The Golden Age Of British Dance Bands 1936-1938

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Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Moon Over Miami
recording of:
Moon Over Miami
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
Maurice Winnick & His Orchestra3:02
A2Woe Is Me
recorded at:
Palais de Danse (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith
recording of:
Woe Is Me
lyricist:
James Cavanaugh and Dick Sanford (songwriter, musician and bandleader)
composer:
Robert Emmerich (writer "Our Love")
The Romany Band2:42
A3Oh! By Jingo! Oh by Gee!
recorded at:
Florida Club (London nightclub) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Oh! By Jingo! Oh by Gee!
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
The Krakajax3:12
A4A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
vocals:
Denny Dennis (on 1936-06-26)
orchestra:
Roy Fox & His Band (on 1936-06-26)
recording of:
A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (from “Ziegfeld Follies of 1919”) (on 1936-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Inc.
sub-publisher:
Publications Francis Day
Roy Fox and His Orchestra3:17
A5Free
recording of:
Free
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
Billy Cotton & His Band3:00
A6When My Dreamboat Comes Home
recorded at:
Holborn Restaurant (Kingsway dance band spot) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
When My Dreamboat Comes Home
writer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
Bram Martin and His Band3:00
A7West End Blues
recording of:
West End Blues
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
publisher:
Clarence Williams Music
is based on:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
Bram Martin's Borderliners3:20
A8Boo-Hoo
recording of:
Boo Hoo
writer:
Edward Heyman, John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
Nat Gonella and His Georgians2:49
B1Swing High, Swing Low
recording of:
Swing High, Swing Low (1930s song)
writer:
Ralph Freed and Burton Lane
Bert Firman and His Dance Orchestra3:17
B2Never in a Million Years
recorded at:
Mayfair Hotel (Berkely Square) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Never in a Million Years
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Red Cape Songs
Billy Bissett and his Orchestra3:14
B3Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You
recorded at:
Gleneagles Hotel (Scotland) in Perth and Kinross
recording of:
Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You
writer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) and Matty Malneck
Orlando Marin & His Orchestra2:32
B4Swing Session in Siberia
recording of:
Swing Session in Siberia
writer:
Al Goering (arranger) and Jack Pettis
George Elrick & His Music Makers2:59
B5Getting Some Fun Out of Life
recording of:
(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
Howard Jacobs & His Orchestra2:46
B6Chinese Laundry Blues
recording of:
Chinese Laundry Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jack Cottrell (songwriter)
Syd Seymour and His Mad Hatters2:59
B7You Started Something
recording of:
You Started Something
writer:
Emery Deutsch and Jiimmy Rogan (sonwriter)
Bill Ternent and his Sweet Rhythm Orchestra3:19
B8She's the Daughter of the Grey Old Mare
recorded at:
Lansdowne Restaurant (London dance band spot) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
She's the Daughter of the Grey Old Mare
writer:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and Eddie Lisbona
Dan Donovan and His Music3:27