Mr SydneyGoltham--Al Jolson--Deanna Durbin--Ambrose & His Orch--Paul Robeson--Albert Sandler & His Orch

 Another diverse and unusual selection

1. Until......Mr Sydney Goltham

2. Ninetta......Mr Sydney Goltham

3. I'm Sitting On Top Of The World......Al Jolson

4. Waiting For The Robert E Lee.......Al Jolson

5. When April Sings......Deanna Durbin

6. Waltzing In The Clouds......Deanna Durbin

7. Dearly Beloved......Ambrose & His Orchestra...vocal by Anne Shelton

8. Your Never Lovelier......Ambrose & His Orchestra...vocal by Denny Dennis

9. Love Song.....Paul Robeson

10. Canoe Song....Paul Robeson

11. The Song Of Songs......Albert Sandler & His Orchestra

12. Serenade......Albert Sandler & His Orchestra

                            Not Much Info On Mr Sydney Colthman except this Photo  !

                                                           British Tenor vocalist, c. 1910-1930s.

Albert Sandler was born Abraham Sandler in London on 2 June 1906. Given his first violin on his eleventh birthday, he was initially taught by his older brother. He started playing in a local cinema orchestra at age 12, spent two years at the Guildhall School of Music and eventually became leader of the orchestra at the Trocadero and later the Grand Hotel, Eastbourne. 

The Grand Hotel was the site of his first radio broadcast in 1925. He was eventually to make more than 1,100 broadcasts. He also made many recordings and concert appearances. Light music was always his specialty.

Later in his career, starting in 1943, Sandler led the Palm Court Orchestra, which he'd organized at the request of the BBC. It was with this orchestra that he inaugurated the BBC's Grand Hotel broadcasts, which became one of the most popular programs on the radio network during the postwar era.

Benjamin Baruch Ambrose (11 September 1896 – 11 June 1971), known professionally as Ambrose or Bert Ambrose, was an English bandleader and violinist. Ambrose became the leader of a highly acclaimed British dance band, Bert Ambrose & His Orchestra, in the 1930s.

In 1922, Ambrose was engaged by the Embassy Club to form a seven-piece band. He stayed at the Embassy for two years, before walking out on his employer to take up a much more lucrative job at the Clover Gardens in New York. 

After a year there, besieged by continual pleas to return from his ex-employer in London, in 1925 he was finally persuaded to go back by a cable from the Prince of Wales: "The Embassy needs you. Come back—Edward".

This time Ambrose stayed at the Embassy Club until 1927.

His major discovery in the years leading up to the war was the singer Vera Lynn, who sang with his band from 1937 to 1940 and, during the war, became known as the "Forces' Sweetheart". Other singers with the Ambrose band included Sam Browne, Elsie Carlisle, Denny Dennis, who recorded a number of duets with Vera Lynn, Max Bacon (also the band's drummer), Evelyn Dall and Anne Shelton.

          10. Canoe Song

         

Teddy Johnson--Al Jolson--Howard Keel--Virginia Gibson--Edmundo Ros--Joe Loss

 Only one bio and pic on this selection all the other bio's and pics are further down posts !!

1. Beloved Be Faithful......Teddy Johnson

2. Wanderin'......Teddy Johnson

3. Chinatown My Chinatown......Al Jolson

4. After You've Gone......Al Jolson

5. Sobbin' Women......Howard Keel

6. June Bride......Virginia Gibson

7. Piano Pops (No 5)..Part 1.......Russ Conway

8. Piano Pops (No 5)..Part 2.......Russ Conway

9. Come Closer To Me......Edmundo Ros And His Rumba Band

10. Cavaquinho......Edmundo Ros And His Rumba Band

11. Painting The Clouds With Sunshine.....Joe Loss And His Orchestra

12. We Won't Live In A Castle.......Joe Loss And His Orchestra

       7. Piano Pops (No 5) Part 1.

Edmundo Ros OBE, FRAM (7 December 1910 – 21 October 2011), born Edmund William Ross, was a Trinidadian-Venezuelan musician, vocalist, arranger and bandleader who made his career in Britain. He directed a highly popular Latin American orchestra, had an extensive recording career and owned one of London's leading nightclubs.

In August 1940, Ros formed his own orchestra, performing as Edmundo Ros and His Rumba Band in the style of Lecuona Cuban Boys directed by Armando Oréfiche. In 1941 he cut his first tracks with Parlophone, the first number being "Los Hijos de Buda". The band played regularly at the Coconut Grove club in Regent Street, attracting members of London's high society and royal family.

         9. Come Closer To Me

Ronnie Hilton--Nellie Lutcher--Al Jolson--Josef Locke--Jeanette Macdonald & Nelson Eddy--Norman Long

 I'll  leave this comment open !....Maybe someone can fill it in for me !...by leaving it in the comment below...then I will post it here later !!

1. Wonderful Wonderful......Ronnie Hilton

2. The Miracle Of Love......Ronnie Hilton

3. He's A Real Gone Guy.......Nellie Lutcher

4. You Better Watch Yourself Bud.......Al Jolson

5. Rock a Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody......Al Jolson

6. California Here I Come......Al Jolson

7. Down In The Glen......Josef Locke

8. Within This Heart Of Mine.......Josef Locke

9. Indian Love Call......Jeanette Macdonald & Nelson Eddy

10. Ah Sweet Mystery Of Life......Jeanette Macdonald & Nelson Eddy

11. Monday Morning......Norman Long

12. My Little Austin Seven......Norman Long 

Nellie Rose Lutcher (October 15, 1912 – June 8, 2007) was an American R&B and jazz singer and pianist, who gained prominence in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Lutcher was most recognizable for her diction and exaggerated pronunciation and was credited as an influence by Nina Simone among others.She was signed by Capitol and made several records, including "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" and her first hit single, the risqué "Hurry On Down",In 1948, she had a string of further R&B chart hits, the most successful being "Fine Brown Frame", her third No. 2 R&B hit. Her songs charted on the pop, jazz, and R&B charts, she toured widely and became well known. She wrote many of her own which went to No. 2 on the Billboard rhythm and blues chart. This was followed by her equally successful composition "He's A Real Gone Guy", which also made No. 2 on the R&B chart and crossed over to the pop charts where it reached No. 15.

Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.

Norman Stuart Long (26 March 1893–10 January 1951) was an English singer, pianist and comic entertainer, who was one of the earliest stars of BBC Radio..

 He made his first stage appearance at the Lewisham Hippodrome in 1919, billed as "A song, a smile, and a piano". He made his first radio appearance in November 1922, on the 2LO station set up by the newly-established British Broadcasting Company. His billing was soon changed to "A song, a joke, and a piano" when it was realised that a smile could not be conveyed over radio, and he described himself as "Norman Long - all teeth and trousers".With his "non-stop patter" as well as his skills as a singer and pianist, he remained a popular radio entertainer over the next 25 years. From 1925 he also made recordings of his own comic songs, mostly released on the Columbia label. These included such titles as "Back I Went to the Ministry of Labour", "Why Is the Bacon So Tough?", and "Never Have a Bath with Your Wristwatch On".

          3. He's A Real Gone Guy

Al Morgan--Al Jolson--Eddie Calvert--Issy Bonn--Jerry Gray--Don Cornell

 Not much colour on this selection but maybe a glimmer of pink and rose may peep thro'

1. Jealous Heart.......Al Morgan

2. Turnabout Is Fair Play.......Al Morgan

3. Anniversary Song......Al Jolson

4. Avalon.......Al Jolson

5. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White......Eddie Calvert

6. Roses Of Picardy......Eddie Calvert

7. My Friend......Issy Bonn

8. Mom - E - El......Issy Bonn

9. Sound Off......Jerry Gray & Orchestra

10. The Lonesomest Whistle......Jerry Gray & Orchestra

11. Hold My Hand......Don Cornell

12. I'm Blessed......Don Cornell

                                            Al Morgan

Al "Flying Fingers" Morgan (November 14, 1915 – November 18, 1989) was a popular nightclub singer, pianist and composer who is known for his hit recordings "Jealous Heart", "I'll Take Care Of Your Cares," and "The Place Where I Worship."

While playing in Wisconsin Morgan had the idea to make a big band arrangement of the Jenny Lou Carson song, "Jealous Heart". Rumor has it that Morgan first sang "Jealous Heart" as a part of a medley in his act. That song, recorded in Chicago and released on Universal in 1949, became a local hit. Decca Records in England was starting a new label called London Records and deal was struck to release "Jealous Heart" on London.

"Jealous Heart" was released in 1949 and was his biggest hit, said to have sold in excess of 12 million copies. Morgan performed at various theaters, churches, supper clubs and Las Vegas concert halls for over 40 years. He is best known for his flamboyant style of piano playing where he would raise his hands over his shoulders and flop them down on the keys, hitting all the correct notes, earning him the title, "Flying Fingers."

Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, and was self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer." Jolson was known for his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach" towards performing, as well as for popularizing many of the songs he sang. Jolson has been referred to by modern critics as "the king of blackface performers."

Issy Bonn (born Benjamin Levin; 21 April 1903 – 21 April 1977) was a British comedian, singer, actor, and theatrical agent. His signature song was "My Yiddishe Momme".

 He joined an existing comedy and singing group, the Three Rascals, and used the stage name Benny Levine. He went solo in the early 1920s. He took the stage name Issy Bonn . He combined sentimental songs such as "My Yiddish Momme" and "Let Bygones Be Bygones", with Jewish humour and sketches, many featuring the fictitious Finkelfeffer family. He made his first recordings in 1942, for the Rex label, and later recorded for Decca and Columbia. He toured Europe with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), and starred in his own road shows including The Big Broadcasts and The Melody Lingers On.

In the 1950s, his style of humour, trading on traditional Jewish stereotypes, went out of fashion, but he continued to appear on radio, television, and in pantomimes, and toured, often with the popular trumpeter Eddie Calvert. He later retired from performing and became a theatrical agent, and a producer of variety shows around the country. He made his last appearance as a performer in 1963. His image appears on the cover of The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Jerry Gray (July 3, 1915 – August 10, 1976)[1] was an American violinist, arranger, composer, and leader of swing dance orchestras (big bands) bearing his name. He is widely known for his work with popular music during the Swing era. His name is inextricably linked to two of the most famous bandleaders of the time, Artie Shaw and Glenn Miller. Gray, along with Bill Finegan, wrote many of Miller's arrangements during the late 1930s and early 1940s. In the latter part of Gray's career, his orchestra served as the house band at the Venetian Room of the Fairmont Hotel, Dallas.

 Hits included the obligatory recreations of Miller classics, new compositions in the Miller style such as "Restringing the Pearls", and other distinctive tunes such as "Sound Off".

Don Cornell (born Luigi Francisco Varlaro; April 21, 1919 – February 23, 2004) was an American singer.In his teens he played guitar in a band led by jazz trumpeter Red Nichols. When he was eighteen, he was a vocalist in the Sammy Kaye band. He became a solo act in 1949. Between 1950 and 1962, twelve of his records were certified gold. These included "It Isn't Fair" "I'll Walk Alone", "I'm Yours", and "Hold My Hand". He appeared often on television programs hosted by Perry Como, Jackie Gleason, and Arthur Godfrey during the 1950s and 1960s.

    (Most Of The Info On This Blog is Taken From Wikipedia And Edited)

                         

          11. Hold My Hand