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

         

Mantovani--Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra--Andre Kostalanetz & His Orchestra--Beniamino Gigli--Richard Crooks--Paul Robeson

 Sweeping strings, symphonic music, operetta music, a world famous Italian tenor, ending with some classic songs and you have a selection that you can put your feet up and relax and let the music speak !!

1. Moonlight Serenade......Mantovani & His Orchestra

2. Shadow Waltz......Mantovani & His Orchestra

3. La Boheme Selection (Part 1)......Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

4. La Boheme Selection (Part 2 )......Metropoliton Symphony Orchestra

5. Desert Song......Andre Kostalanetz & His Orchestra

6. Deep In My Heart Dear......Andre Kostalanetz

7. O Sole Mia.....Beniamino Gigli

8. Senza Nisciono......Beniamino Gigli

9. Ah Sweet Mystery Of Life......Richard Crooks

10. The Song Of Songs.......Richard Crooks

11. Song Of The Volga Boatman......Paul Robeson

12. An Eriskay Love Lilt......Paul Robeson

Andre Kostelanetz (Russian:December 22, 1901 – January 13, 1980) was a Russian-born American popular orchestral music conductor and arranger who was one of the major exponents of popular orchestra music.

For many years, he conducted the New York Philharmonic in pops concerts and recordings, in which they were billed as Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra.Kostelanetz may be best known to modern audiences for a series of easy listening instrumental albums on Columbia Records from the 1940s until 1980. 

Richard Alexander Crooks (June 26, 1900 – September 29, 1972) was an American tenor and a leading singer at the New York Metropolitan Opera..

          5. Desert Song

Slim Whitman--William Thomas--Doris Day--Reginald Dixon--Fats Waller--The Sylvians

2 Singers from the 50's, Organ music I guess from the 40's and a rocking piano also from the 40's and it's anyone's guess about the others mine would be 20's--30's looking at the labels and content !!

1. Lovesick Blues......Slim Whitman

2. Forever......Slim Whitman

3. My Dreams......William Thomas

4. Parted.....William Thomas

5. The Deadwood Stage......Doris Day

6. Secret Love.....Doris Day

7. Dixonland (No 3) Part 1......Reginald Dixon

8. Dixonland (No 3) Part 2......Reginald Dixon

9. When Somebody Thinks Your Wonderful.....Fats Waller

10. Dinah......Fats Waller

11. In An Oriental Garden......The Sylvians

12. Bless Her Little Heart......The Sylvians

William Thomas, a pseudonym for tenor Thomas Jackson. appears to have been quite prolific in Great Britain in the 1910s and 1920s.

Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz piano. His best-known compositions, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose", were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999.

The Sylvians was a short-lived band, based at the Savoy Hotel, London, in 1926 and 1927. It was one of a number of dance bands at that time which did not include a brass section, in order to give it a quieter, more subtle sound to that of the larger bands. Brass instruments were added for the purpose of making gramophone records. 

         9. When somebody Thinks Your Wonderful

Edmund Hockridge--London Piano Accordion Band--Perry Como--The Don Sesta Accordion Band--Charlie Barnet & Orchestra--Fred Hartley's Quintet & Webster Booth

 Accordion bands mixed with swing...and vocals times two, although on the rest of the songs the vocals come in eventually !!.....talk about a late entrance !!....and what a difference in the style of singing on track 4 (????) which is the sound bite, and track 5 (1959)

Selection ending with a classical pitch !!

1. Shangri La......Edmund Hockridge

2. All At Once You Love Me......Edmund Hockridge

3. Please Believe Me......London Piano Accordion Band with Vocal

4. Poor Little Angeline.......London Piano Accordion with Vocal

5. Tomboy......Perry Como

6. Kiss Me And Kiss Me And Kiss Me.....Perry Como

7. Oh Johanna......The Don Sesta Accordion Band with The Destifano Brothers

8. My Moonlight Madonna......The Sesta Accordion Band with The Destifano Brothers

9. Swingin' On Nothin'.......Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra vocal Ford Leary

10. Pompton Turnpike......Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra

11. In Old Madrid......Fred Hartley's Quintet with Webster Booth

12. Toselli's Serenade (Come Back)......Fred Hartley's Quintet With Webster Booth.

          4. Poor Little Angeline

Frank Chaksfields Tunesmiths--The Obernkirchen Children's Choir--Gracie Fields--Maurice Elwin--Tennessee Ernie Ford--New Light Symphony Orchestra

