A mixture of labels and styles start off this session of 78's...bells and swing and a dash of Puccini !
1. Hillside In Scotland......Lita Roza
2. Sorry Sorry Sorry.......Lita Roza
3. Peal Of Church Bells......Mr Borland
4. Southern Girl Gavotte......Mr Chris Chapman
5. In The Mood......Joe Loss And His Band
6. At The Woodchoppers Ball......Joe Loss And His Band
7. I Miss You So......Johnnie Ray
8. So Long.......Johnnie Ray
9. Turandot...In Questa Reggia......Eva Turner
10. Turandot...O Princcipi Che a Lunghe Carovane......Eva Turner
11. River Of No Return......Tennessee Ernie Ford
12. Give Me Your Word......Tennessee Ernie Ford
Lilian Patricia Lita Roza (14 March 1926 – 14 August 2008) was an English singer best known for her 1953 recording "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. She was the first British woman to have a No. 1 hit in the UK chart.
In 1950, she became the lead female singer with the Ted Heath Band, and by 1954, had achieved enough public acclaim to leave the band and pursue a solo recording career.
Roza's "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", a cover version of Patti Page's original, was the peak of her career, topping the UK Singles Chart. It made her the first British woman to have a No. 1 hit in the UK chart. Further covers of "Hey There" and "Jimmy Unknown" gave her small hits in the mid-1950s. Roza disliked her hit single so much that she never performed it live.
Eva Turner
Dame Eva Turner, DBE, FRAM, FRCM (10 March 1892 – 16 June 1990) was an English dramatic soprano with an international reputation. Her strong, steady and well-trained voice was renowned for its clarion power in Italian and German operatic roles.
She also played the title role in Turandot. She was in the audience for the April 1926 premiere at La Scala and first sang it in December that year at the Teatro Grande in Brescia. In 1928, she performed it at the Covent Garden (also playing Aida and Santuzza during the season), and in 1929, she took the part at La Scala. Recordings of her Turandot recorded live at Covent Garden in 1937 with Giovanni Martinelli as Calaf and John Barbirolli conducting remained unissued at the time but were released on EMI CD CDH 7610742 in the 1980s.
6. At The Woodchoppers Ball
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