Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra--Peter Dawson--Anita O'Day & Her Orchestra--Anne Shelton--Albert Sandler & His Orchestra--Wingates Temperance Prize Band

Let's hope when you are in the land of nod waltzing and dreaming you wont jump when the soldiers come marching by rockin' and rolling !! 

1. Forgotten Dreams......Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra

2. It's Not For Me To Say......Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra

3. Auld Lang Syne.....Peter Dawson

4. The Miners Dream Of Home......Peter Dawson

5. Rock And Roll Blues......Anita O'Day & Her Orchestra

6. Lover Come Back To Me.....Anita O'Day & Her Orchestra

7. Lay Down Your Arms......Anne Shelton

8. Daydreams......Anne Shelton

9. The Merry Widow Waltz......Albert Sandler & His Orchestra

10. Villa......Albert Sandler & His Orchestra

11. Patience....Selections...Part 1......Wingates Temperance Prize Band

11. Patience....Selections...Part 2......Wingates Temperance Prize Band

Cyril Stapleton (31 December 1914 – 25 February 1974) was an English violinist and jazz bandleader.

 In 1947, he recreated his band, and quickly won slots on the BBC; among the singers he accompanied were Dick James and Frank Sinatra. As leader of the BBC Show Band, Stapleton became a fixture on the English musical scene, broadcast across the nation throughout the mid-1950s. Players in the ensemble who went on to gain a profile in their own right included Bert Weedon, Bill McGuffie, Tommy Whittle, and Matt Monro.

In 1957, the BBC disbanded the Show Band, and Stapleton immediately reassembled his own group. He even managed two chart hits in the United States with the instrumental "The Italian Theme" (#25, 1956) and "The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack)" (#13, 1959). The latter record sold one million copies. Stapleton continued to tour and record into the 1970s; in 1965 he also became head of A&R for Pye Records.

Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. She changed her surname from Colton to O'Day, pig Latin for "dough", slang for money.

          6. Lover Come Back To Me

Dennis Lotis--Reginald Foort--Brun & His Novelty Accordeon Orchestra--Les Paul & Mary Ford--Enrico Caruso--Laurie London

 Doing the Mambo in the desert with Big Ben And Nola !!

1. They Were Doing The Mambo......Dennis Lotis

2. Cinnamon Sinner......Dennis Lotis

3. Desert Song......Reginald Foort

4. Riff Song......Reginald Foort

5. Big Ben Of Westminster......Brun & His Novelty Accordeon Orchestra

6. Ginger One Step......Brun & His Novelty Accordeon Band

7. Nola......Les Paul

8. Jealous......Les Paul & Mary Ford

9. O Sole Mio......Enrico Caruso

10. La Donna Mobile......Enrico Caruso

11. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands......Laurie London

12. The Cradle Rock......Laurie London

Dennis Lotis (8 March 1925 – 8 February 2023) was a South African-born British singer, actor, and entertainer, whose popularity was greatest in the 1950s. He was described as having "a sophisticated style that was particularly attractive to the young female population".He joined the Ted Heath Orchestra, singing alongside Lita Roza and Dickie Valentine.

His first record was a cover version of Al Martino's hit "Here in My Heart", released in September 1952 on the independent Polygon label. He later recorded with the Johnston Brothers and Ted Heath and His Music; "Such a Night" / "Cuddle Me" was released by Decca Records in 1954.Lotis went solo in the mid-1950s, and became one of the most successful acts on the British variety circuit, also appearing frequently on BBC radio. He appeared in his first Royal Variety Performance in 1957, and that year was voted Top Male Singer in the Melody Maker annual poll. He also toured the US with the Ted Heath Orchestra. He recorded in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Pye Nixa and Columbia labels.

Enrico Caruso..25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic first lyric tenor then dramatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles  from the Italian and French repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. One of the first major singing talents to be commercially recorded, Caruso made 247 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920, which made him an international popular entertainment star......Caruso made recordings in America for the Victor Talking Machine Company (later RCA Victor) from 1904 to 1920, and he and his heirs earned millions of dollars in royalties from the retail sales of these records. He was also heard live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in 1910, when he participated in the first public radio broadcast to be transmitted in the United States.

