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