Tuesday 11 April 2023

Edna Savage--Noel Coward--Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra--Harold Williams--Harry Leader & His Orchestra--Reginald Dixon


 Morning ! Candelight ! A Room ! With Mary ! A Tango ! With the Belle Of The Ball ! A King ! A Stein Of Beer ! Doing The Cokey Cokey & The Palais Glide Ending with a Dance At The Tower....Cor What a Night !!!

1. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning......Edna Savage
2. Candlelight......Edna Savage
3. A Room With A View......Noel Coward
4. Mary Make Believe......Noel Coward
5. Blue Tango......Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra
6. Belle Of The Ball......Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra
7. If I Were A King......Harold Williams
8. Stein Song......Harold Williams
9. The Cokey Cokey......Harry Leader And His Party Dance Orchestra
10. The Palais Glide......Harry Leader And His Party Dance Orchestra
11. Dancing At The Tower (Side 1)......Reginald Dixon
12. Dancing At The Tower (Side 2)......Reginald Dixon

Edna Savage (21 April 1936 – 31 December 2000 was a traditional pop singer in the United Kingdom.
She auditioned twice for the BBC before making her first broadcast, in 1954. She recorded a number of records, only one of which charted, "Arrivederci Darling" in 1956, which made it to No. 19 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1957 she participated in the UK qualifying heat for the Eurovision Song Contest. 

Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".
In 1955 Coward's cabaret act at Las Vegas, recorded live for the gramophone, and released as Noël Coward at Las Vegas,was so successful that CBS engaged him to write and direct a series of three 90-minute television specials for the 1955–56 season. The first of these, Together With Music, paired Coward with Mary Martin, featuring him in many of the numbers from his Las Vegas act. It was followed by productions of Blithe Spirit in which he starred with Claudette Colbert, Lauren Bacall and Mildred Natwick and This Happy Breed with Edna Best and Roger Moore. Coward won new popularity in several notable films later in his career, such as Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Our Man in Havana (1959), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), Boom! (1968) and The Italian Job (1969).

Leroy Anderson  (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music.He wrote his first hit, "Blue Tango", in 1951, earning a Golden Disc and the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts....His pieces and his recordings during the 1950s conducting a studio orchestra were immense commercial successes. "Blue Tango" was the first instrumental recording ever to sell one million copies. His most famous pieces are probably "Sleigh Ride" and "The Syncopated Clock". 


Harold John Williams MBE (3 September 1893 – 5 June 1976) was an Australian baritone and music teacher. Born in Sydney, he had a career in England and his native country, performing in opera, oratorio and concerts and giving radio broadcasts.
Williams appeared with most of the greatest conductors of his time, including Arturo Toscanini, Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Adrian Boult and Sir Thomas Beecham. When in England he sang in every season of Sir Henry Wood's Promenade Concerts in 1921–51. An acclaimed performer in Elgar's oratorio The Dream of Gerontius, Williams often worked with the composer. He sang at Elgar's memorial service in 1934 as well as at the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937.

Harry Leader (January 28, 1906, London, United Kingdom - January 20, 1987, United Kingdom) was a saxophone player and bandleader from the United Kingdom...He made his first broadcast with his own band in 1934, commencing a broadcasting career spanning nearly 50 years..Harry Leader's first residency was at the Hammersmith Palais from around 1939 to 1942, after which he moved to the Astoria, playing opposite Jack White until 1955. There followed seasons at Butlin's Holiday Camps until a residency was available at the Regent Ballroom in Brighton, where he stayed until well into the sixties...Harry Leader was particularly associated with 'Music While You Work', in which he appeared 215 times. His first appearance was on the 10th August 1941 and his last on 13th June 1966. 
One of Harry's claims to fame was the discovery of two leading popular singers, Clinton Ford and Matt Monro. 

          9. The Cokey Cokey

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