Caruso also appeared in two motion pictures. In 1918, he played a dual role in the American My Cousin (silent film, entirely restored in July 2021 for Paramount Pictures. This film included a sequence depicting him on stage performing the aria Vesti la giubba from Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci.

         1. They Were Doing The Mambo

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

Jerry Lewis--The Sylvians--Hoagy Carmichael--Guy Mitchell--Robin Richmond--The Merry Macs

 Where's Polly gone I hope she's happy and it's not breezy on the stairs in the Sky !

1. It All Depends On You......Jerry Lewis

2. Let Me Sing And I'm Happy......Jerry Lewis

3. Sitting On The Stairs......The Sylvians

4. Longing For Someone......The Sylvians

5. Ole Buttermilk Sky......Hoagy Carmichael

6. Huggin' And Chalkin......Hoagy Carmichael

7. Chicka Boom......Guy Mitchell

8. Hannah Lee.....Guy Mitchell

9. Hysterics Rag......Robin Richmond

10. The Grey Waltz......Robin Richmond

11. Breezin' Along With The Breeze......The Merry Macs

12. Ma He's Makin' Eyes At Me......The Merry Macs

Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. His success made him a global figure in pop culture and earned him the nickname, "The King of Comedy". He teamed with singer Dean Martin to form the famous Martin and Lewis comedy duo, before moving on as a "one-man" stage act, movie star, filmmaker and singer.

They starred in their own series of 14 new films, At War with the Army (1950), That's My Boy (1951), Sailor Beware (1952), Jumping Jacks (1952), The Stooge (1952), Scared Stiff (1953), The Caddy (1953), Money from Home (1953), Living It Up (1954), 3 Ring Circus (1954), You're Never Too Young (1955), Artists and Models (1955), Pardners (1956) and Hollywood or Bust (1956), all produced by Hal B. Wallis.

Robin Richmond (21 April 1912 – 27 July 1998) was an English cinema organist and BBC Radio presenter and performer.

Richmond regularly performed on the BBC Light Programme, on shows such as Music While You Work, Variety Bandbox and Organ Grinder Swing. He also presented a number of programmes including Housewives' Choice and Jazz Club. On television, he was the resident organist on the quiz show Double Your Money.

The Merry Macs were an American close-harmony pop music quartet active from the 1920s till the 1960s and best known for the hits "Mairzy Doats", "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" and "Sentimental Journey". The group also sang on recordings with Bing Crosby.Vocal quartets had customarily harmonized like barbershop quartets. The Merry Macs revolutionized vocal harmony with closer harmonic chords. This style inspired other groups, like The Modernaires and Six Hits and a Miss. In 1938 The Merry Macs signed with Decca Records and recorded "Pop Goes the Weasel". The Merry Macs (with Carroll) sang a swing version of "Down by the Old Mill Stream" in the 1939 Vitaphone musical Seeing Red, Red Skelton's first film.

          7. Chicka Boom

Lita Roza--Mr Borland--Mr Chris Chapman--Joe Loss Band--Johnnie Ray--Eva Turner--Tennessee Ernie Ford

 A mixture of labels and styles start off this session of 78's...bells and swing and a dash of Puccini !

1. Hillside In Scotland......Lita Roza

2. Sorry Sorry Sorry.......Lita Roza

3. Peal Of Church Bells......Mr Borland

4. Southern Girl Gavotte......Mr Chris Chapman

5. In The Mood......Joe Loss And His Band

6. At The Woodchoppers Ball......Joe Loss And His Band

7. I Miss You So......Johnnie Ray

8. So Long.......Johnnie Ray

9. Turandot...In Questa Reggia......Eva Turner

10. Turandot...O Princcipi Che a Lunghe Carovane......Eva Turner

11. River Of No Return......Tennessee Ernie Ford

12. Give Me Your Word......Tennessee Ernie Ford

  

Lilian Patricia Lita Roza (14 March 1926 – 14 August 2008) was an English singer best known for her 1953 recording "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. She was the first British woman to have a No. 1 hit in the UK chart.

In 1950, she became the lead female singer with the Ted Heath Band, and by 1954, had achieved enough public acclaim to leave the band and pursue a solo recording career.

