Tuesday 11 October 2022

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

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