Victor, and other musicians from his hometown. They billed themselves as creating "the sweetest music this side of Heaven." The Lombardos are believed to have sold between 100 and 300 million records during their lifetimes, many featuring the band's lead singer from 1940 onward, Kenny Gardner.

Although Lombardo's "sweet" big-band music was viewed by some in the jazz and big-band community of the day as "boring, mainstream pap," trumpeter Louis Armstrong regularly named Lombardo's band his favourite orchestra.

Paul Samuel Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist.As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz". His most popular recordings include "Whispering", "Valencia", "Three O'Clock in the Morning", "In a Little Spanish Town", and "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers". Whiteman led a usually large ensemble and explored many styles of music, such as blending symphonic music and jazz, as in his debut of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin.

David Carroll (October 15, 1913 – March 22, 2008) was an American studio arranger, conductor, and musical director.

Musical director for Mercury from 1951 to the early 1960s. As studio arranger and conductor, Carroll played on numerous Top 40 hits, backing the Crew Cuts on their #1 hit, "Sh-Boom" and Rusty Draper on his "Shifting, Whispering Sands".

David Hughes (born Geoffrey Paddison; 11 October 1925 – 19 October 1972) was an English pop and opera singer.

He appeared often in the 1950s on television and radio. These shows included Presenting David Hughes, Sunday Night at the London Palladium and two series of his own show Make Mine Music (1959). 

           8. Swingin' Sweethearts

The Ink Spots--Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra--Benny Goodman & His Orchestra--Harry James & His Orchestra--Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra--Turner Layton--Marion Ryan

A nice colourful little lot of labels from picture ones to fluorescent purple one's.....AND two versions of "Stardust" by Two 1936 Swing Bands !! 

1. Whispering Grass......The Ink Spots

2. Maybe......The Ink Spots

3. Stardust......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

4. Stardust......Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

5. Trumpet Blues And Cantabile......Harry James & His Orchestra

6. Concerto For Trumpet......Harry James& His Orchestra

7. Sail Along Silvery Moon.......Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra

8. Raunchy......Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra

9. Comin' In On A Wing And A Pray'r.....Turner Layton

10. You Rhyme With Everything That's Beautiful.....Turner Layton

11. Ding Dong Rock a Billy Wedding......Marion Ryan

12. That's Happiness......Marion Ryan

Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing".

From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music."

 During an era of racial segregation, he led one of the first integrated jazz groups, his quartet and quintet. 

Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he reorganized and was active again with his band from then until his death in 1983. He was especially known among musicians for his technical proficiency as well as his tone, and was influential on new trumpet players from the late 1930s into the 1940s. He was also an actor in a number of films that usually featured his band.

Turner Layton (July 2, 1894 – February 6, 1978), born John Turner Layton, Jr., was an African American songwriter, singer and pianist. He frequently worked with Henry Creamer.
Beginning in 1924, Layton found major popular success in England with Clarence "Tandy" Johnstone as a member of the group Layton & Johnstone, quickly earning a reputation as a cabaret act, with the pair allegedly selling over "10 million records". Layton split with Johnstone in 1935... With Johnstone returning to New York and continuing to perform with significantly less success. Layton continued to perform in England. An elegant song stylist, he held a regular, successful spot over the years at the Café de Paris, a London club, until his retirement in 1946.

           6. Concerto For Trumpet

Tab Hunter--Gracie Fields--Troise & His Mandoliers--Alma Cogan--Frankie Laine--Quentin.M.Maclean

 Yep !...some real oldies in this post on the "Rex" label...and the two songs by Alma Cogan don't sound like her at all !!...now whether or not its because of the filter's I have used who knows !!...but it did make me wonder ????

1. Ninety Nine Ways......Tab Hunter

2. Don't Get Around Much Anymore......Tab Hunter

3. When I Grow To Old To Dream......Gracie Fields

4. Turn 'Erberts Face To The Wall Mother......Gracie Fields

5. Zampa......Troise & His Mandoliers

6. Raymond......Troise & His Mandoliers

7. You Belong To Me......Alma Cogan

8. I Went To Your Wedding.......Alma Cogan

9. The Gandy Dancers Ball.......Frankie Laine

10. When Your In Love......Frankie Laine

11. In A Monastery Garden..Part 1.....Quentin M Maclean

12. In A Monastery Garden..Part 2.....Quentin M Maclean

Pasquale Troise (1895 – 1957) was born in Naples in 1895. He came to Great Britain during the 1920, first as a member of the London Radio Dance Band, but soon founded his own orchestra, the Selecta Plectrum Mandoline Orchestra, which was later renamed to Troise and his Mandoliers. When the banjo became more popular than the mandolin (mainly because it was louder) the orchestra replaced the mandolins by banjos and played as Troise and his Banjoliers. The orchestra existed from the 1930s until 1957 directed by Troise, and continued until the early 1970s then conducted by Jack Mandel. 

Quentin Maclean was one of the most beloved church and theatre organists of the mid-20th century, pursuing a dual career as a performer and recording artist that encompassed both popular and classical music, in addition to being a composer and teacher. Born Quentin Stuart Morvaren Maclean in London in 1896.

Maclean soon found himself in demand as a popular musician, and spent the years 1921-1939 playing the organ at various British movie palaces. From 1925 onward, he was also a fixture on the BBC.