Roza's "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", a cover version of Patti Page's original, was the peak of her career, topping the UK Singles Chart. It made her the first British woman to have a No. 1 hit in the UK chart. Further covers of "Hey There" and "Jimmy Unknown" gave her small hits in the mid-1950s. Roza disliked her hit single so much that she never performed it live.

Eva Turner

Dame Eva Turner, DBE, FRAM, FRCM (10 March 1892 – 16 June 1990) was an English dramatic soprano with an international reputation. Her strong, steady and well-trained voice was renowned for its clarion power in Italian and German operatic roles.

She also played the title role in Turandot. She was in the audience for the April 1926 premiere at La Scala and first sang it in December that year at the Teatro Grande in Brescia. In 1928, she performed it at the Covent Garden (also playing Aida and Santuzza during the season), and in 1929, she took the part at La Scala. Recordings of her Turandot recorded live at Covent Garden in 1937 with Giovanni Martinelli as Calaf and John Barbirolli conducting remained unissued at the time but were released on EMI CD CDH 7610742 in the 1980s.

          6. At The Woodchoppers Ball

The Four Knights--Gracie Fields--Suzi Miller--Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra--Corona Dance Orchestra--Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters

 Two Purple, 6 different shades of Blue, 2 doggies maybe called Regal and a Mannikin Next !!

1. I Get So Lonely......The Four Knights

2. Till Then......The Four Knights

3. Annie Get Your Gun Part 1. (Selection)......Gracie Fields

4. Annie Get Your Gun Part 2. (Selection)......Gracie Fields

5. Happy Days And Lonely Nights.....Suzi Miller

6. Tell Me Tell Me......Suzi Miller

7. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

8. Song Of India.....Tommy Dorsey& His Orchestra

9. March Of The Mannkins......Corona Dance Orchestra

10. Tell Me A Story.......Corona Dance Orchestra

11. Gotta Have Something In The Bank Frank......Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters

12. Single......Frankie Vaughan

CORONA DANCE ORCHESTRA

Pseudonym used on British Regal in the 1920s for many American jazz and dance bands such as California Ramblers, Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra, The Original Memphis Five and University Six.

           8. Song Of India

Johnnie Ray--Winifred Atwell--Richard Crooks--Doris Day--Reginald Foort--Gracie Fields

Three Male Singers with Memories of Love, Hearts , serenading with a rose, to two Female Singers who fell and slipped whilst listening to the band doing the Boogie Rag and saying Goodbye !

1. Build Your Love......Johnnie Ray

2. Streets Of Memories......Johnnie Ray

3. Coronation Rag......Winifred Atwell

4. Bounce The Boogie......Winifred Atwell

5. You Are My Hearts Delight......Richard Crooks

6. Just Two Hearts And A Waltz Refrain......Richard Crooks

7. I Didn't Slip I Wasn't Pushed I Fell.......Doris Day

8. You Go To My Head......Doris Day

9. Only A Rose.......Reginald Foort

10. Serenade......Reginald Foort

11. McNamara's Band......Gracie Fields

12. Arriverderci.......Gracie Fields

Reginald John Foort (23 January 1893 – 22 May 1980), was a cinema organist and theatre organist. He was the first official BBC Staff Theatre Organist from 1936 to 1938, during which time he made 405 broadcasts on the organ at St George's Hall, Langham Place. 'Reggie' was a hugely popular broadcaster in his heyday in the late 1930s and 1940s in Britain and later settled in the United States, where he similarly enjoyed an illustrious career performing and recording.

Foort's first performance on a Wurlitzer was at a theatre in Edinburgh, and a few weeks later he took up a job as organist at the New Gallery Kinema, Regent Street, London, where in the late 1920s he passed what he described as 'one of the happiest periods of my life', popularising the theatre organ as a 'one-man orchestra' through broadcasts and recordings of his performances on the cinema's F2/S Wurlitzer. This was followed by spells at the Paramount Theatre (Paris); the London Palladium, and, with Sandy MacPherson, the Empire, Leicester Square. He made his first commercial recording in 1926.

