Billy Cotton--Frank Sinatra--Victor Silvester--Primo Scala--Archie Lewis--Ted Heath

This selection reads like a "Travelogue"...The little Valley could be in Spain and you could Rumba up and down the mountains..or maybe do the Samba on the Isle Of Capri !...or even play the Penny Whistle in the Alpine moutains doing the Boogie !

And that Jimmy Brown is ringing the bells again !!

1. Little Lady Make Believe......Billy Cotton & His Band

2. Say Goodnight To You Old Fashioned Mother......Billy Cotton & His Band

3. Don't Worry 'Bout Me......Frank Sinatra

4. I Love You.....Frank Sinatra

5. Port Of Spain......Victor Silvester & His Silver Strings

6. Panama......Victor Silvester & His Silver Strings

7. Little Valley In The Mountains......Primo Scala's Accordeon Band

8. Isle Of Capri......Primo Scala's Accordeon Band

9. While The Angelus Was Ringing......Archie Lewis

10. Till All Our Dreams Come true......Archie Lewis

11. The Penny Whistle Song......Ted Heath And His Music

12. Alpine Boogie......Ted Heath & His Music

Edward Archibald Lewis (10 April 1918[1]– 29 February 1988 was a Jamaican singer who was popular in Britain in the 1940s.

Archie Lewis sang in choirs and was a Sunday school teacher before taking up singing as a career. Already one of the most popular singers in Jamaica, he migrated to Britain in 1942 to work in a munitions factory as part of the war effort,and became the featured singer with Geraldo and his Orchestra, with whom he recorded. He was one of the first black vocalists to sing solo in public performances in England, and toured widely with Geraldo and with Josephine Baker, as well as performing at the London Palladium and at a Royal Command Performance. For a time he was seen as one of Britain's most popular singers, his recording of "While the Angelus Was Ringing", sung with the Luton Girls Choir in 1948, was reported to have sold over a million copies.

          9. While The Angelus Was Ringing

           12. Alpine Boogie

Primo Scala--The Trix Sisters--Stuart Vaughan--Zonophone Salon Orch--Lorimer & Lawrence--Belmont & Lyster

This selection features recording's at a guess from the 20/30's...The "Eclipse" disc is a 7 and a half incher the rest normal 10 inch...Only found info for the Twix Sister's !...considering how old these discs are, the sound is pretty cool ..

1. Sierra Die Credos......Primo Scala & His Accordion Band

2. Arc De Triomphe ( Overture )......Prima Scala And His Accordion Band

3. I'm Sitting On Top Of The World......The Trix Sisters

4. I'm Knee Deep In Daises......The Trix Sisters

5. Sally (The Sunshine Of Our Ally)......Stuart Vaughan

6. Tell Me That Story Of Old Missouri......Stuart Vaughan

7. Heartaches......Zonophone Salon Orchestra

8. There's Something In Your Eyes......Zonophone Salon Orchestra

9. Isle Of Capri......Lorimer And Lawrence

10. It Says So In The History Books.....Lorimer And Lawrence

11. Hear The Robin......Belmont And Lyster

12. The Blue Jay And The Thrush...... Belmont And Lyster

The Trix Sisters (Helen and Josephine) were an American vaudevillian team who made it big in Europe after the First World War. Although they appeared in some successful shows, their unique inimitable style of playing the piano, dancing and singing found even greater favour in the burgeoning cabaret circuit in London and Paris and their recordings became hugely popular.....(Info From The Jazz Age Club)...

        10. It Say's So In The History Books

Winifred Atwell--Gary Miller--David Whitfield--Charlie Kunz--Jimmy Young--Primo Scala

 Vocals, accordions, banjo's and lots of Piano !!

1. Spaceship Boogie......Winifred Atwell

2. Jane Street......Winifred Atwell

3. The Story Of My Life......Gary Miller

4. Put A Light In The Window.......Gary Miller

5. Beyond The Stars......David Whitfield

6. Open Your Heart......David Whitfield

7. Charlie Kunz Piano Medley No 113......(Side One)Charlie Kunz

8. Charlie Kunz Piano Medley No 113......(Side Two)Charlie Kunz

9. Too Young......Jimmy Young

10. How Can I leave You......Jimmy Young

11. Swinging Down The Lane......Primo Scala & His Banjo & Accordion Band

12. There's Nothing To Do In Sleepyville......Primo Scala Band

Gary Miller, born Neville Williams (3 May 1924 – 15 June 1968) was an English popular music singer and actor of the 1950s and 1960s. His career spanned only 15 years before he died of a heart attack in 1968. He released 24 singles and six EPs on the Pye label between 1955 and 1967. Pye released a further compilation EP after his death..... He had several Top 40 singles early in his career, his debut single in 1955, "The Yellow Rose of Texas" reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart. The most successful was "Robin Hood" (the theme to The Adventures of Robin Hood) which spent 28 weeks in the chart, and peaked at No. 10, his only Top 10 hit.

          1. Spaceship Boogie

Black Diamonds Band--Primo Scala--Jean Sablon--Derek Olham--Felix King--Layton & Johnstone

 Anyone for a march ??...singing is optional with or without the rain all the way to Paris and then a visit to the Sphinx !