  Just a mixed lot of music and vocal's ending in a Classical Mode !!.....with no Info on the net of The "New Light Symphony Orchestra"

1. Meet Mr Callaghan......Frank Chakfields Tunesmiths

2. Prelude Rag......Frank Chaksfields Tunesmiths

3. The Happy Wanderer......The Obernkirchen Children's Choir

4. Eventide......The Obernkirchen Children's Choir

5. Honey Child......Gracie Fields

6. Papa Won't You Dance With Me.......Gracie Fields with Tommy Fields

7. Just Once For All Times......Maurice Elwin

8. Live Laugh And Love.......Maurice Elwin

9. His Hands.......Tennessee Ernie Ford

10. I'm A Pilgrim......Tennessee Ernie Ford

11. Barcarolle......New Light Symphony Orchestra

12. Cavalleria Rusticana......New Light Symphony Orchestra

"The Happy Wanderer" is a popular song. The original text was written by Florenz Friedrich Sigismund (1791–1877).

The present tune was composed by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller shortly after World War II. The work is often mistaken for a German folk song, but it is an original composition. Möller's sister Edith conducted a small amateur children's and youth choir in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany, internationally named Obernkirchen Children's Choir, in Germany named Schaumburger Märchensänger. She adapted Sigismund's words for her choir.

In 1953, a BBC radio broadcast of the choir's winning performance at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod turned the song into an instant hit. On January 22, 1954, the song entered the UK singles chart and stayed on the chart—only a Top 12 at the time—for 26 non-consecutive weeks, peaking at Number 2 (for five consecutive weeks). The amateur choir, many of whose original members were war orphans, turned into an international phenomenon in the following years. The group performed on many international tours under the name Obernkirchen Children's Choir and recorded several albums. They made two appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show (November 29, 1964, and December 11, 1966).

Norman MacPhail Blair (14 June 1896 – 5 October 1975), who most often used the pseudonym Maurice Elwin in his professional work, was a British dance band singer and songwriter who was popular between the First and Second World Wars. He used over 60 different pseudonyms, both as a singer and composer, including John Curtis, Maurice Kelvin, Donald O'Keefe, Guy Victor, and Max Wynn, as well as sometimes using the name Norman Blair.

He made his first known recording, as Maurice Elwin, in 1916, though it was not issued at the time, in 1926 he was singing and recording, notably with the Gramophone Company and on the Parlophone label. He recorded many solo performances and duets, as well as uncredited vocals on dance band records, simply noted anonymously as "vocal refrain".

A baritone singer, Elwin was one of the most prolific British recording artists of the era, recording some 2,000 tracks. His style was said to be "understated and subtle", relatively unemotional and with precise diction. Among the many bands with whom he recorded in the 1920s and early 1930s were those of Bert Firman and Arthur Lally. These were regarded at the time as "hot" bands, though Elwin also recorded with more orchestral ensembles, notably the Savoy Orpheans led by Carroll Gibbons in the early 1930s. By 1936, he was said to receive the highest salary ever paid to a British dance band singer.

          1. Meet Mr Callaghan

Johnnie Ray--Mario Lanza--Perry Como--Bing Crosby--Buddy Cole--Tennessee Ernie Ford

 It seems the girl and the boy are traveling to Granada then Copacabana in the moonlight with plenty of time so lets hope they had a lovely night of that year !

