The next "Memory Lane" guided London walk identifying the locations where the dance bands used to play is on Saturday April 19th. There are still a few places...
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Hello Denis, Very interesting article about Jimmy Mesene who would have been 100 years old today, the 6th March, 2008. Hope you don't mind, but I have copied...
I have just sent this article to Jimmy's son (by first marriage) who is still alive and living in Australia (full details on the Jimmy Mesene web site). He...
Dear All, I have just had a lovely chat with Jimmy Mesene's Son now living in Melbourne. Australia we talked the great days of the British Dance Bands of his...
With the moderator's kind permission, I'd like to invite everyone to attend the return of my show Pennies From Heaven: The Life and Songs of Arthur Tracy,...
Reminder from: albowlly Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/albowlly/cal Al Bowlly's Parents Sunday April 6, 2008 12:00 am - 12:00 pm Notes: On this day...
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Here is a recording of Al Bowlly I've never heard before. September 21st, 1932. I thought maybe others in the group would also have lacked this...
Dear Jo, Not sure whether i have this track either?? Matrix No. 4919-2, Released on Decca 78RPM Cat No. F-3186, Recorded in London on 21/9/1932 with Arthur...
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Thanks Jo I've been wanting to hear this track for years! This character "TwiddlyBob" seems to be putting tons of good 20s/30s stuff on YouTube for us all,...
Yes, Jo, thank you so much for letting us know about this. I knew the man who wrote the Laurel & Hardy theme. (I'm the author of "Laurel & Hardy: The Magic...
Hi Ian, You were wondering about Twiddlybobby. He is Mike Keeley, the young man from Liverpool who was in this group several years ago. Gretchen [Non-text...
Cannot let this day go by without at least mentioning that it is the 67th anniversary of Al's death. God Bless you Al, wherever you are, and thank you for the...
Dear All, April 17th. Don't You Remember They Called Me, Al ? We certainly do and we'll never forget! From your Aussie fans! -- I am using the free version of...
Singer from the band Madness (Suggs) to play Al Bowlly in an upcoming film???!! 'The Edge of Love' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Edge_of_Love Forgive me if...
I love Madness, but Suggs is no singer, so I wonder how he'll pull it off? More to the point, what's Al Bowlly doing in a film about Dylan Thomas? Is there a...
My interest in Al goes back to the original telecast of Dennis Potter's "Pennies From Heaven", At the time I collected all the Al Bowlly Lp's I could find -...
John, We have the WRC set since 1978 and have now got it all on CD. We transferred this ourselves with the use of a TASCAM made by TEAC. A marvellous machine...
Dear John, I have compiled a 10cd set featuring Al Bowlly recordings, approx 270 tracks! I can send this set if you like? Send me your postal address, on my...
Humphrey Lyttleton: A Celebration is a most entertaining program available on the 'listen again' feature at BBC Radio 4 - it runs for about 45 minutes and is...
Sorry, that link didn't work - it might be best to go into Radio 4 and look at the 'Listen Again' section - the program really is there - it hasn't been taken...
John, is the 14 LP WRC set in a light brown leather-type cover with a fringe on the front? I remember finding one of these in the city of Orange, California...
Yes, get going on that complete Al Bowlly set! What a treasure that would be. Jo Randy Skretvedt <forwardintothepast@...> wrote: John, is the 14 LP WRC...
Hi, Denis--is your compilation from LP and CD sources, from 78s, or a combination? If you could provide a track listing (without having to retype the whole...
Folks, Sitting down to enjoy tonight's episode of Dr Who, I found it was set in 1926 and wondered if there would be any original music. Imagine my pleasant...
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