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@MegaGARFISH Duane did have a Les Paul - he traded it for his first Gretsch because he needed the Bigsby vibrato.

@Misducky03 Barbara Dickson did a good version as well.

Rare to see Nokie without a hat!

@Frankieman1 Ed Zandy did a better job than when I saw the band in London in Feb '59. It was the last concert of a long tour and he 'cracked' on several of his solos - including String Of Pearls. It was so horrible I still remember it!

Although Lynn Bari did an excellent lip-synching job, the vocals in both films were by Pat Friday.

@1969SL I have done a bit more searching! Search for V - disc 602. Side 2 has Kay, Les and Joe performing 'There' a Lull in My Life' and 'What Goes Up Must Come Down' with Les soloing on the second one.

@realms1 The conductor is watching Jo closely because the orchestra is following her; she is not 'singing along with the band'.

@TheDragonfly45 It was on the 'Chester and Lester' album, complete with some mildly risque repartee. I also have it on CD, paired with their second album 'Guitar Monsters'

@Poisson4147 I concur completely. A selection of the recordings made for the 'American Broadcasting Station in Europe' is available - in the UK at least - on CD and Miller's german is, indeed, dreadful. Johnny Desmond and Iris Manning did better and Ray McKinley had the good sense not to try!

@greaser1993 The bassist's name was Lee Rocker

@rockfan363 The concert was to mark Chuck's 60th birthday

The rhythm guitarist is Dick Morgan, later a member of Spike Jones' City Slickers, where he was known as 'Icky Face' Confusingly, Jones had two guitar/banjo players called Morgan, the other being Freddie, also known for funny faces. Search for 'Spike Jones, The Poet and the Peasant for a good e...

@HOUNDDAWG This is from the album 'Once Over Lightly'. I have been looking for a CD of it for years but I only have a scratchy second hand vinyl, from the US, courtesy of Amazon. There is no producer credit on the sleeve or the disc.

@MAJORSNODGRASS I always thought it was 'The Battle of New Orleans' (We fired our guns and the British kept a'coming...)