1. As Time Goes By......Johnnie Ray

2. To Every Girl To Every Boy.......Johnnie Ray

3. The Loveliest Night Of The Year......Mario Lanza

4. La Donna E Mobile.......Mario Lanza

5. Did You Ever Get That feeling In The Moonlight.....Perry Como

6. Till The End Of Time......Perry Como

7. Granada......Bing Crosby

8.  Copacabana......Bing Crosby

9. You're Breaking my Heart......Buddy Cole

10. Song Of Surrender......Buddy Cole

11. Sixteen Tons......Tennessee Ernie Ford

12. You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry......Tennessee Ernie Ford

Buddy Clark (born Samuel Goldberg, July 26, 1912 – October 1, 1949) was an American popular singer of the Big Band era. He had some success in the 1930s, but his career truly blossomed in the late 1940s, after his return from service in World War II, and he became one of the nation's top crooners. He died in a plane crash in 1949.

In 1949 Clark opened the year with "Powder Your Face With Sunshine" again a duet with Doris Day on a top 15 seller and two more that were top 25 tunes - "I Love You So Much It Hurts" with Earl Hagen's band on and "It's A Big Wide Wonderful World" from the Broadway show "All In Fun" with Mitchell Ayres on In the spring of 1949 Clark recorded another duet, this time with Dinah Shore on the tune "Baby It's Cold Outside" from the film "Neptunes Daughter" on It was another huge hit remaining a top seller for five months and topping out at number four on the national charts. This was followed by another top five seller and a long time hit parade mainstay "You're Breaking My Heart" with the orchestra of Harry Zimmerman on In the fall "A Dreamer's Holiday" was recorded with Ted Dale's orchestra on, and it was another big seller for Clark and Columbia Records that went to number 12 on the charts.

          12. You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry

Al Martino--Eartha Kitt--Anton Karas--Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra--New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra--Doris Vane & Harold Williams

 Three city's we are visiting now Spain France and Vienna...and 3 dances to go with them...Vienna the Waltz's.....Spain maybe the Boogie Woogie and France Fox Trot.. or maybe the other way around !!

1. Before......Al Martino

2. Matador......Al Martino

3. Under The Bridges Of Paris.....Eartha Kitt

4. Lovin' Spree......Eartha Kitt

5. The Harry Lime Theme......Anton Karas

6. The Cafe Mozart Waltz......Anton Karas

7. Boogie Woogie......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

8. Tin Room Blues......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

9. The Cuckoo Waltz......New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra

10. Nights Of Gladness Waltz......New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra

11. Only A Rose......Doris Vane & Harold Williams

12. Song Of The Vagabonds......Harold Williams

Anton Karl Karas (7 July 1906 – 10 January 1985) was an Austrian zither player and composer, best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack to Carol Reed's The Third Man. His association with the film came about as a result of a chance meeting with its director. The success of the film and the enduring popularity of its theme song changed Karas' life.

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.

Can't Find any Info On Doris Vane

         4. Lovin' Spree

Laurie London--Frank Sinatra--The Four Lads--Russ Conway--Charlie Applewhite--The New Stoll Picture Theatre Organ

 A Red A Purple A Blue A Green A Black and a mixture make this selection colourful Labels as well as vintage sounds !!....And a silly sea side place (Is it real ) ???

"Although it is arguably the longest place name mentioned in a song, it does not actually exist."

1. Boomerang......Laurie London

2. The Gospel Train......Laurie London

3. From Here To Eternity......Frank Sinatra

4. My One And Only Love......Frank Sinatra

5. Gilly Gilly Ossenfenffer Katzenellen Bogan By The Sea......The Four Lads

6. I Hear It Everywhere......The Four Lads

7. China Tea...... Russ Conway

8. The Wee Boy Of Brussels......The Four Lads

9. You Were Meant For Me......Charlie Applewhite

10. I Love Paris......Charlie Applewhite

11. Narcissus.......The New Stoll Picture Theatre Organ

12. The Bells Of St Mary's......The New Stoll Picture Theatre Organ

Laurie London (born 19 January 1944) is an English singer, who achieved fame as a boy singer of the 1950s, for both his gospel and novelty songs recording in both English and German. He is best known for his hit single of the spiritual song "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands".

He made an up-tempo version of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" with the Geoff Love Orchestra for Parlophone Records (45-R4359) which was picked up by its co-owned American sister label Capitol Records (F3891). In April 1958, it reached number 1 on Billboard's "Most Played by Jockeys" chart and remained there for four weeks.

