Sunday 19 November 2023

Joe Venuti--Al Hibber--Sol Hoopii--Tommy Reilly--William MacEwan--Jackie Dennis

I wonder if the Red Brunswick Label is a rare one ????....not seen one before usually they are all Black

1. Moon Glow......Joe Venuti & His Orchestra
2. Cheese And Crackers......Joe Venuti & His Orchestra
3. They Say You're Laughing At Me......Al Hibbler
4. I Can't Put My Arms Around A Memory......Al Hibbler
5. Iniki Malie......Sol Hoopii And His Novelty Quartet
6. Ka Marani Kani Aloha......Sol Hoopii And His Novelty Quartet
7. High Horse......Tommy Reilly
8. Family Joke.....Tommy Reilly
9. The Wonderful Story......William MacEwan
10. I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say......William MacEwan
11. La De Dah......Jackie Dennis
12. You're The Greatest......Jackie Dennis

Giuseppe "Joe" Venuti (September 16, 1903 – August 14, 1978) was an American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist.Considered the father of jazz violin, he pioneered the use of string instruments in jazz along with the guitarist Eddie Lang, a friend since childhood. Through the 1920s and early 1930s, Venuti and Lang made many recordings as leader and as featured soloists. He worked with Benny Goodman, Adrian Rollini, the Dorsey Brothers, Bing Crosby, Bix Beiderbecke, Jack Teagarden, Frank Signorelli, the Boswell Sisters.

Solomon Hoʻopiʻi Kaʻaiʻai  1902 – November 16, 1953) was a Native Hawaiian lap steel guitarist. A virtuoso, he was one of the most famous original Hawaiian steel guitarists, along with Joseph Kekuku, Frank Ferera, Sam Ku West and "King" Bennie Nawahi. 
He recorded his best known material 1933 to 1938, as Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio, Novelty Quartette and Novelty Five on Decca Records and Brunswick Records labels, like the famous Hula Girl, Ten Tiny Toes, and many more brilliant Hawaiian hula and hapa-haole songs penned by the best Hawaiian composers like Johnny Noble and Sol Bright.
Thomas Rundle Reilly MBE (August 21, 1919 – September 25, 2000) was a Canadian-born harmonica player, predominantly based in England. He began studying violin at eight and began playing harmonica at aged eleven as a member of his father's band. In the 1940s, he began parallel careers as a concert soloist and recitalist, a popular radio and TV performer, and a studio musician-composer.
He was signed to Parlophone in 1951 where his recordings were produced by George Martin. He performed music for the soundtracks of many US and European films and television series, including British comedy The Navy Lark (1959) and the TV theme tune for Dixon of Dock Green.

Jackie Dennis (8 October 1942 – 28 September 2020) was a Scottish singer. He was discovered by the comedians Mike and Bernie Winters in 1958. The brothers brought him to the attention of the show business agent Eve Taylor, and he appeared on the television programme, Six-Five Special, at the age of 15, and in a subsequent film spin-off....The kilt-wearing, spiky-haired pop singer enjoyed seven successful years in the show business and toured the world. "La Dee Dah" was his biggest UK hit, reaching number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in 1958, whilst his cover of Sheb Wooley's "Purple People Eater" was his second and final UK hit, peaking at number 29.

          11. La Dee Dah

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