British Dance Bands of 1931

BRITISH DANCE BANDS of 1931 -- A Half Dozen HENRY HALL AND HIS GLENEAGLES HOTEL BAND recorded in the Trafford Restaurant, Midland Hotel, Manchester It's A Great Life If You Don't Weaken Recorded on Sunday 1st March 1931 JACK PAYNE AND HIS BBC DANCE ORCHESTRA Share My Umbrella --v. Jack Payne Recorded in London on Wednesday 8th April 1931 THE RHYTHMIC TROUBADOURS directed by STAN GREENING Whistling In The Dark -- v. Leslie Holmes Recorded in London on Monday 31st August 1931 AMBROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA at the May Fair Hotel, London Smile, Darn Ya, Smile -- v. Sam Browne & The Carlyle Cousins Recorded in the Small Queen's Hall, London on Wednesday 16th September 1931 SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS directed by HOWARD JACOBS and CARROLL GIBBONS Who Am I? -- v. Al Bowlly Recorded in London on Saturday 31st October 1931 JERRY HOEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA at the Piccadilly Hotel, London Sing A Little Jingle -- v. Les Allen Recorded in London in October/November 1931 Four hotel dance orchestras, the radio dance band and a studio recording group make up this selection of recordings from 1931. All recordings remastered by this user from the original 78 rpm records.