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Doghouse Riley · 30-01-2013, 20:17

I'm looking forward to this.
The dance bands in the big hotels were all British names in the thirties and there were a lot of them.

http://www.dennydennis.co.uk/dennyde...nce_Bands.html

So is it just a drama? Or was there actually a similar band of black musicians and singers?

Very few black musicians enjoyed success in the thirties in the UK.

The exception was probably "Hutch" (Leslie Hutchinson), a cabaret pianist/singer the only name I can think of who was black and very popular with society in those days. Often featured on the radio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XKk2Yl3tsw

30-01-2013, 20:17	#25
Doghouse Riley Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North-West England Services: Avoid Newport Pagnell on the M1 Posts: 12,533	I'm looking forward to this. The dance bands in the big hotels were all British names in the thirties and there were a lot of them. http://www.dennydennis.co.uk/dennyde...nce_Bands.html So is it just a drama? Or was there actually a similar band of black musicians and singers? Very few black musicians enjoyed success in the thirties in the UK. The exception was probably "Hutch" (Leslie Hutchinson), a cabaret pianist/singer the only name I can think of who was black and very popular with society in those days. Often featured on the radio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XKk2Yl3tsw