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A Personal History of the British Record Business 73 – Ronald (Ronnie) Bell.
Ronnie Bell, before and after his toupe, is one of the music industry’s top unsung, forgotten even, heroes. Despite the fact that he wrote, and published two versions of his memoirs, try and search for him online and you’ll find … Continue reading →
Posted in A Life in Music - random memories, A Personal History of the British Record Business, Stories of the British Music Business, Uncategorized
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A Personal History of the British Record Business 62 – John Schroeder 3 and conclusion
We left John pondering his future at Oriole, having failed to persuade owner Maurice Levy to part with the funds he felt he needed to break new acts, both British and on the Motown label which he had obtained on … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alaska Records, Cast your fate to the wind, Cymande, Fugees, Joe Meek, John Schroeder, Johnny Pearson, Johnny Wise, Les Cocks, Louis Benjamin, Maurice Levy, Mickie Most, Piccadilly Records, Pye Records, Rockin' Berries, Sounds Orchestral, Status Quo, Tony Hatch, Tony Reeves, Vince Guaraldi
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A Personal History of the British Record Business 60 – John Schroeder 1.
Since interviewing him all those years ago, John, who died in January last year, had written and self-published his autobiography, much of the content of which may, or may not be duplicated in the piece that follows. To me … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abbey Road, Alma Cogan, Bunny Lewis, Cliff Richard, Columbia Records, Dennis Preston, Eddie Calvert, EMI, entertainment, Frank Ifield, Franklyn Boyd, Freddie Bienstock, George Dawson, George Martin, Helen Shapiro, Jerry Lordan, Jimmy Young, John Burgess, John Schroeder, Johnny Wise, L.G.Wood, Maurice Burman, Michael Holliday, Norman Newell, Norrie Paramor, Oscar Peterson, Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson, Peter Bown, Peter Sullivan, Ron Richards, Ruby Murray, Sir Joseph Lockwood, The Avons, The Mudlarks, The Shadows, Tony Brent, Wally Ridley
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