Showing posts with label Winifred Atwell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winifred Atwell. Show all posts

Friday, 29 March 2024

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

Sunday, 11 February 2024

Ken Mackintosh--Winifred Atwell--Joe Loss--Frankie Laine--Perry Como--Harry James


 A bit heavy with the Dogs with this selection !!

1. Good Boogdi Googie.Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra.v Gordon Langhorn
2. Tin Pan Alley Ball...Ken mackuntosh & His Orchestra..Vocal Beryl Reid
3. Port Au Prince......Winifred Atwell
4. Startime......Winifred Atwell
5. Forget Me Not......Joe Loss & His Orchestra...Vocal Howard Jones
6. Isle Of Innisfree......Joe Loss & His Orchestra....Vocal Rose Brennan
7. Love Is A Golden Ring......Frankie Laine
8. There's Not A Moment To Spare.......Frankie Laine
9. It Only Happens When I Dance With You......Perry Como
10. Because......Perry Como
11. Easter Parade.......Harry James & His Orchestra
12. Cherry.......Harry James & His Orchestra

        11. Easter Parade

Saturday, 10 February 2024

Winifred Atwell--The Sportsmen--The Caledonian Orchestra--Helen Forest--Eddie Fisher--Harry Gordon & Arthur Black

A mixture of labels and styles for your hedification !!.....I guess The Sportsmen got stuck or tongue tied !!!

1. Gold And Silver Waltz......Winifred Atwell
2. Jubilee Rag......Winifred Atwell
3. Me And My Shadow......The Sportsmen
4. Goodnight Ladies......The Sportsmen
5. Strip The Willow......The Caledonian Orchestra
6. Petronella......The Caledonian Orchestra
7. I'll Dance At Your Wedding......Helen Forest
8. That's All I Want To Know......Helen Forest
9. A Man Chases a Girl.....Eddie Fisher
10. Wedding Bells.....Eddie Fisher
11. Stung.. Part One......Harry Gordon & Arthur Black (Comedy Duo)
12. Stung.. Part Two......Harry Gordon & Arthur Black (Comedy Duo)

The Sportsmen Quartet (prior to World War II known as The Sportsmen) was a Barbershop Quartet. They began appearances in 1938 and are most remembered for their many appearances on both the radio and television series of the Jack Benny Program (which ran on TV from 1950 to 1961) and many cartoons including ''What's Opera, Doc'' and ''Mississippi Hare''.
The Sportsmen, also known as The Sportsmen Quartet, was a singing group originally formed in the 1930s and performing primarily on radio, film soundtracks, and records, often singing backup to star names. 

Helen Forrest (born Helen Fogel, April 12, 1917 – July 11, 1999) was an American singer of traditional pop and swing music. She served as the "girl singer" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Harry James), thereby earning a reputation as "the voice of the name bands."....... By the end of the 1950s, Helen's solo career waned as rock'n'roll became increasingly popular. Helen's manager, Joe Graydon, said, "She was at an `in-between' stage in her career. Not young enough to be current. Not old enough to be nostalgia."After a dip in recording in the 1950s, including a stint with the startup Bell Records, Helen sang with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, led by Sam Donahue, in the early 1960s. Helen continued to make occasional records and perform in concerts and was performing at Lake Tahoe with Frank Sinatra Jr. in 1963 when he was kidnapped.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Forrest performed in supper clubs on "big band nostalgia" tours, including appearances with Harry James and Dick Haymes. In 1977, Helen participated in a television reunion of herself, James, and Haymes on The Merv Griffin Show.  In 1983, Helen released her final album, entitled Now and Forever.

Harry Gordon was born in Aberdeen as Alexander Ross Gordon (11 July 1893 – 21 January 1957), known as Harry Gordon, was a popular Scottish entertainer, comedian and impressionist, touring throughout Scotland and further afield. From the 1920s through the 1950s Gordon also produced a large number of recordings, including several under assumed names. He was known as the Laird of Inversnecky, a fictional Scottish town he used in his comic routines, which ended up becoming the nickname for Inverness.

          4. Goodnight Ladies

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

Harry Belafonte--Jack Pleasants--Tom Foy--Jimmy Lloyd--Massed Bands Of Aldershot--Joan Regan--Winifred Atwell


Some colourful labels on this selection and the massed bands are making another appearance ending in a Boogie !

1. Mary's Boy Child.......Harry Belafonte
2. Eden Was Just Like This......Harry Belafonte
3. I'm Shy Mary Ellen I'm Shy......Jack Pleasants
4. I'm I Throuble Agean......Tom Foy
5. The Prince Of Players......Jimmy Lloyd
6. Ever Since I Met Lucy.......Jimmy Lloyd
7. Blaze Away......Massed Bands Of The Aldershot Command--1932
8. Marching Through Georgia...Massed Bands Aldershot Command--1932
9. Someone Else's Roses......Joan Regan
10. The Love I Have For You.....Joan Regan
11. The Poor People of Paris......Winifred Atwell
12. Piano Tuner's Boogie......Winifred Atwell

Jack Pleasants (1876-1924) was a music hall singer and comedian especially popular in the north of England. He played the part of a bashful lover, typified by his popular songs "I'm Shy, Mary Ellen, I'm Shy" (his biggest hit 1911), "I'm Twenty-one Today" and "I Just Got Married Today". His status as one of the top Northern dialect comedians grew. Billed as “The Bashful Limit”, he typically played the part of a "bashful fool",  He wore make-up, a black frock coat, trousers, and a bowler hat, and sported a large marguerite flower.

