1930's Dance Band - Roy Fox with Nat Gonella, Al Bowlly
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@Morahman7vnNo2 Yes, it was made in the somewhat more prudish 1930s.
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Quirky and borderline Cheeky.
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Brilliant.
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@peteressex Dance bands in the 1930's in the UK were for general consumption, dance halls, theaters, radio, and early television all featured them, not just West End Clubs!! It was popular music for everybody, played and enjoyed everywhere.
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...very charming...!
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If you look carefully...you may see Al Bowlly playing guitar....:-)
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Popular in GB in 1932, I have the US Columbia of Ben Selvin's Orchstra doing this song in 1929. Lota fun tho...
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Yes it is Jim Easton who is the other vocalist. And that's the leading British ocarinist of the time, Harry Berly, at the beginning. He tragically committed suicide by throwing himself under a tube train in 1937.
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Very catchy - very cooky! Thanks for uploading!
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This music is great ;)
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Yes they probably were playing to the haves but popular music probably helped the less fortunate raise spirits. There are still huge gulfs. Worth remembering that some of the finest dance band musicians were indirectly employed by the filthy rich.I don't particularly like the novelty nos but times have changed and such numbers perhaps don't stand the test of time.
peteressex 4 years ago
For heaven's sake lighten up :-) It's a novelty song and unless I'm missing something it's message isn't "I'm rish and the poor can go to hell". It is just an attempt to give people of any class a bit of a laugh in a difficult time
deejay830 4 years ago
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Novelty number to entertain the rich in the 1930's when millions were out of work and living in poverty. Pathetic!
MAJORSNODGRASS 4 years ago
Also bought and listened to by very, very many ordinary people as well. I know because my uncle was an unemployed shipyard worker on Tyneside and he recalled listening and laughing to it on the radio.
deejay830 4 years ago
Bass player Tiny Winters, Drums Bill Harty. Who is the 2nd trumpet?
peteressex 4 years ago
second trumpet could well be Syd Buckman. He was about the only member of the band to stay with Fox when Lew Stone took it over
deejay830 4 years ago