Charlie Applewhite (November 25, 1932 – April 27, 2001) was an American singer and radio host. The height of his fame came as a regular on the Milton Berle show in the mid 1950s, and he became a highly-paid entertainer, performing on records, radio, and television. The advent of the Rock era and a plane crash that left him severely injured curtailed his career.

          1. Boomerang

Jimmy Young--Mario Lanza--The Casino Orchestra--Alma Cogan--The Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden--The Andrews Sisters

A couple of waltzes and a dance with blades !..and a guessing game with a dimple !....

1. Unchained Melody.......Jimmy Young

2. Help Me Forget.......Jimmy Young

3. Serenade......Mario Lanza

4. Drinking Song......Mario Lanza

5. Smiles Then Kisses Waltz......The Casino Orchestra

6. Sweet Delusion Waltz.......The Casino Orchestra

7. Where Will The Dimple Be......Alma Cogan

8. Keep Me In Mind.......Alma Cogan

9. Preludium......The Royal Opera Orchestra Covent Garden

10. Berceuse......The Royal Opera Orchestra Covent Garden

11. Heartbreaker......The Andrews Sisters

12. Sabre Dance......The Andrews Sisters

The Casino Orchestra was the House Orchestra in the Columbia studios in London from 1910 to 1918.

The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. The first theatre on the site, the Theatre Royal (1732), served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. 

From 1934 to 1936, Geoffrey Toye was managing director, working alongside the Artistic Director, Sir Thomas Beecham.

The Royal Opera House reopened on 20 February 1946 with a performance of The Sleeping Beauty in an extravagant new production designed by Oliver Messel. Webster, with his music director Karl Rankl, immediately began to build a resident company. In December 1946, they shared their first production, Purcell's The Fairy-Queen, with the ballet company. On 14 January 1947, the Covent Garden Opera Company gave its first performance of Bizet's Carmen.

(All Info edited from Wikipedia)

         9. Preludium

Jay Wilbur & His Band--The Rhythm Rascals--The King Brothers--David Hughes--P.T.Kirpinchek & P.S. Sellinik--Krasovsky--Vera Lynn--Perry Como,

 It seem like we might be on an Island with a Cossack in the corner in his rockin' shoes holding a letter to his Mother and son and it could be rain in the valley !!!

1. Wheezy Anna//A Letter To My Mother......Jay Wilber And His Band

2. Just an Echo In The Valley//Standing On The Corner......The Rhythm Rascals (Jay Wilbur) ??

3. In The Middle Of An Island......The King Brothers

4. Rockin' Shoes......The King Brothers

5. Love Is a Many Splendoured Thing.......David Hughes

6. Bella Notte......David Hughes

7. Cossack Song.......P.T. Kirpinchek & P.S. Sellinik with Orch Bolshoi Theatre Moscow

8. From Border To Border......Krasovsky with Orch Bolshoi Theatre Moscow

9. My Son My Son......Vera Lynn

10. Our Heaven On Earth......Vera Lynn

11. More Than You know......Perry Como

12. A Garden In the Rain......Perry Como

James Edward Wilbur (1898–1968) was a British bandleader and prolifically recorded musician identified with and influential in the era of Big Band and British dance band music.With his own name and under many pseudonyms, his recordings appeared on a variety of labels, including Imperial, Eclipse, Rex and Crown.

Jay Wilbur and His Band performed extensively for Allied military servicemembers during World War II. He is known for recording established tunes while rendering them in foxtrot style.

          4. Rockin' Shoes

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

Two Cities Symphony Orchestra--Kay Starr--Peter Dawson--Sammy Davis--Anne Welch & Norton Collyer & Victor Conway

 Two Columbia Two Capitol Two HMV Two Brunswick & Four Decca...starts 2023 off !! plus no info ! on the Orchestra and the trio of singers on Decca !

