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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Edmundo Ros | 2/20/2012 |
| Q: Who recorded Tonight's The Night (believe this is title)? First verse is: Tonight's the night we're ... A: My only recollection of this song is an early 1950's version by Edmundo Ros and His Latin-American ... | |
| Query about release date of the Glory of Love | 9/5/2011 |
| Q: I am researching music from the early 50s and would like to know, if possible please, which month ... A: Just back so before beddie-byes here goes: The first version I can find was in 1936 by the Benny ... | |
| Query about release date of the Glory of Love | 8/30/2011 |
| Q: I am researching music from the early 50s and would like to know, if possible please, which month ... A: Sorry I am on holiday in Hawaii at the moment but will give you a date next week. I know that it ... | |
| Oldies Song Help.... Need Help Finding The Title Of A Song/ Artist that Sings It | 8/19/2011 |
| Q: I'm trying desperately to find an oldies song from, I believe, the 50's, that I heard in an antique ... A: Come on! That's too easy and although I appreciate that you are as much at a loss as I am the ... | |
| Oldies Song Help.... Need Help Finding The Title Of A Song/ Artist that Sings It | 8/18/2011 |
| Q: I'm trying desperately to find an oldies song from, I believe, the 50's, that I heard in an antique ... A: Wow! This is really so little and so many possibilities for one line which do not tie in with the ... | |
| song title | 7/15/2011 |
| Q: I heard a song a few times, I believe, played by Sammy Kaye band and sung by Tony Russo around ... A: Sammy Band and singers sang a version of the song with slightly different lyric to that used by ... | |
| 50s/60s love songs | 7/2/2011 |
| Q: I am looking for the lyrics to a song from the approximate period 1958 - 1961. I believe the song ... A: Here goes: Sways with a wiggle, with a wiggle when she walks Sways with a wiggle when she walks ... | |
| 50s/60s love songs | 7/1/2011 |
| Q: I am looking for the lyrics to a song from the approximate period 1958 - 1961. I believe the song ... A: A group called The Playmates had a big hit with 'Beep Beep'. I seem to remember flipping it over ... | |
| Unknown late 50's-early 60's song | 6/15/2011 |
| Q: and thank you in advance. I remember a song from my youth, and recently heard it again in the ... A: I have spent a lot of time going through literally thousands of tracks on CD's without success at ... | |
daddyp
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Expertise
I stopped collecting in the late 90's when the sales of vinyl dropped off and non-music took over the charts!
Experience
DJ in 1950's working in UK and Hong Kong. Collected singles from late 40's (US imports on vinyl and UK shellac - until 1990's had over 35000 at one time - sold most to a Lottery winner but stall have 2000 plus 45's mainly. Started as a teenager in UK and was (probably) the first 'disco' type dance DJ tp use 2 turntables so that continuous music for dancing from records was available in 1952. Had a weekly programme in Hong Kong in 57 which ran for 2 years titles 'Pick Of The Pops' which somebody used later in the Uk as a title!! Made many friends in the 50's - particularly Guy Mitchell, Gale Storm and Rosie Clooney. Met many others including Pat Boone, Paul Anka and even an interview with Sinatra which was not good as he was hung-over at 10am from the night before. returned to UK in 1960 and sent interviews from here back to the Far East - early Cliff Richard, Shirley Bassey, and Roy Orbison and - sadly - Del Shannon just before he left us!
Organizations
Chair of the Twinning Group Organisation between Wakefield and the German town of Herne. I also moderate a section of a Football Forum looking after the Bundesliga thread under the name os SchalkeUK
Education/Credentials
Retired from teaching in 2009 (all high school subjects at times) but mainly French, German and Maths. Before that I had 9 years in the Royal Air Force - connected with BFBS - 14 years managing a professional Rugby Club, 15 years in Local Government before going back to teach at age 63 to 71. Hate the modern-day use of kids as researchers who rely on incorrect sources withou having been able to experience the original items - many 50's hit re-recorded for Steroe and were very poor compared to the first version but are still passed off as the correct one. I suppose I could - at times - qualify for any series dealing with 'Grumpy Old Men', but as they say c'est la vie!
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