Instagram
-
Recent Posts
- A Personal History of the British Music Industry 107 – Derek Everett
- A Personal History of the British Music Industry – 106. Tony Hiller
- A Personal History of the British Music Business 105 – Kay O’Dwyer
- A Personal History of the British Music Industry 104 – Tim Blackmore
- A Personal History of the British Music Industry 103 – John Burgess.
Recent Comments
Archives
- April 2024
- March 2024
- January 2024
- July 2023
- February 2023
- October 2022
- April 2022
- December 2021
- October 2021
- August 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- November 2020
- October 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- June 2019
- April 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- August 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- October 2014
- March 2014
- January 2014
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- June 2011
- January 2011
Categories
Meta
Archives
- April 2024
- March 2024
- January 2024
- July 2023
- February 2023
- October 2022
- April 2022
- December 2021
- October 2021
- August 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- November 2020
- October 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- June 2019
- April 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- August 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- October 2014
- March 2014
- January 2014
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- June 2011
- January 2011
-
Join 1,612 other subscribers
Tag Archives: Two Way Family Favourites
A Personal History of the British Music Business 105 – Kay O’Dwyer
As dedicated readers will have realised, these interviews were originally intended to form part of a general, rather than personal, history of the British music business, a post retirement project some 25 years ago. That never happened, but more recently … Continue reading →
Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Uncategorized
|
Tagged Acker Bilk, Ardmore and Beechwood, Brian Hopkins, Campbell Connelly, Carl Yale, David Platz, David Raven, Denis Preston, Dick Rowe, Donald Peers, Dorothy Squires, Francis Day & Hunter, Geraldo, Gordon Mills, Jack Jackson, Jackie Collins, Jean Metcalfe, Jimmy Henney, Jimmy Phillips, Johnny Dankworth, Josef Locke, Kay O"Dwyer, Keith Fordyce, Ken Dodd, Ken East, King Brothers, Lana Marris, Len Wood, Les Perrin, Les Reed Barry Mason, Leslie Hutchinson (Hutch), Leslie Kettle, Marion Ryan, Maurice Oberstein, Max Clifford, Nat Gonella, Norman Newell, Peter Hargraves, Roger Cook, Ron White, Sid Green, Ted Heath, Teddy Holmes, Terry Slater, Tony Hall, Two Way Family Favourites, Vera Lynn, Winifred Atwell
|
5 Comments
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
|
Tagged A. Mackenzie Smith, Al Bennett, Alan Freeman, Barry Alldiss, Bill Crozier, Bob Dockerill, Bob Reisdorf, C.H. Thomas, Clinton Ford, Columbia Records, Connie Francis, Cyril Symonds, David Evans, David Jacobs, David Toff, Dennis Jones, Don McLean American Pie, Doreen Davies, Embassy Records, entertainment, Geoffrey Everitt, George Elrick, Housewives Choice, Jack Jackson, Jack Jarvis, Jean Metcalfe, Jimmy Phillips, Jimmy Savile, Jimmy Young, John Schroeder, Johnny Wise, Juke Box Jury, Keith Fordyce, Ken Glancy, Louis Benjamin, Marvin Rainwater, Maureen Evans, MGM Records, Mike Redway, Norman Newell, Oriole Records, Paddy Fleming, Pete Murray, Peter Prince, radio luxembourg, Ray Pilgrim, RCA Records, Reg Warburton, Robert Dockerill, Roger Maffatt, Ronnie Bell, Shirley Bassey, Sir Edward Lewis, Sony, Stanley Stern, t, Ted Lewis, The Seekers, Tommy Loftus, Tony Blackburn, Tony Hall, Tony Pollard, Top Rank, Two Way Family Favourites, Vanguard Records, Woolworths
|
15 Comments
A Personal History of the British Record Business 71 – Tommy Loftus
Now here’s a challenge before I even start transcribing this interview from about 20 years ago. I remember Tommy Loftus as a name but, albeit I obviously spent an hour or two with him at the time, I cannot … 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
|
Tagged Big Bopper, Bill Crozier, Billy Eckstine, Colin Burn, Collins Music Hall, Dave Allen, David Betteridge, David Jacobs, Decca, Dickie Murdoch, Don Burkheimer, Edmundo Ross, EMI, Four Ramblers, George Lucan, Harry Walters, Housewives Choice, Isabel Burdette, Jack Dabbs, Jack Train, Jean Metcalfe, Johnny Lawson, Julie Rogers, Lilian Duff, Max Bygraves, Mercury Records, Michael Bell, Pat Campbell, Pat Osborne, Paul Williams, Peter Prince, Queen's Theatre Poplar, Robin Richmond, Ron Richards, Sam Costa, Teddy Warwick, Tommy Loftus, Two Way Family Favourites, Val Doonican, Yarners Coffee
|
15 Comments
A Personal History of the British Music Business 10 – Colin Burn 2
A pause for a holiday, and now we return to Colin Burn and having set the scene for his arrival at EMI in the late 1950’s, I asked him what his job actually entailed. ” The big programme of the … Continue reading →
vinylmemories 