DESCRIPTION:
Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra from The Golden Age of British Dance Bands
Compiled and introduced by Alan Dell
Commemoration of 50 years of BBC Radio, broadcast in late 1972
Includes excerpts from the following:
March 15th. 1932 first broadcast in Portland Place
Henry Hall announcing tune based on notes B-B-C
Henry Hall interviewed in about 1970
It's Just The Time For Dancing and talk about Dickie Matthews (young oboe player)
Cyril Stapleton's audition recalled by Henry Hall and Cyril Stapleton on band members and playing locations
Have You Ever Been Lonely?
Alan Dell on early criticism of Henry Hall's BBC Dance Orchestra
Teddy Bear's Picnic and Henry Hall's recollection of the recording - done in one take - and use of record as BBC test piece
Appearance at Radio Olympia in August 1933
Underneath The Arches with Flanagan And Allen (July 1932)
Henry Hall on original idea of Guest Night followed by An Elephant Never Forgets by Lupino Lane recorded March 17th. 1934
Bert (pianist and arranger) Reed's arrangement of Goody Goody in 1936 with clarinet of Burton Gillis and The Three Sisters
Doug Richardson (later picture editor of Radio Times) on days as page boy to Henry Hall and converted wharf studio
1936 maiden vogage of Queen Mary: Somewhere At Sea sung by Dan Donovan
Benny Carter's help with arrangement of I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket sung by Dan Donovan 1936
Singers and composers. Noel Gay's Round The Marble Arch recollected by Henry Hall.
The Music Goes Round And Round with George Elrick as drummer and singer
September 1937 - end of BBC contract and reflection of Henry Hall's time with the Corporation including Sir John Reith story
Cyril Stapleton and Doug Richardson on Henry Hall's character and the game of Monopoly
Butterflies In The Rain
Leslie Douglas vocalist from end of BBC days
?Take Me Back Sweetheart vocalist Leslie Douglas
Three Brass Bells
Henry Hall in his office in 1972 recalling 50 years in the music business
"Goodbye Everyone" and Here's To The Next Time