1. The Way To The Stars. Part One......Two Cities Symphony Orchestra

2. The Way To The Stars. Part Two......Two Cities Symphony Orchestra

3. If You Love Me......Kay Starr

4. The Man Upstairs......Kay Starr

5. Phil The Fluter's Ball.......Peter Dawson

6. The Mountains O' Mourne......Peter Dawson

7. Frankie And Johnny......Sammy Davis

8. Circus......Sammy Davis

9. The Maid Of The Mountains.Vocal Gems. Part 1..Anne Welch-Norton Collyer-Victor Conway

10.The Maid Of The Mountains.Vocal Gems. Part 2..Anne Welch-Norton Collyer-Victor Conway

        5. Phil The Fluter's Ball

Happy New Year Everybody !!

 Not posted much recently but fear not I still have hundreds of 78's to record and post...so year 2023 will be fruitful.... got some really old 78's....so keep coming back and make as many comments as you want to....good or bad its okay it's great to talk even if it's not face to face....cheers and happy 2023.....Micky..

Anton Walbrook & Billie Worth--Jesse Crawford--Max Bygraves--Frank Sinatra--Jack Hylton & His Orchestra--Deanna Durbin

 A  few real oldies in this little lot and in the middle we have "Maxie & Frankie"

1. Lichtenburg.. from Call Me Madam......Anton Walbrook

2. Marring For Love.. from Call Me Madam.....Billie Worth & Anton Walbrook

3. Where The Shy Little Violets Grow......Jesse Crawford

4. When Summer Is Gone......Jesse Crawford

5. The Cricket Song......Max Bygraves

6. We're Having A Ball......Max Bygraves

7. The Birth Of The Blues......Frank Sinatra

8. Why Try To Change Me Now......Frank Sinatra

9. Wish Me Luck......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

10. My Prayer......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

11. Ave Maria......Deanna Durbin

12. Alleluja.......Deanna Durbin

Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 1896 – 9 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left in 1936 out of concerns for his own safety and established a career in British cinema. Walbrook is perhaps best known for his roles in the original British film of Gaslight, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and The Red Shoes.

 In 1952 he appeared at the Coliseum as Cosmo Constantine in Call Me Madam, also participating alongside Billie Worth, Jeff Warren and Shani Wallis on the EMI cast record.

Billie Worth (born October 20, 1916) is an American former actress who performed on Broadway and in other venues from regional theater in the United States to European capitals.In 1953, she was called "the toast of the British Isles" for her performance as leading lady in a London production of Call Me Madam that ran for 18 months. She also played in Anything Goes in London and in five musical comedies.

Jesse Crawford (December 2, 1895 – May 28, 1962) was an American pianist and organist. He was well known in the 1920s as a theatre organist for silent films and as a popular recording artist. In the 1930s, he switched to the Hammond organ and became a freelancer. In the 1940s, he authored instruction books on organ and taught organ lessons.

Walter William Bygraves OBE (16 October 1922 – 31 August 2012), best known by the stage name Max Bygraves (adopted in honour of Max Miller), was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs. He made twenty Royal Variety Performance appearances and presented numerous programmes, including Family Fortunes between 1983 and 1985. His catchphrase "I wanna tell you a story" became an integral part of his act, although it had originated with comedian Mike Yarwood impersonating Bygraves.

           5. The Cricket Song

Sid Peltyn & His Orchestra--Bill Barry & His Orchestra--Billy Cotton & His Band--Reginald Dixon--Dean Martin--Steve Conway--Billie Anthony

1. Lullaby Of Broadway......Sid Peltyn & His Orchestra

2. You're A Heavenly Thing......Bill Barry & His Orchestra

3. The Dam Busters March......Billy Cotton & His Band

4. Bring Your Smile Along......Billy Cotton & His Band

5. Dixonland (No 7) Part 1......Reginald Dixon

6. Dixonland (No 7) Part 2......Reginald Dixon

7. Innamorata......Dean Martin

8. You Look So Familiar......Dean Martin

9. My Thanks To You......Steve Conway

10. My Foolish Heart......Steve Conway

11. This Ole House......Billie Anthony

12. Oh What A Dream......Billie Anthony

Steve Conway (born Walter James Groom; 24 October 1920 – 19 April 1952) was a British singer who rose to fame in the post-war era. Known for romantic ballads, he made dozens of recordings for EMI's Columbia label, appeared regularly on BBC Radio and toured the UK, before his career was interrupted by his untimely death at the age of from a heart condition. He has been described as "Britain's first post-war male heart-throb, a masculine equivalent of Vera Lynn in his sincerity and clear diction."

