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Dame Clara Butt from 1918. The top English contralto of her era. Three jolly tunes from eight inch budget record labels. Don Porto's Novelty band(Harry Bidgood), Alfredo and his band and Billy Whitlock. Comedian Sandy Powell is on a Broadcast budget record too. Also the prolific English baritone Stanley Kirkby, Turner and Layton, Lorrae Desmond, Roberto Inglez, Ron Goodwin, Tennessee Ernie and Mantovani. We finish with Bob Crosby and Looping the Loop from 1938.
This really is it folks! Episode 100, final and last Forgotten Songs from the Broom Cupboard podcast. No Sinatra type returns this time. Hope you enjoy this 90 minute trawl through some old favourites. I'm not abandoning the cause and will be using 78rpm records for a couple of drama type...
Published 01/20/23
We open with the madness of Irish Mambo from Alma Cogan. The two sides of Nat King Cole. First, pared back with his trio- Nat on piano, Oscar Moore guitar and Bob Miller drums. They give us- I'm lost. Then rich, orchestrated Nat with the Four Knights giving vocal backing- That's all there is to...
Published 01/13/23