          8. You Go To My Head

Edna Savage--Noel Coward--Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra--Harold Williams--Harry Leader & His Orchestra--Reginald Dixon

 Morning ! Candelight ! A Room ! With Mary ! A Tango ! With the Belle Of The Ball ! A King ! A Stein Of Beer ! Doing The Cokey Cokey & The Palais Glide Ending with a Dance At The Tower....Cor What a Night !!!

1. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning......Edna Savage

2. Candlelight......Edna Savage

3. A Room With A View......Noel Coward

4. Mary Make Believe......Noel Coward

5. Blue Tango......Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra

6. Belle Of The Ball......Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra

7. If I Were A King......Harold Williams

8. Stein Song......Harold Williams

9. The Cokey Cokey......Harry Leader And His Party Dance Orchestra

10. The Palais Glide......Harry Leader And His Party Dance Orchestra

11. Dancing At The Tower (Side 1)......Reginald Dixon

12. Dancing At The Tower (Side 2)......Reginald Dixon

Edna Savage (21 April 1936 – 31 December 2000 was a traditional pop singer in the United Kingdom.

She auditioned twice for the BBC before making her first broadcast, in 1954. She recorded a number of records, only one of which charted, "Arrivederci Darling" in 1956, which made it to No. 19 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1957 she participated in the UK qualifying heat for the Eurovision Song Contest. 

Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".

In 1955 Coward's cabaret act at Las Vegas, recorded live for the gramophone, and released as Noël Coward at Las Vegas,was so successful that CBS engaged him to write and direct a series of three 90-minute television specials for the 1955–56 season. The first of these, Together With Music, paired Coward with Mary Martin, featuring him in many of the numbers from his Las Vegas act. It was followed by productions of Blithe Spirit in which he starred with Claudette Colbert, Lauren Bacall and Mildred Natwick and This Happy Breed with Edna Best and Roger Moore. Coward won new popularity in several notable films later in his career, such as Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Our Man in Havana (1959), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), Boom! (1968) and The Italian Job (1969).

Leroy Anderson  (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music.He wrote his first hit, "Blue Tango", in 1951, earning a Golden Disc and the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts....His pieces and his recordings during the 1950s conducting a studio orchestra were immense commercial successes. "Blue Tango" was the first instrumental recording ever to sell one million copies. His most famous pieces are probably "Sleigh Ride" and "The Syncopated Clock". 

Harold John Williams MBE (3 September 1893 – 5 June 1976) was an Australian baritone and music teacher. Born in Sydney, he had a career in England and his native country, performing in opera, oratorio and concerts and giving radio broadcasts.

Williams appeared with most of the greatest conductors of his time, including Arturo Toscanini, Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Adrian Boult and Sir Thomas Beecham. When in England he sang in every season of Sir Henry Wood's Promenade Concerts in 1921–51. An acclaimed performer in Elgar's oratorio The Dream of Gerontius, Williams often worked with the composer. He sang at Elgar's memorial service in 1934 as well as at the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937.

Harry Leader (January 28, 1906, London, United Kingdom - January 20, 1987, United Kingdom) was a saxophone player and bandleader from the United Kingdom...He made his first broadcast with his own band in 1934, commencing a broadcasting career spanning nearly 50 years..Harry Leader's first residency was at the Hammersmith Palais from around 1939 to 1942, after which he moved to the Astoria, playing opposite Jack White until 1955. There followed seasons at Butlin's Holiday Camps until a residency was available at the Regent Ballroom in Brighton, where he stayed until well into the sixties...Harry Leader was particularly associated with 'Music While You Work', in which he appeared 215 times. His first appearance was on the 10th August 1941 and his last on 13th June 1966. 

One of Harry's claims to fame was the discovery of two leading popular singers, Clinton Ford and Matt Monro. 

