Just popped in to see my Gran.... 13.31.... Passed away 1961. Come back Gran...... Mek we a cream kirk

Yeah I know where that one would have been

I am very much aware of Eve Becke and enjoy her work - I have only discovered Dinah Miller in the last year or so - thankfully her voice at least in Dance Band circles is making something of a comeback

All the singers are great -But Al Bowlly was a one-off

This is great - all the singers named above made many broadcasts in the Late 1930s - as did others (Just about all of them) Al Bowlly appeared at least once with Arthur Askey and Richard Murdock - so, there may still be lost broadcasts out there - Perhaps containing songs never recorded by Al or the likes of Sam Browne, Phyllis Robins and Eilsie Carlise - we can hope

Tuba Skinny has a great version of this, New Orleans street band

Great sound reproduction from such an early and unusual record. Excellent!

Love the melody on this

A favourite of mine as well, but I didn't know it was written by Isham Jones!

This is simply grand! Thanks again Chas

Those Arthur Briggs sides are indeed rare & expensive nowadays. Do you know if there are any good quality transfers of his French & German catalogue. I've got most of his German's from the GHT archive by the way.

What a rarity! Is there such a thing as a continental dance band reference work, like we have with Rust & Forbes?

Born in Wednesbury, then moved to Bloxwich age 7, loved to play near the "cut" that's not there now, then moved on to the Pleck age 14, moved to Australia age 16, .......now 71... still think about the origins of the industrial revolution in the Black Country!

Dignified, charming and plaintiff

A beautiful film, thanks for uploading. Princes End born and bread, the Black Country will always be home for me.

The thumbnail is of Sassaricando, the best song from that same movie Aventura en Rio. Thankful if you can share.

This is sublime! A wonderful rare treasure. Thanks for everything.

Haunting, beautiful, and timeless.

The Black Country has gone back to the Black Country but not in a way they refer to here.

My life overlaps this video, I remember hearing people telling stories like the monkey in th'oven, thinking I'll understand it when I'm older. Well, I dow understond it! What was a monkey and an oven doing by the river Severn? Great story, love this video, two double loffin at the monkey. My dad was born in a back to back in tip'n and might have known Mrs baker, who knows?

There’s a charming painting of an eight year old Suzanne by the Irish artist William Leech in the Hunt Museum in Limerick.

Marvellous, thank you so much!

In the Holbrook village Ken Sycora and his wife were good friends of mine. He had an enormous record collection. He liked oddities as well and played me a well liked singers record when she sang it well out of tune.

Great upload! Thanks so much.

great

Amazing how traditional and victorian Britain was even as recently as the 1970s!!!

awesome!

Born and bread Black country hope our kids grandkids realise this is who we come from

Henry Hall is hard to beat. That ‘stop motion animation’? was pretty impressive too. Any idea where it’s from?

Wonderful! Priceless! Thank you!

I always wondered why these two never married. It was clear they were in love and had amazing chemistry. Maybe if they had their love would have lasted a lifetime. Maybe not now that I think about the fact that Errol was incapable of being monogamous. Oh well, it wasn't meant to be!

Wonderful

Lower gornal heart of it all

Dolly Allen is my great grandma. Proud mum of my grandad Ken Allen. She was part of the Black country night out x

The first singer surely is Jimmy Miller, later the leader of the RAF Dance Orchestra "The Squadronaires"?

Rudy Valle in the second photo,which l have never seen before.This is a beautiful record which l have heard before..The saxes are a delight.

Judging by the colour in Santa's cheeks, it is definitely not Coca Cola in those bottles he's drinking!

Who the hell is that on vocals??? Not Gibbons is it.

🐥 really this was 1941 ? 🚬😎 cool as

Great side and I love the Video. It's been a very long time since watching Adam West strut his stuff.

That first 1:19 is so smooth.

Thank you

What take is this?

Humbling watching how hard the people worked, the powers that be don't like common workers to have anything, god bless them all the workers 💯

Great video

Super hot girl,who is also a wonderful dancer..Bossy little face and cute upturned nose...

My Staffordshire bull terrier Rogue Diamond is related to Gentleman Jim. He is a Darlaston Boy from the Delaney breeders Darlaston. He was so red. He had lots of names - Prince Oozzleflooozle, Ginger Winger, Little Red Dog and Pup . We had to say See you in the next life Pup.

Your usual great content, Chas, with (in)appropriate video! The performance doesn't quite come off to my ears, but interesting all the same.

Al Bowlly on guitar

AL BOWLLY 0:09 "While A Cigarette Was Burning" 10:00 "Colorado Sunset" 13:02 "Jeepers Creepers" 27:08 "Did You Go Down Lambeth Way?" 29:54 "One Day When We Were Young" 45:21 "Romany" (incomplete) 52:27 "Grandma Said"