Sunday 11 February 2024

Reginald Dixon--Don Porto--Jimmy Boyd & Rosemary Clooney--Phil Harris--Gene Krupa & Anita O'Day--The Tunettes


 1. Blackpool Song Mixture (No 6 ) Part 1.....Reginald Dixon
 2. Blackpool Song Mixture (No 6 ) Part 2......Reginald Dixon
 3. Isle of Capri......Don Porto's Novelty Accordion Band
 4. Hawaiian Twilight......Don Porto's Novelty Accordion Band
 5. Dennis The Menace......Jimmy Boyd & Rosemary Clooney
 6. Little Josey......Jimmy Boyd & Rosemary Clooney
 7. Muscat Ramble......Phil Harris
 8. Walk With A Wiggle......Phil Harris
 9. Opus No 1......Gene Krupa & His Orchestra (Vocalist Anita O'Day)
 10. Boogie Blues...Gene Krupa & His Orchestra (Vocalist Anita O'Day)
 11. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter....The Tunettes
 12. I Like Your Kind Of Love.......The Tunettes

Three of the most famous accordion bands on records, Don Porto and His Novelty Accordion Band, Rossini’s Accordions and Primo Scala and His Accordion Band were, in fact, pseudonyms for bands led by Harry Bidgood.
Eclipse, eight-inch records with slightly narrower grooves that enabled them to have a similar playing time as conventional ten-inch records and sold exclusively through the British branch of the F.W. Woolworth dime store chain for a sixpence. Don Porto and His Novelty Accordion Band was the pseudonym used for Bidgood’s accordion-focused output on Eclipse.

Jimmy Devon Boyd (January 9, 1939 – March 7, 2009) was an American singer, musician, and actor known for his 1952 recording of the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus."
1953. He recorded "Dennis the Menace," a duet with Rosemary Clooney, which peaked at number 23 on the charts.


Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, singer and songwriter. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny Program, then in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. As a voice actor, he played Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), Little John in Robin Hood (1973), and Patou in Rock-a-Doodle (1991). As a singer, he recorded a #1 novelty hit record, "The Thing" (1950). 


          The Tunettes !
Anonymous studio vocalist specialized in sound-alike covers for the British budget label Embassy.

         3. Isle Of Capri

3 comments:

  1. Organ then accordion with a dash of Swing !
    Enjoy !

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  2. Hi Icy..glad you are still looking ! Thanks for the comment ...

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