          9. The Cokey Cokey

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

Nat King Cole--Leo Reisman Orchestra--Victor Silvester--Viennese Waltz Orchestra--Peter Dawson--

 We are Waltzing and Tangoing and pretending to be funny in Kashmir/Vienna/Luxenbourg with the Teddie's

1. Pretend......Nat King Cole

2. Funny.......Nat King Cole

3. You Will Remember Vienna......Leo Reisman & His Orchestra

4. I Bring A Love Song......Leo Reisman & His Orchestra

5. Ilusion......Victor Silvester's Strings For Dancing

6. Remordimiento......Victor Silvester's Strings For Dancing

7. Gypsy Love......Viennese Waltz Orchestra

8. Count Of Luxembourg......Viennese Waltz Orchestra

9. Kashmiri Love Song......Peter Dawson

10. Till I Wake.....Peter Dawson

11. The Teddy Bear's Picnic......Victor Silvester's Harmony Music

12. Liebestraum......Victor Silvester's Harmony Music

Leo F. Reisman (October 11, 1897 – December 18, 1961) was an American violinist and bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s. Born and reared in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, he was of Jewish ancestry; from German immigrants who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century. Inspired by the Russian-American violinist Jascha Heifetz, Reisman studied violin as a young man. After being rejected by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he formed his own band in 1919. He became famous for having over 80 hits on the popular charts during his career. Jerome Kern called Reisman's orchestra "The String Quartet of Dance Bands".Reisman's was primarily a dance orchestra; he was not a fan of jazz music, but some of his early 1930s 78 RPM recordings were a bit "hot". (However, Reisman employed the legendary trumpet player Bubber Miley in 1930–31, who had been a featured member of Duke Ellington's orchestra.) Reisman worked with Sam Donahue between 1946 - 1951.

Eddy Duchin was a member of Leo Reisman's orchestra; it was Reisman who gave Duchin his big break. The band leader and TV personality, Mitch Miller, also was a member of Reisman's orchestra.

      11. Teddy Bears Picnic

Jimmy Parkinson--Troise & His Mandoliers--Peter Sellers--Peter Dawson--Vera Lynn--Central Band Of The Royal Air Force

 Enjoy this selection of diverse musical tastes !!

1. The Great Pretender......Jimmy Parkinson

2. Hand In Hand......Jimmy Parkinson

3. Nights Of Gladness Waltz......Troise & His Mandoliers

4. Destiny Waltz......Troise & His Mandoliers

5. Any Old Iron......Peter Sellers

6. Boiled Bananas And Carrots......Peter Sellers

7. On The Road To Mandalay......Peter Dawson

8. Sylvia......Peter Dawson

9. Yours......Vera Lynn

10. We Both Told A Lie......Vera Lynn

11. The Dam Busters March......Central Band Of The Royal Air Force

12. Lilliburlero......Central Band Of The Royal Air Force

 

Peter Sellers CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series........During the early 1950s, Sellers, along with Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine, took part in the successful radio series The Goon Show, which ended in 1960.

The Central Band of the Royal Air Force is an RAF regular band and is part of Royal Air Force Music Services. The motto of the band is Aere Invicti (Latin for "Invincible with the Brass").The Central Band of the RAF was formed in 1920, shortly after the RAF had been formed in 1918. Their version of the theme from the Dam Busters reached No. 18 in October 1955, spending one week in the UK Top 20.The band has given performances on BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night in October 2010 and, to mark the 100th anniversary of the formation of the RAF, in April 2018.

          11. The Dam Busters March

Al Hibbler--Jan Ralfini & His Band--Les Paul & Mary Ford--Winifred Atwell--Paul Robeson--New Light Symphony Orchestra

 Not much Info about the two Instrumental records in this selection (Sterno) & (HMV) plenty for sale on  Ebay and YouTube but no Info about the band and Orchestra...The rest of the artists in this selection has info elsewhere.....strange about the Telefunken/Capitol  record ! you don't see that combination of label very often !

1. I'm Free......Al Hibbler

2. Night Fall......Al Hibbler

3. I Like To Do Things For You......Jan Ralfini & His Band

4. Have a Little Faith In Me......Jan Ralfini & His Band

5. Vaya Con Dias......Les Paul & Mary Ford

6. Johnny......Les Paul & Mary Ford

7. Rachmaninoff's 18th Variation On A Theme By Paganini......Winifred Atwell

8. Moonlight Fiesta.......Winifred Atwell

9. Song Of The Plains......Paul Robeson

10. Song Of The Fatherland......Paul Robeson

11. Four Characteristic Valses (Valse Bohemienne)......New Light Symphony Orchestra

12. Four Characteristic Valses (Valse Rustique).......New Light Symphony Orchestra

        3. I Like To Do Things For You

 