Billie Anthony (born Philomena McGeachie Levy; 11 October 1932 – 5 January 1991) was a Scottish female singer. She is best known for her Top 10 hit version of "This Ole House", which despite chart competition from other versions of the same song, reached No. 4 in the UK chart.Her record release in October finally made the charts. The song was "This Ole House". Several other singers recorded the same song, including Alma Cogan and Joan Regan, but it was Rosemary Clooney who jockeyed with Anthony for the highest chart position. Clooney, in the charts for eighteen weeks, finally won the battle for the coveted number one spot both in the UK and America. Anthony reached No. 4 in the UK and remained in the UK Singles Chart for sixteen weeks.

        8. You Look So Familiar

Johnny Green--Allan Jones--Tommy Steele--Jack Payne & His Band--Jack Hylton & His Orchestra--Rosemary Clooney

 No Bio's or Pic's on this post.... all on other posts except "Johnny Green" could'nt find anything on the net...only the American by the same name who wrote Body And Soul.....

1. A Little On The Lonely Side......Johnny Green

2. I Promise You......Johnny Green

3. Your breaking My Heart......Allan Jones

4. No No And No......Allan Jones

5. Nairobi......Tommy Steele

6. Neon Sign......Tommy Steele

7. Over On The Sunny Side.....Jack Payne & His Band

8. No More Heartaches No More Tears......Jack Payne & His Band

9. That's My Weakness Now.....Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

10. Mississippi Melody......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

11. Hello Young Lovers......Rosemary Clooney

12. Pet Me Popa......Rosemary Clooney

          5. Nairobi

Nat King Cole--Phil Ohman & Victor Arden & Orchestra--Reginald Dixon--The Vipers Skiffle Group--Kentucky Minstrels--Perry Como

 Mixed Bag !!....an Organ...Skiffle...an Orchestra...and Minstrels Crooner at the beginning and Crooner at the end !!

1. Tenderly......Nat King Cole

2. Why......Nat King Cole

3. Me And My Shadow......Phil Ohman & Victor Arden & Their Orchestra

4. Broken Hearted......Phil Ohman & Victor Arden & Their Orchestra

5. Dixonland No4..Part 1......Reginald Dixon

6. Dixonland No 4..Part 2......Reginald Dixon

7. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O......The Vipers Skiffle Group

8. 10,0000 Years Ago......The Vipers Skiffle Group

9. Abide With Me. Part 1.....Kentucky Minstrels

10. Abide With Me.Part 2......Kentucky Minstrels

11. I'm Confessing.....Perry Como

12. I'll Always Be With You......Perry Como

Phil Ohman (October 7, 1896 – August 8, 1954) was an American film composer and pianist.He is remembered as being one half of one of the pre-eminent piano duos in the 1922-1932, paired with Victor Arden. They were the pit pianists in many of George Gershwin's musicals, and recorded hundreds of piano rolls and records. Starting in mid 1927, just as they signed to Victor Records, they developed a large studio orchestra specializing in Broadway show songs that became quite popular. These particular records employed a rather large, brassy powerful sound (it is not known who they used as arranger), always with a space for a twin piano duet section.

Victor Arden was the stage name for an American pianist named Lewis John Fuiks (8 March 1893 — 31 July 1962) who was best known as the piano duo partner of and co-orchestra leader with Phil Ohman from 1922 to 1932. He was the pianist in the All-Star Trio, who made several hits for Victor Records between 1919 and 1921.

Reginald Herbert Dixon, MBE, ARCM (16 October 1904 – 9 May 1985) was an English theatre organist who was primarily known for his position as organist at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, a position he held from March 1930 until March 1970. He made and sold more recordings than any other organist before him, or since. He was in high demand throughout the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. During his fifty-year career he was one of the top-selling artists, his prolific output ranking alongside that of Victor Silvester and Bing Crosby.

