Just three more days, and it'll be exactly 83 years since "I Never Had A Chance" was recorded. How the years fly by... Thank you, Al Bowlly, for the many beautiful gifts you left us. I bet you never dared to dream people would still be listening to you sing so long after you left this earth. You will always be remembered and loved.
O what fantastic music, thank you a million for sharing this amazing music of the British Dance Band Days, and I even have an old radio, a baker light radio, its wired up from my computer so that this music is playing through this old radio's speaker, making it really coming to life as if it was really a live radio of the 1930s, some people say its haunted, a ghost radio. I don't mind being haunted by music of the 30s. it was my mums kind of music, but unfortunately, she died 4 years ago.
I have come to be in abject thrall to Al Bowlly's voice. He is SO the UK's Bing Crosby - the same affability, easy delivery, and smooth, classy style. And I've actually begun to prefer the British dance bands too. though I'm not sure why. Just a very appealing sound. Thank you for posting.
I hate to disagree, but Al Bowlly was not just another Bing Crosby at all- he was an original stylist in his own right, and really should be seen as such. To me, his style was a more intimate one than Crosby, and his use of throwaway remarks and spoken lines both very innovative and highly effective. listen to "won't you stay to tea?" With Lew Stone, and then "Who walks in when I walk out" with Ray Noble, and then tell me that sounds like Bing Crosby styling!
Wonderfull sentimal music.I am from 1936 in the later occupied Denmark. At home we listened to this kind of wonderfull English Dance Music in the forties- it was before the American ocean overwhelmed us. TAK ! Thank you !
Love, love all the music on your channel! Enjoying it all the time: so talented, soft-gentle rendition and wonderful vintage photos. Thank you ever so much!
The Jack Jackson is an utterly charming record. never heard it before, but I have to agree with some of the others- Lew Stone was peerless, particularly at around this time. No one will ever again be able to make music like the Monseigneur Band did.
I remember the Dorchester, a Friend of mine his Mum was a Waitress there and after the noon rush we went in a side door and we would sit in the restaurant Dining Room and she would feed us, What a thrill and such great food, Oh memories of so Long Ago! Sadly no Longer!!!
wonderful! I have a wind up gramaphone in a cabinet, stocked with a full collection of dance band 78's all like this, in mint condition, in heavy cardboard books and original paper wallets. Hardly used and passed down to me from the family. All strict tempo including original Victor Silvester recordings. Probably worth a fortune, but would never part with it. Have bought more needles and treat myself every so often. Maybe I should record them and put them on here too.....
I didn't know the origins of this song, so many thanks for pointing me to "Ce petit chemin". This Jack Jackson recording has never been reissued, as far as I know, but it is quite charming.
The Stone disc was recorded in the Upper Thames Street studio, which had far better acoustics than the Chennill Galleries. There's a warmth and depth on those records that is completely missing on the earlier ones. Not having their own studio Decca often had to record on location, but at 1/6 they were still a full shilling cheaper than HMV, Columbia and Parlophone.
TRACK TIMING: 00:06 [1] ROY FOX AND HIS BAND - Little Dutch Mill -- v. Denny Dennis 02:51 [2] JACK JACKSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Madame, Will You Walk --v. Jack Jackson 05:35 [3] LEW STONE AND HIS BAND - I Never Had A Chance -- v. Al Bowlly 08:42 [4] THE BBC DANCE ORCHESTRA - With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming -- v. Les Allen 11:26 [5] AMBROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Just A Wearyin' For You -- v. Sam Browne 14:08 [6] NEW MAYFAIR DANCE ORCHESTRA - Who's Been Polishing The Sun -- v. Bobbie Comber
"At the Dorchester Hotel, and The Monsigneur Restaurant in London". How "portable" was the recording equipment of these days?! How many heavy trunks did they have to transport for these "outdoor" recordings sessions?
Nevertheless you should arrange to have them transferred to CD or onto some other format. Then you could either share them even for a small fee. All this old stuff is long out of copyright so you would have no problems in that regard.
