Monday 29 May 2023

Dennis Lotis--Reginald Foort--Brun & His Novelty Accordeon Orchestra--Les Paul & Mary Ford--Enrico Caruso--Laurie London


 Doing the Mambo in the desert with Big Ben And Nola !!

1. They Were Doing The Mambo......Dennis Lotis
2. Cinnamon Sinner......Dennis Lotis
3. Desert Song......Reginald Foort
4. Riff Song......Reginald Foort
5. Big Ben Of Westminster......Brun & His Novelty Accordeon Orchestra
6. Ginger One Step......Brun & His Novelty Accordeon Band
7. Nola......Les Paul
8. Jealous......Les Paul & Mary Ford
9. O Sole Mio......Enrico Caruso
10. La Donna Mobile......Enrico Caruso
11. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands......Laurie London
12. The Cradle Rock......Laurie London

Dennis Lotis (8 March 1925 – 8 February 2023) was a South African-born British singer, actor, and entertainer, whose popularity was greatest in the 1950s. He was described as having "a sophisticated style that was particularly attractive to the young female population".He joined the Ted Heath Orchestra, singing alongside Lita Roza and Dickie Valentine.
His first record was a cover version of Al Martino's hit "Here in My Heart", released in September 1952 on the independent Polygon label. He later recorded with the Johnston Brothers and Ted Heath and His Music; "Such a Night" / "Cuddle Me" was released by Decca Records in 1954.Lotis went solo in the mid-1950s, and became one of the most successful acts on the British variety circuit, also appearing frequently on BBC radio. He appeared in his first Royal Variety Performance in 1957, and that year was voted Top Male Singer in the Melody Maker annual poll. He also toured the US with the Ted Heath Orchestra. He recorded in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Pye Nixa and Columbia labels.

Enrico Caruso..25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic first lyric tenor then dramatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles  from the Italian and French repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. One of the first major singing talents to be commercially recorded, Caruso made 247 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920, which made him an international popular entertainment star......Caruso made recordings in America for the Victor Talking Machine Company (later RCA Victor) from 1904 to 1920, and he and his heirs earned millions of dollars in royalties from the retail sales of these records. He was also heard live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in 1910, when he participated in the first public radio broadcast to be transmitted in the United States.
Caruso also appeared in two motion pictures. In 1918, he played a dual role in the American My Cousin (silent film, entirely restored in July 2021 for Paramount Pictures. This film included a sequence depicting him on stage performing the aria Vesti la giubba from Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci.

         1. They Were Doing The Mambo

6 comments:

  1. Mickey. This download is the group from May 23rd - "78's.150". This one should be number 153.

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  2. Hi Icy...yep you are right.....must have been my thick fingers hitting the wrong key....thanks for pointing it out...I will be extra careful with the next lot....cheers...M

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  3. Thanks for the fix. I was having missed download anxiety when I saw the 150 come up instead of 153..

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  4. Oops, I jumped the gun. Will there be an alternate link or will it be a later repost? Thanks.

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  5. Hi Icy...sorry for your anxiety ! I will try and be calmer in future when I hit The Keys !!...Nah I'll leave it as 150 you change it to 153 in your archive file...Thanks again For The comments....Cheers...Micky

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