1. Wellington March.....Black Diamonds Band

2. Washington Grays March......Black Diamond Band

3. George White's Scandals Selection Part One......Primo Scala's Accordeon Band

4. George White's Scandals Selection Part Two......Primo Scala's Accordeon Band

5. Sur La Pont Avignon......Jean Sablon

6. Je Tire Ma Reverence......Jean Sablon

7. Love's Old Sweet Song......Derek Oldham

8. Parted......Derek Oldham

9. Bewitched......Felix King & His Orchestra

10. Once In A While......Felix King & His Orchestra

11. Singing In The Rain.....Layton & Johnstone

12. My Song Of The Nile......Layton & Johnstone

The Black Diamonds Band was one of the most popular British recording bands from about 1900 to the early 1930's. At least 270 records of this band's music are known to exist. The majority of these recordings were made for the Zonophone Company, but a few appeared on Gramophone Concert, Monarch, His Master's Voice, and possibly other labels.

Felix King was a British pianist and conductor born on March 27th, 1912 in Brighton. He formed a band in 1932 to play at the Gargoyle Club in London and spent much of his time as a pianist in leading dance bands in London, writing music for films and playing in them. In 1947, Felix King, his piano and orchestra opened at the Nightingale Club in Berkeley Square featuring two pianos for which Felix King composed the signature tune "The Night and the Nightingale".

          11. Singing In The Rain

Prima Scala's Accordeon Band--The Eric Delaney Band--The Melachrino Orchestra--Eddie Cantor--Paul Anka--Lita Roza

I hope the 4 dogs don't fight over the pie !...still if they do throw the coffee over them !!
 

1. When I Grow To Old To Dream......Primo Scala's Accordeon Band

2. Rose Of Italy......Primo Scala's Accordeon Band

3. Fanfare Jump......The Eric Delaney Band

4. Jingle Bells......The Eric Delaney Band

5. Legend Of The Glass Mountain.....The Melachrino Orchestra

6. Song Of The Mountains......The Melachrino Orchestra

7. Margie......Eddie Cantor

8. Little Curly Hair In A High Chair......Eddie Cantor

9. You Are My Destiny......Paul Anka

10. When I Stop Loving You......Paul Anka

11. Hey There......Lita Roza

12. Hernando's Hideaway......Lita Roza

Eric Delaney (22 May 1924 – 14 July 2011) was an English drummer and bandleader, popular in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Delaney specialised in up-tempo dance hall music, often carrying a rock and roll label but closer in spirit to that of Geraldo and Joe Loss. As with many similar artists, the music he performed became less popular after the Beatles entered the musical scene. He remained active touring in the UK, notably in holiday resorts.

George Melachrino (born George Miltiades; 1 May 1909 – 18 June 1965) was a musician, composer of film music, and musical director who was English born of Greek and Italian descent. He was an accomplished player of the violin, viola, oboe, clarinet and saxophone....In 1939, he started his own band and secured a contract at the Café de Paris.

After the war, in 1945, he formed the George Melachrino Orchestra, an orchestra that became synonymous with lush string arrangements. From 1945 to 1947, he conducted for Richard Tauber in most of his Parlophone recordings and BBC broadcasts. Beginning in the 1950s he specialized in easy listening arrangements of popular music standards. His ensemble recorded under the names, 'Melachinro Stinrgs' and the 'Melachrino Strings and Orchestra.

Eddie Cantor (born Isidore Itzkowitz; January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, film producer, screenwriter and author. Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie, and early television audiences.

Cantor began making phonograph records in 1917, recording both comedy songs and routines and popular songs of the day, first for Victor, then for Aeoleon-Vocalion, Pathé, and Emerson. From 1921 through 1925, he had an exclusive contract with Columbia Records, returning to Victor for the remainder of the decade. 

          3. Fanfare Jump

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra--Sonny James--Pee Wee Hunt & His Orchestra--Jean Sablon--Primo Scala's Accordeon Band--Ethel Smith

 Accordions, Organs, Verdi swung and a French singer, even a whistling waltz,whatever that is in this crazy selection in the Snow !

1. Anvil Chorus Part 1......Glenn Miller And His Orchestra

2. Anvil Chorus Part 2......Glenn Miller and his Orchestra

3. Young Love......Sonny James

4. Your The Reason I'm In Love......Sonny James

5. Twelfth Street Rag......Pee Wee Hunt And His Orchestra

6. Somebody Else Not Me.......Pee Wee Hunt And His Orchestra

7. The Song From Moulin Rouge.......Jean Sablon

8. For Me......Jean Sablon

9. The Whistling Waltz......Primo Scala's Accordeon Band

10. At The Close Of A Long Day......Primo Scala's Accordeon Band

11. Sleigh Ride......Ethel Smith

12. Bring Her Out Again......Ethel Smith

Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928 – February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love", topping both the Billboard Hot Country and Billboard's Disk Jockey singles charts. Dubbed the "Southern Gentleman" for his congenial manner, his greatest success came from ballads about the trials of love. In late 1956 James released "Young Love", a 45 rpm single for which he would forever be remembered. As the first teenage country crossover single, it topped both the US country and pop music charts in January to February 1957. Record sales could have been higher if Capitol Records had anticipated the exposure on popular-music charts; they had ordered only enough copies of the record to satisfy the anticipated country-music demand, and were therefore unable to supply most of the requests for records. The track peaked at No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart. It sold well over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

Jean Sablon ( 25 March 1906 – Cannes 24 February 1994) was a French singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He was one of the first French singers to immerse himself in jazz. The man behind several songs by big French and American names, he was the first to use a microphone on a French stage in 1936. Star of vinyl and the radio, he left France in 1937 to take up a contract with NBC in the United States. His radio and later televised shows made him a huge star in America. Henceforth the most international of French singers among his contemporaries, he became an ambassador of French songwriting and dedicated his career to touring internationally, occasionally returning to France to appear on stage. His sixty-one year career came to an end in 1984.

         5. Twelfth Street Rag