Everything your algorithmic categorization imparts by conveniently railroading our free willing character, nature, and creative thinking, is worse than any totalitarian or fascist order. We are not numbers and mere items in a digital world. We are beyond tired of your machines telling us where we fit. You have stifled creativity and the progress we enjoyed about a natural process. Selection and order are emotive rationalizations, not mathematical formulae. If you don’t know why you think, and you want a machine to tell you where and how you fit, than we don’t need you. You’re not integral to the creative process. While the Dragon plays shell games with the Bear, watch China take Siberia. America must unify with insurmountable trade deficits and a GDP that can’t compete with China. We’re not populous enough, and growing without annex will make for Canada’s, Mexico’s and our own demise. In this day and age, we need only 21 states united from Canada through the USA to 21 degrees 7 minutes latitude (Leon, MX). Draw the line straight across, there build a border, a wall with a canal on it, a coast to coast rail system and super highway. Enough infrastructure to keep 30 million Mexicans employed, and El Norte beautiful. Mexicans coming to America have amassed enough debt to leverage a purchase of this order. They don’t want to belong to the PTA. The white picket fence and the American dream is unattainable for most of them. At wit’s end, poverty has consumed America. It’s time we affirmed Living Wage, do away with minimum wage, that only brought customer service to a grinding halt, and a Universal Income that qualifies as a tax abatement schedule, with guaranteed housing the least advantaged would not have to write checks to maintain, and no light bill that leaves us frozen in the dead of winter. Eat the poor is not a policy, its a consequence of Boomer Gen greed, haste, and bombastic enthusiasm. Appoint a Liberal Judge or we’ll only further bigotry and fear. The very demise of the entrepreneurial spirit with Marshall Law and spreading poverty devolves into an Irresponsible Republic and Crumbling Democracy.
What? Get over yourself! What's all this showing off with big words, whoever you are. You clearly are nothing but a number and definitely a small item.
Just three more days, and it'll be exactly 83 years since "I Never Had A Chance" was recorded. How the years fly by... Thank you, Al Bowlly, for the many beautiful gifts you left us. I bet you never dared to dream people would still be listening to you sing so long after you left this earth. You will always be remembered and loved.
Thank you for sharing this with us. I lquite like music from this era.
O what fantastic music, thank you a million for sharing this amazing music of the British Dance Band Days, and I even have an old radio, a baker light radio, its wired up from my computer so that this music is playing through this old radio's speaker, making it really coming to life as if it was really a live radio of the 1930s, some people say its haunted, a ghost radio. I don't mind being haunted by music of the 30s. it was my mums kind of music, but unfortunately, she died 4 years ago.
Very nice songs. My faves are "never had a chance" and "wearyn for you" lovely.
Hector Convector :. Me too, exactly.
Super excellent
i adore the 30s and al bowlly and especially the ease of listening to these fabulous old numbers in hd without having to buy needles and wind up!!
Who could not just LOVE These!? ALL Are Awesome!!
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What a great selection of the British Dance Bands and Orchestras -- definitely *****. Thank you!
I have come to be in abject thrall to Al Bowlly's voice. He is SO the UK's Bing Crosby - the same affability, easy delivery, and smooth, classy style. And I've actually begun to prefer the British dance bands too. though I'm not sure why. Just a very appealing sound. Thank you for posting.
I hate to disagree, but Al Bowlly was not just another Bing Crosby at all- he was an original stylist in his own right, and really should be seen as such. To me, his style was a more intimate one than Crosby, and his use of throwaway remarks and spoken lines both very innovative and highly effective. listen to "won't you stay to tea?" With Lew Stone, and then "Who walks in when I walk out" with Ray Noble, and then tell me that sounds like Bing Crosby styling!
So do I and I don't know why. Less artificial polish and smoothness and more natural?
Wonderfull sentimal music.I am from 1936 in the later occupied Denmark. At home we listened to this kind of wonderfull English Dance Music in the forties- it was before the American ocean overwhelmed us. TAK ! Thank you !
Love, love all the music on your channel! Enjoying it all the time: so talented, soft-gentle rendition and wonderful vintage photos. Thank you ever so much!
Thanks for you kind comment. Much appreciated
The British dance bands had a nice beautiful rhythm. Very relaxing.
thay don't make music like this eny more
That should have been my era, missed it by 20 years.
The Jack Jackson is an utterly charming record. never heard it before, but I have to agree with some of the others- Lew Stone was peerless, particularly at around this time. No one will ever again be able to make music like the Monseigneur Band did.
A great selection. Thanks very much.
One of my favorite 30's music compilations, absolutely brilliant
Thanks :-)
I remember the Dorchester, a Friend of mine his Mum was a Waitress there and after the noon rush we went in a side door and we would sit in the restaurant Dining Room and she would feed us, What a thrill and such great food, Oh memories of so Long Ago! Sadly no Longer!!!
c'est merveilleux,merci beaucoup!thanks
A great collection here, many thanks for posting.
Thanks from a fan of Henry Hall! This music is so mellow...
What a surprise to hear "Ce petit chemin" of Mireille in the 2nd song! In a perfect British style, unique. Thanks for sharing!
