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60s British New Orleans Jazz Blues Vocal Adaptation of a traditional song written by William Christopher "W.C" Handy (1873 -1958) & published in 1917.
EP - Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen / Wallis And His Storeyville Jazzmen - It's Trad, Dad! Pye Jazz – NJE.1083 (1962)
Kenneth Daniel "Kenny" Ball (Born in Ilford, England 22 May 1930 - Died, Basildon, England 7 March 2013)
Was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.
In 1961 their recording of Cole Porter's "Samantha" Pye Records 7NJ.2040 - released February 1961) became a hit, and they reached No. 2 at the end of 1961 on the UK Singles Chart, and in March 1962 on the Hot 100, with "Midnight in Moscow" (Подмосковные Вечера) Pye Records 7NJ.2049 - released November 1961.
The record sold over one million copies.
Further hits followed and such was their popularity in the UK that Kenny Ball was featured, along with Cliff Richard, Brenda Lee, Joe Brown, Craig Douglas and Frank Ifield, on the cover of the New Musical Express in July 1962, although in the United States they remained a "one-hit wonder".
Kenny Ball appeared with his jazz band in the 1962 British musical movie directed by Richard Lester " It's Trad, Dad! " (1962) known in the U.S.A as " Ring-A-Ding Rhythm " including songs by artists such as:
Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas, John Leyton, The Brook Brothers, Chubby Checker, Del Shannon,
Gary U.S. Bonds, Gene Vincent, Gene McDaniels, The Paris Sisters, Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen among others ...
Is a British musical movie comedy featuring performances by a variety of Dixieland Jazz Bands and Rock And Roll singers.
The film was one of the first produced by Amicus Productions, a company known predominantly for horror films.
It was director Richard Lester's first feature film who will produce later "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) Help! (1965) with The Beatles, he will also later make "Superman 2" and "3" and that's another story...
#KennyBall #JazzVocal #BealeStreetBlues
60s British New Orleans Jazz Blues Vocal Adaptation of a traditional song written by William Christopher "W.C" Handy (1873 -1958) & published in 1917.
EP - Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen / Wallis And His Storeyville Jazzmen - It's Trad, Dad! Pye Jazz – NJE.1083 (1962)
Kenneth Daniel "Kenny" Ball (Born in Ilford, England 22 May 1930 - Died, Basildon, England 7 March 2013)
Was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.
In 1961 their recording of Cole Porter's "Samantha" Pye Records 7NJ.2040 - released February 1961) became a hit, and they reached No. 2 at the end of 1961 on the UK Singles Chart, and in March 1962 on the Hot 100, with "Midnight in Moscow" (Подмосковные Вечера) Pye Records 7NJ.2049 - released November 1961.
The record sold over one million copies.
Further hits followed and such was their popularity in the UK that Kenny Ball was featured, along with Cliff Richard, Brenda Lee, Joe Brown, Craig Douglas and Frank Ifield, on the cover of the New Musical Express in July 1962, although in the United States they remained a "one-hit wonder".
Kenny Ball appeared with his jazz band in the 1962 British musical movie directed by Richard Lester " It's Trad, Dad! " (1962) known in the U.S.A as " Ring-A-Ding Rhythm " including songs by artists such as:
Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas, John Leyton, The Brook Brothers, Chubby Checker, Del Shannon,
Gary U.S. Bonds, Gene Vincent, Gene McDaniels, The Paris Sisters, Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen among others ...
Is a British musical movie comedy featuring performances by a variety of Dixieland Jazz Bands and Rock And Roll singers.
The film was one of the first produced by Amicus Productions, a company known predominantly for horror films.
It was director Richard Lester's first feature film who will produce later "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) Help! (1965) with The Beatles, he will also later make "Superman 2" and "3" and that's another story...
#KennyBall #JazzVocal #BealeStreetBlues