Between 1932 and 1958, Reginald Dixon released some 296 records on 78rpm discs.

The Vipers Skiffle Group – later known simply as The Vipers – were one of the leading British groups during the skiffle period of the mid to late 1950s, and were important in the careers of radio and television presenter Wally Whyton, coffee bar manager Johnny Martyn, wire salesman Jean Van den Bosch, instrument repairer Tony Tolhurst, journalist John Pilgrim, record producer George Martin, and several members of The Shadows.The group formed in the spring of 1956 in central London, originally as a trio of singer-guitarists comprising Whyton, Johnny Martyn (born John Martyn Booker, 1934–2007), and Jean Van den Bosch, who was replaced in 1958 by Freddy Lloyd. Later that summer they added a rhythm section, Tony Tolhurst (bass) and John Pilgrim (washboard), and took up residency at the renowned Soho music venue, the 2i's Coffee Bar. There, they sometimes jammed with jazz musician Mike Pratt and singer Tommy Hicks, later known as Tommy Steele. In September 1956 they were offered an audition with George Martin at Parlophone Records, and won a recording contract. 

Their second single, "Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O", produced by Martin, reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1957.

Doris Arnold was born on November 4, 1904 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK. She is known for The Kentucky Minstrels (1948), Looking In (1933) and Sunshine Ahead (1936).

The Kentucky Minstrels was a popular series of BBC radio programmes broadcast regularly in Britain between 1933 and 1950. Despite the fact that the show could only be heard and not seen, it retained the conventional format of minstrel shows, with a "white" compere or "Interlocutor", and "black" comedy "end men" and entertainers.

The popularity of the show led to  a film in 1934, Kentucky Minstrels. 

         7. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O

Al Martino--Yehudi Menuhin--The Tanner Sisters--The Hedley Ward Trio--Victor Silvester & Orchestra--Lee Lawrence--Vincent Howard & His Dance Band

 

  A Number 1 for Al Martino in England in 1953 starts this selection off...followed by a very young "Master" Yehudi Menuhin...ending in a Dance Band from the early 1930's

1. Here In My Heart......Al Martino

2. I Cried Myself To Sleep....Al Martino

3. La Capricciosa......Master Yehudi Menuhin

4. Allegro......Master Yehudi Menuhin

5. Goodnight Irene......The Tanner Sisters

6. When He's All Dolled Up......The Hedley Ward Trio

7. Fascination.......Victor Silvester & His Orchestra

8. With All My Heart......Victor Silvester & His Orchestra

9. A Beggar In Love.......Lee Lawrence

10. Wher'er You Go......Lee Lawrence

11. Fairy On The Clock......Vincent Howard & His Dance Orchestra

12. Monte Carlo......Vincent Howard & His Dance Orchestra

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari.

Menuhin worked with famous jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli in the 1970s on Jalousie, an album of 1930s classics led by duetting violins backed by the Alan Claire Trio.

His recording contract with EMI lasted almost 70 years and is the longest in the history of the music industry. He made his first recording at age 13 in November 1929, and his last in 1999, when he was nearly 83 years old. He recorded over 300 works for EMI, both as a violinist and as a conductor. 

Stella Tanner was born in 1925 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She left her focus on dramatic acting to form the Tanner Sisters with her sister, Frances Tanner. Together, the Tanner Sisters made hundreds of appearances on British radio and television during the 1950s, even performing alongside Buddy Holly in March 1958. The Tanner Sisters often performed with the Hedley Ward Trio, first appearing with them on the Educating Archie radio show from 1950 to 1952.

Hedley Ward was one of the foremost British bandleaders of the 30s, 40s and 50s, and his Trio featured in many radio and television broadcasts, and are still to be heard on archive programmes. The Trio was made up of Jack Mckechnie, guitar; Derek Franklin Bass; Bob Carter, Piano. Derek Franklin was also known as the second husband of actress Beryl Reid.

      11. Fairy On The Clock