 He made numerous 78 rpm recordings in the '20s and '30s, for EMI's Columbia label, among other major imprints, among them a version of "Rhapsody in Blue" adapted for his instrument, and pop standards such as "Body and Soul," "With a Song in My Heart," "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes," "Watching My Dreams Go By," "Miner's Dream of Home," "Just a Wee Deoch and Doris," and medleys such as "Parade of the Tin Soldiers"/"The Mosquitos Parade"/"My Love Parade." Maclean was one of the most celebrated organists of his day.

         7. You Belong To Me

Guy Mitchell--Vera Lynn--Alma Cogan--Frankie Laine--Harmony Dance Orchestra--The Canadians

 

1. The Roving Kind......Guy Mitchell

2. You're NOt In My Arms Tonight.......Guy Mitchell

3. Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart......Vera Lynn

4. From The Time You Say Goodbye.......Vera Lynn

5. Love And Marriage.......Alma Cogan

6. Sycamore Tree......Alma Cogan

7. Georgia On My Mind......Frankie Laine

8. You're Just The Kind......Frankie Laine

9. Yes Sir That's My Baby.......Harmony Dance Orchestra

10. Cecilia......Harmony Dance Orchestra

11. Only You (And You Alone)......The Canadians

12. Zambesi.......The Canadians

          12. Zambesi

Alma Cogan--Frankie Laine--Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France--Jannette Scott & John Fraser--Joe Mr piano Henderson--Johnny Bond & Orchestra--Spike Jones

 There's a house in the street that's dripping with music rags and strings Ha! Ha ! Ha! Ha

1. In The Middle Of The House......Alma Cogan

2. The Innocent Years.......Alma Cogan

3. On The Sunny Side Of The Street......Frankie Laine

4. I May Be Wrong......Frankie Laine

5. Solitude......Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France

6. When Day Is Done......Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France

7. Where There's You / Good Companians......Jannette Scott & John Fraser

8. If Only......Joe Mr Piano Henderson

9. Music Music Music......Johnny Bond & Orchestra

10. Rag Mop......Johnny Bond & Orchestra

11. Holiday For Strings......Spike Jones & His City Slickers

12. Drip Drip Drip ( Sleepy Lagoon )

The Quintette du Hot Club de France ("The Quintet of the Hot Club of France"), often abbreviated "QdHCdF" or "QHCF", was a jazz group founded in France in 1934 by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli and active in one form or another until 1948.
ne of the earliest and most significant continental jazz groups in Europe, the Quintette was described by critic Thom Jurek as "one of the most original bands in the history of recorded jazz." Their most famous lineup featured Reinhardt, Grappelli, bassist Louis Vola, and rhythm guitarists Roger Chaput and Joseph Reinhardt (Django's brother) who filled out the ensemble's sound and added occasional percussion.

Cyrus Whitfield Bond (June 1, 1915 – June 12, 1978), known professionally as Johnny Bond, was an American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer and publisher, who co-founded a music publishing firm, he was active in the music industry from 1940 until the late 1970s

          11. Holiday For Strings

Xavier Cugat Orchestra--The Ink Spots--Muggsy Spanier Orchestra--Joe Mr Piano Henderson--Lionel Hampton Quartet--Paul Robeson

10 Vintage Jazz sounds ends with a Little man just dreaming !!

1. Sun Sun Babae.......Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra

2. Oooh !......Xavier Cugat& His Orchestra

3. Bless You......The Ink Spots

4. Thoughtless......The Ink Spots

5. American Patrol......Muggsy Spanier & His Orchestra

6. More Than You Know......Muggsy Spanier & His Orchestra

7. Trudie......Joe Mr Piano Henderson

8. Love Is The Sweetest Thing......Joe Mr Piano Henderson

9. Chord A Re Bop......Lionel Hampton & His Quartet

10. Hamp's Salty Blues.......Lionel Hampton & His Quartet

11. Little Man You've Had A Busy Day.......Paul Robeson

12. I Ain't Lazy I'm Just Dreaming......Paul Robeson

The Ink Spots were an American pop vocal group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doo-wop. The Ink Spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communities, largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer Bill Kenny.

In July 1954, Kenny officially disbanded the Ink Spots after an appearance at the "Bolero Bar" in Wildwood, New Jersey

 Since the Ink Spots disbanded, in 1954, there have been well over a hundred vocal groups calling themselves "The Ink Spots", with and without any original members of the group. It has often been the case that these groups claimed to be "second generation" or "third generation" Ink Spots.

Francis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, 1901 – February 12, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist based in Chicago. He was a member of the Bucktown Five, pioneers of the "Chicago style" that straddled traditional Dixieland jazz and swing.

Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson (2 May 1920 – 4 May 1980) was a British pianist born in Glasgow, Scotland, who was most active during the 1950s.

Henderson was taught to play the piano by his mother and became a professional at age 15, playing in dance bands. After World War II, he began working for the Peter Maurice publishing company. It was there that he met the singer Petula Clark in 1947. In 1949, Henderson introduced Clark to Alan A. Freeman, who, together with her father Leslie, formed the Polygon record label, for which she recorded her earliest hits.

Clark and Henderson later had a romantic relationship, which is said to have broken up because he did not want to be "Mr. Petula Clark".......In 1955, Clark suggested Henderson be allowed to record his own music, and he enjoyed two chart hits on Polygon, "Sing It With Joe" and "Sing It Again With Joe", both medleys of popular songs.

Henderson's biggest hit was "Trudie", which made number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 1 in the sheet music chart, where it was the biggest hit of 1958. The song also won an Ivor Novello Award.

Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996.

          7. Trudie