Great sound from 1934.The original must be of very great quality for remastering.Thanks for sharing.
Lew Stone was a master!
Brain enjoyed these: Thanks.
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Just A Wearyin' For You -- v. Sam Browne ♥ ♥ ♥
I'll look forward to hearing them.
wonderful! I have a wind up gramaphone in a cabinet, stocked with a full collection of dance band 78's all like this, in mint condition, in heavy cardboard books and original paper wallets. Hardly used and passed down to me from the family. All strict tempo including original Victor Silvester recordings. Probably worth a fortune, but would never part with it. Have bought more needles and treat myself every so often. Maybe I should record them and put them on here too.....
Beverley Raw, ..... wow really, I'm so jealous. Do you want to marry me 😬
Me gusta mucho esa música
I didn't know the origins of this song, so many thanks for pointing me to "Ce petit chemin". This Jack Jackson recording has never been reissued, as far as I know, but it is quite charming.
Great
2and " un petit chemin " in franch ! Wonderfull song !❤❤
A very nice swing
yes
sweet
thanjks again
Pleased you enjoyed these recordings.
The Stone disc was recorded in the Upper Thames Street studio, which had far better acoustics than the Chennill Galleries. There's a warmth and depth on those records that is completely missing on the earlier ones. Not having their own studio Decca often had to record on location, but at 1/6 they were still a full shilling cheaper than HMV, Columbia and Parlophone.
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TRACK TIMING:
00:06 [1] ROY FOX AND HIS BAND - Little Dutch Mill -- v. Denny Dennis
02:51 [2] JACK JACKSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Madame, Will You Walk --v. Jack Jackson
05:35 [3] LEW STONE AND HIS BAND - I Never Had A Chance -- v. Al Bowlly
08:42 [4] THE BBC DANCE ORCHESTRA - With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming -- v. Les Allen
11:26 [5] AMBROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Just A Wearyin' For You -- v. Sam Browne
14:08 [6] NEW MAYFAIR DANCE ORCHESTRA - Who's Been Polishing The Sun -- v. Bobbie Comber
Thank you for your comments. Hope this music kept your spirits up in your fine country.
"At the Dorchester Hotel, and The Monsigneur Restaurant in London". How "portable" was the recording equipment of these days?! How many heavy trunks did they have to transport for these "outdoor" recordings sessions?
These were not recording sessions on location and all were made in the studios. Record labels showed where the bands were resident.
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Nevertheless you should arrange to have them transferred to CD or onto some other format. Then you could either share them even for a small fee. All this old stuff is long out of copyright so you would have no problems in that regard.
Everything your algorithmic categorization imparts by conveniently railroading our free willing character, nature, and creative thinking, is worse than any totalitarian or fascist order. We are not numbers and mere items in a digital world. We are beyond tired of your machines telling us where we fit. You have stifled creativity and the progress we enjoyed about a natural process. Selection and order are emotive rationalizations, not mathematical formulae.
If you don’t know why you think, and you want a machine to tell you where and how you fit, than we don’t need you. You’re not integral to the creative process.
While the Dragon plays shell games with the Bear, watch China take Siberia. America must unify with insurmountable trade deficits and a GDP that can’t compete with China. We’re not populous enough, and growing without annex will make for Canada’s, Mexico’s and our own demise.
In this day and age, we need only 21 states united from Canada through the USA to 21 degrees 7 minutes latitude (Leon, MX). Draw the line straight across, there build a border, a wall with a canal on it, a coast to coast rail system and super highway. Enough infrastructure to keep 30 million Mexicans employed, and El Norte beautiful. Mexicans coming to America have amassed enough debt to leverage a purchase of this order. They don’t want to belong to the PTA. The white picket fence and the American dream is unattainable for most of them. At wit’s end, poverty has consumed America. It’s time we affirmed Living Wage, do away with minimum wage, that only brought customer service to a grinding halt, and a Universal Income that qualifies as a tax abatement schedule, with guaranteed housing the least advantaged would not have to write checks to maintain, and no light bill that leaves us frozen in the dead of winter. Eat the poor is not a policy, its a consequence of Boomer Gen greed, haste, and bombastic enthusiasm. Appoint a Liberal Judge or we’ll only further bigotry and fear. The very demise of the entrepreneurial spirit with Marshall Law and spreading poverty devolves into an Irresponsible Republic and Crumbling Democracy.
What? Get over yourself! What's all this showing off with big words, whoever you are. You clearly are nothing but a number and definitely a small item.
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