Thomas Foy (1866 – 7 August 1917) was an English music hall performer and comedian.
He trained as an acrobat and in his spare time, he joined a circus as a clown and scene designer, and made his first music hall performance in Manchester as a lightning cartoonist. He developed a song and dance act, and also joined a Wild West show, before becoming a comedian with a stage Irish persona. He appeared in pantomimes in the north of England before heading to London and finding fame as a comedian and pantomime performer.He was billed as "The famous Little Comedian". As a pantomime performer he specialised in "Idle Jack" and pantomime dames.
Jimmy Lloyd was a singer from Trinidad who came to England in 1956 and made his first appearance on the Six-Five Special on November 30th 1957. He also appeared on other British TV shows such as Oh Boy! and Drumbeat, and recorded several songs for the Philips label. He was known for his energetic and lively style of singing, influenced by rock and roll and calypso music. 

Joan Regan (born Joan Bethel or Siobhan Bethel; 19 January 1928 – 12 September 2013) was an English traditional pop music singer, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s.Her successful singing career began in 1953, when she made a demo record of "Too Young" and "I'll Walk Alone". The demo came to the attention of Bernard Delfont, and that helped her sign a recording contract with Decca Records.
She had a number of Top 40 hits for the label, many of them were cover versions of American hits. Among them were Teresa Brewer's "Ricochet", "Till I Waltz Again with You", and "Jilted", Doris Day's "If I Give My Heart to You" and Jill Corey's "Cleo and Me-O" and "Love Me to Pieces".

          3. I'm Shy Mary Ellen I'm Shy
           12. Piano Tuners Boogie

Saturday, 22 July 2023

Ruby Murray--Winifred Atwell--Grace Moore--Ambrose--Mantovani--Harold Williams

Green,Blue.Black,Blue,Blue,Black.

1. Mr Wonderful......Ruby Murray
2. Pretty Pretty.....Ruby Murray
3. Let's Rock'n Roll. Side One......Winifred Atwell
4. Let's Rock'n Roll. Side Two......Winifred Atwell
5. Ciribiribin......Grace Moore
6. One Night Of Love......Grace Moore
7. I'll Be Seeing You......Ambrose & His Orchestra vocalist Rita Marlow
8. Long Ago And Far Away......Ambrose & His Orchestra vocalist Bob Arden
9. Charmaine......Mantovani & His Orchestra
10. Diane......Mantovani & His Orchestra
11. The Lincolnshire Poacher......Harold Williams
12. Wrap Me Up In My Tarpaulin Jacket......Harold Williams
 

Mary Willie Grace Moore (December 5, 1898 – January 26, 1947) was an American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film. She was nicknamed the "Tennessee Nightingale." Her films helped to popularize opera by bringing it to a larger audience. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in One Night of Love.

          3. Let's Rock'n Roll

Friday, 26 May 2023

Winifred Atwell--Richard Tauber--Mantovani Orchestra--Norman Brooks--New Light Orchestra--Max Bygraves


 A piano selection, a tango, classic music, side by side of three different vocal styles for your hedification ! ...Oooops  Education !!

1. Let's Have Another Party 1......Winifred Atwell
2. Let's Have Another Party 2......Winifred Atwell
3. You Are My Hearts Delight......Richard Tauber
4. Vienna City Of My Dreams......Richard Tauber
5. Jealousy......Mantovani & His Orchestra
6. La Cumparsita......Mantovani & His Orchestra
7. Lou Lou Louisiana.......Norman Brooks
8. Back In Circulation......Norman Brooks
9. Humoresque.......New Light Symphony Orchestra
10. Serenade......New Light Symphony Orchestra
11. Mr Sandman......Max Bygraves
12. He's A Real Tough Guy......Max Bygraves

Richard Tauber (16 May 1891 – 8 January 1948) was an Austrian tenor and film actor.
He made several musical films in England, and at the premiere of her film Mimi in April 1935, he met the English actress Diana Napier (1905–1982); they were married on 20 June 1936.  Napier appeared in three of his British films: Heart's Desire (1935), Land Without Music and Pagliacci (both 1936).
In 1938, he made his London operatic debut in Die Zauberflöte under Sir Thomas Beecham. Earlier that year, the Nazi government of Germany annexed Austria and Tauber left for good. In response, the Nazis withdrew the Taubers' passports and right of abode; because this left the couple technically stateless, Tauber applied for British citizenship. He was touring South Africa
 when World War II broke out, and returned to Switzerland until receiving the papers allowing him to enter the UK in March 1940.

Norman Brooks (August 19, 1928 – September 14, 2006) was a Canadian singer, best known for his ability to sound like Al Jolson.
He was born Norman Joseph Arie, the son of Lebanese parents, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1928. He played Jolson in the 1956 film, The Best Things in Life Are Free. Brooks performed in nightclubs and on television in the United States and Canada during the 1950s and 1960s. He played himself in the 1960 film Ocean's Eleven.
His records "Hello Sunshine" and "You Shouldn't Have Kissed Me The First Time" for the Zodiac Records label were national hits in 1953. His song "A Sky-Blue Shirt and a Rainbow Tie" reached No. 17 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1954.

          1. Lets Have Another Party