Jerry Allen & His Trio--The Skyliners--Eddie Fisher--Slim Whitman--Reginald Dixon--Tony Martin

 Another varied selection....Just like "Pick & Mix "

1. The Hat......Jerry Allen & His Trio

2. Golly......Jerry Allen & His Trio

3. The Happy Wanderer......The Skyliners

4. Silent Night......The Skyliners

5. I'm Yours......Eddie Fisher

6. That's The Chance You Take......Eddie Fisher

7. Wherever You Are......Slim Whitman

8. At The End Of Nowhere......Slim Whitman

9. Dixonland (No 1).Part 1......Reginald Dixon

10. Dixonland (No 1) Part 2......Reginald Dixon

11. Begin The Beguine......Tony Martin

12. Indian Summer......Tony Mart

                                                        Jerry Allen And His Trio

In 1943 he made his first recordings with his newly-formed trio, in the Decca 'Music While You Work' series. In addition to Jerry on the Hammond organ, the trio comprised Alan Grahame on vibes, Ken Ingarfield on bass and percussionist Lionel Rubin. Lionel had been the power-house drummer with the Nat Gonella band.

The group's big break came in 1956 when Lew Grade booked them to provide the musical backing on Associated Television's 'Lunch Box', the popular Monday-to-Friday midday show hosted by Noele Gordon. Lunch Box' enjoyed an eight year run, and the Jerry Allen trio were involved with several other television series, becoming one of the countries most televised groups.

In 1962 Allen formed his own big band, which included many of the Midlands' finest musicians.

Alvin Morris (December 25, 1913 – July 27, 2012), known professionally as Tony Martin, was an American actor and popular singer....His career spanned over seven decades, and he scored dozens of hits between the late-1930s and mid-1950s with songs such as "Walk Hand in Hand", "I Love Paris", "Stranger in Paradise" and "I Get Ideas". He was married to actress and dancer Cyd Charisse for 60 years, from 1948 until her death in 2008.

           6. That's The Chance You Take

Joe Fingers Carr--Gracie Fields--Miss Marie Hall--Richard Tauber--Slim Whitman--Edmund Hockridge

 All blacks ! except middle left , I wonder if the dogs named REX !!

1. Rocky's Rag......Joe Fingers Carr

2. Down Yonder......Joe Fingers Carr

3. Trees......Gracie Fields

4. Smilin' Through......Gracie Fields

5. Le Cygne (The Swan)......Miss Marie Hall

6. Humoreske......Miss Marie Hall

7. My Heart And I.......Richard Tauber

8. Dearly Beloved......Richard Tauber

9. Restless Heart......Slim Whitman

10. Song Of The Old Water Wheel.....Slim Whitman

11. Bang Your Dead......Edmund Hockridge

12. Lazy Day......Edmund Hockridge

 

Louis Ferdinand Bush (July 18, 1910 – September 19, 1979) was an American record producer, musician and songwriter, best known for performing as a pianist under the pseudonym Joe "Fingers" Carr.

His biggest hits from the 1950s include "Portuguese Washerwoman", "Sam's Song", a cover of Del Wood's version of "Down Yonder", and Bert Kaempfert's international hit "Zambesi".

Marie Pauline Hall (8 April 1884 – 11 November 1956) was an English violinist.

Hall played for the first time in Prague in November 1902, Vienna in January 1903, and made her London début on 16 February 1903 aged nineteen with Henry Wood at St James's Hall. The demanding programme included Paganini's first concerto, the Tchaikovsky concerto and Henryk Wieniawski's Fantaisie Brillante on themes from Faust. She scored a success in all these places. She made an international concert tour in 1904, playing in Germany, Canada, America and Australia, including an impromptu concert in a large marquee in Fiji with a particularly badly-

tuned piano.

Richard Tauber (16 May 1891 – 8 January 1948) was an Austrian tenor and film actor.

 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...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.

Despite receiving lucrative offers from the United States, he remained in the UK for the entire war. There was little opera staged in wartime Britain so he made a living by singing, conducting and making gramophone records and radio broadcasts. He even composed English operettas, together with the lyric writer Fred S. Tysh, from one of which, Old Chelsea, the song "My Heart and I" became one of his most popular English recordings. +

Tauber made over 720 vocal recordings for the Odeon/Parlophone companies.

