Harry Parry was a college dropout from North Wales whose small groups pioneered swing jazz in Britain in the late 1930s. This clip may have been the first time many Brits saw jitterbugging. The BBC was wary of the 'colored' wildness of the trend, but relaxed when war broke out and all things American became palatable: Harry was put in charge of the Radio Rhythm Club and his sextet became famous, though some UK critics found it merely imitative. He became a fixture at smart London restaurants, but never crossed the pond, obstructed by the Anglo-Ametican musicians' union feuds which dragged on for 20 years. With the advent of rock and roll, he struggled like many band leaders, dying of a heart attack in 1956 after two residencies at holiday camps.
Thank you for the recent interesting history Esmee .Since discovering this a couple of years ago , I ' revisit ' it many times just for the clip of Harry Parry ' You Are My lucky Star ' which I play through my Hi-Fi system - it is just simply wonderful , the pianist , drums and bass player are superb and particularly having fun - love it , and can just imagine the resistance to such ' vulgar ' music in the late 30s , just as Skiffle would again some 20 years later !.
Edward de Groot, aka Stanelli, was an Irish violin child prodigy who became a theater conductor at 19, toured the States in the 1920s, dabbled in composition and then moved down market, like Liberace or Borge. He made a hit in vaudeville as a multi-instrumentalist of the Hoffnung kind. His gimmick was the Hornchestra, a one-man contraption which played tunes on doctored auto horns. He had a BBC series called 'Stanelli's Stag Party' with a band like a more sedate version of Spike Jones or Kay Kyser. Later he wrote 'jingles' for TV ads. Died 1961 aged 65.
not off to a great start having to watch a cadburys advert for chocolate,used to like it when it was british,and then the yanks bought it ,promised to keep the jobs(sold off to poland) and reduced the size of the product,whilst increasing the price. thanks but no yanks. TA TA
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Great video.
A treat to watch a good quality Pathé short of Carroll Gibbons. A talented musician who sadly never made it past middle-age.
Harry Parry was a college dropout from North Wales whose small groups pioneered swing jazz in Britain in the late 1930s. This clip may have been the first time many Brits saw jitterbugging. The BBC was wary of the 'colored' wildness of the trend, but relaxed when war broke out and all things American became palatable: Harry was put in charge of the Radio Rhythm Club and his sextet became famous, though some UK critics found it merely imitative.
He became a fixture at smart London restaurants, but never crossed the pond, obstructed by the Anglo-Ametican musicians' union feuds which dragged on for 20 years. With the advent of rock and roll, he struggled like many band leaders, dying of a heart attack in 1956 after two residencies at holiday camps.
Thank you for the recent interesting history Esmee .Since discovering this a couple of years ago , I ' revisit ' it many times just for the clip of Harry Parry ' You Are My lucky Star ' which I play through my Hi-Fi system - it is just simply wonderful , the pianist , drums and bass player are superb and particularly having fun - love it , and can just imagine the resistance to such ' vulgar ' music in the late 30s , just as Skiffle would again some 20 years later !.
Edward de Groot, aka Stanelli, was an Irish violin child prodigy who became a theater conductor at 19, toured the States in the 1920s, dabbled in composition and then moved down market, like Liberace or Borge. He made a hit in vaudeville as a multi-instrumentalist of the Hoffnung kind. His gimmick was the Hornchestra, a one-man contraption which played tunes on doctored auto horns. He had a BBC series called 'Stanelli's Stag Party' with a band like a more sedate version of Spike Jones or Kay Kyser. Later he wrote 'jingles' for TV ads. Died 1961 aged 65.
Watching this is really hard to tell that they were living an important crisis
Who is the sax player at 2:10, sitting at the end of the row?
not off to a great start having to watch a cadburys advert for chocolate,used to like it when it was british,and then the yanks bought it ,promised to keep the jobs(sold off to poland) and reduced the size of the product,whilst increasing the price. thanks but no yanks. TA TA