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I would think most people using the web are interested in music be it modern or the old stuff. My music library is more 50s--70s something I can make sense of, I do have a lot of cd with orchestra's on,such as James Last,Mantovani,Percy Faith,Mancini, Kaempfert. But to get to the point which I want to mention for anyone interested in this sort of music is a orchestra which I knew about but never tried until now,that is Frank Chacksfield and his orchestra cd entitled Thanks For The Memories (The Academy Award Winners) cost £2.99 free post.
Excellent cd different from those mentioned makes you sit up and listen.
I will be buying more of his music. By the way a very successful British orchestra-- big hits here and USA Limelight,and Ebb Tide

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Now we are talking real music. In my teens I was in the Sid Phillips Fanj Clkub aftrer seeing his band at King george's Hall, Blackburn. Up- the Con I saw Ken Mackintosh, Harry Gold & his Pieces of Eight and (I think) Joe Loss's orchestra, though the one that impressed me most was The Saints Jazzband, a Manchester outfit.

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I have a couple of Sid Phillips cds and forgot to mention Syd Lawrence,but really taken back with F Chacksfield

Ps enjoy Conniff, Riddle, May.and Miller also the big bands.

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I went to see James Last in Manchester, he was something different and his music was ideal for parties at the time, he's actually still going so I believe, don't think its that long since he was on Breakfast TV

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Well Bob it dosen't look like we are going to educate many Accy webbers
to appreciating good music,they have all been indoctrinated with todays so called music.

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I listen to opera quite a lot, well lite opera that is, I've been a big fan of the Savoy Opera's since I was a teenager, infact I appeared in two Pirates and The Gondeleers, and worked back stage on another two the Mikido and Iolanthy, SO are on the Arts Channel on Sky quite regularly

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How refreshing to hear that John, I like G&S as well. I also like grand opera, the heavier stuff. A few weeks ago on BBC2 there was a prog called Maestro at the Opera where 4 "celebs" were given a crash course in conducting and one of them went on to conduct at Covent Garden. Sounds naff but it was very entertaining and made me realise how much I miss my fix of going to see opera live which I used to do when I lived in the south and the midlands.

PS I can imagine you as a gondolier or a pirate!!

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Neither susie a Marine with a Red Suit and a tall white helmet plus enfield 303 which we needed a licence for, they were heavy, that was in Pinafore, and a Palace Guard in The Gondoliers, got mixed up was back stage for Pirates and on the lighting, I was back stage for 3 not two, but it was great fun and has had me hooked for life. Actually I have an old vinyl album recorded live during a performance at Ossy town by St. Marys Amateurs there were only 80 copies ever made

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Get outta here, Claytonx, I know about big bands you've never even heard of! ;)

James Von Streeter and his Wig Poppers Chit'lins - YouTube

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Hurrah, there coming out of the woodwork or should I say Opera house.
Shiver mi timbers, John don't tell Cashman you have been a pirate you'll never live it down.

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Jay McShann Orchestra Featuring Charlie Parker.Swingmatism.wmv - YouTube

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LUCKY MILLINDER ~ APOLLO JUMP ~ 1941 - YouTube

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You obviously enjoyed it John, though I will have to revise my mental pictures somewhat.

I've never done musical theatre though I have sung in choirs and have done a lot of am dram, some of which involved songs. I just love performing and I do miss it. Been in some really good groups and since I had to leave them because of moving never found any others to match up.

I've also got a rare vinyl - my university choir doing a very rarely performed oratorio by Dvorak!

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South Shore Drive (South Side Drive) - Paul Hucklebuck Williams - YouTube