         5. Le Cygne (The Swan)

The Orquesta Firpo--Jack Hilton & His Orch--Anton & The Paramount Theatre Orch London--Lionel Hampton & His Orch--Lew Davis Trombone Trio--Albert Sandler Trio

 12 Instrumentals now....these I guess range from the 20's 30's 40's & 50's a real mixture..the first two tracks are not what I thought Argentinian music would be...more energy and fire I thought was needed still I guess that record was from the 20's...also great to hear Ted Heath before he fronted his own band...ending with a Classic Selection... All got to be heard to appreciated the different era's of bygone Music !!

1. Sentimiento Gaucho......The Orquesta Firpo

2. Amigaso......The Orquesta Firpio

3. A Persian Rosebud......Jack Hilton & His Orchestra

4. Les Millions D'Arlequin......Jack Hilton & His Orchestra

5. Sweet Heart Waltz......Anton And The Paramount Theatre Orchestra London

6. Roses Of The South.....Anton And The Paramount Theatre Orchestra London

7. China Stomp.....Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra

8. Rhythm Rhythm.....Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra

9. Three's Company......Lew Davis Trombone Trio

10. Three Of A Kind......Lew Davis Trombone Trio

11. Samson & Delilah Selection Part 1......Albert Sandler Trio

12. Samson & Delilah Selection Part 2......Albert Sandler Trio 

In Argentina and Uruguay, the term orquesta típica is associated with tango music. The orquesta típica usually comprises a string section (three or four violins, and sometimes viola and cello), three or more bandoneons, and a rhythm section (piano and double bass). An orquesta típica is an expanded version of a sexteto típico, which includes 2 bandoneons, 2 violins, double bass and piano.

           Anton and his Orchestra broadcasting from the Camden Theatre, London

Anton and his orchestra were regularly featured on the BBC Light Programme and Home Service for more than two decades. Anton (real name Arthur Sweeting) was working in theatres in the 1930s when he was advised to find himself a more imposing name - so Anton he became!

During the latter half of the thirties he was conductor of the Paramount Theatre orchestra in London's Tottenham Court Road, from where the orchestra gave weekly broadcasts as well as making many records for HMV, often accompanied by Al Bollington on the cinema organ. The orchestra consisted of strings, woodwind, accordion, piano and percussion and was almost a who's who of the light music profession as it consisted of top session players. 

          7. China Stomp

Frankie Laine--Chante La Orchestre--Gale Storm--Fritz Kreisler--Gracie Fields--New Symphony Orchestra

 A mixture of styles and music from different countries for your h'edifcation ! Now...Soooooo we have 2 from USA...2 from England..1 from France & 1 from Austria...a total of the usual 12 Tunes !!

1. I Believe......Frankie Laine

2. Your Cheating Heart......Frankie Laine

3. Dans La Corniche Marseillaise......Chante La Orchestre

4. La Calanque......Chante Et Orchestre

5. Dark Moon......Gale Storm

6. A Little Too Late......Gale Storm

7. Londonderry Air......Fritz Kreisler

8. Poupee Valsante (Dancing Doll)......Fritz Kreisler

9. If This Isn't Love......Gracie Fields

10. How Are Things In Cloca Morra......Gracie Fields

11. Nell Gwyn Dances No 1..Country Dance......New Symphony Orchestra

12. Nell Gwyn Dances No 2 Pastoral Dance......New Symphony Orchestra

Josephine Owaissa Cottle (April 5, 1922 – June 27, 2009), known professionally as Gale Storm, was an American actress and singer. After a film career from 1940 to 1952, she starred in two popular television programs of the 1950s, My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show. Six of her songs were top ten hits. Storm's greatest recording success was a cover version of "I Hear You Knockin'," which hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1955.

Her first record, "I Hear You Knockin'", a cover version of a rhythm and blues hit by Smiley Lewis, sold over a million copies.

Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer. One of the most noted violin masters of his day, and regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound which was immediately recognizable as his own. 

He made his United States debut at the Steinway Hall in New York City on November 10, 1888, and his first tour of the United States in 1888–1889 with Moriz Rosenthal. 

         7. Londonderry Air

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