About British Dance Bands
British dance bands developed a unique style of popular jazz and dance music during the 1920s and 1930s that developed in British dance halls and hotel ballrooms thousands of miles away from the true origins of jazz. The result was a melodic, good time music that certainly had jazz influences but also maintained a peculiarly British sense of rhythm and style which came from the music hall tradition. Often comedians of the day or music hall personalities would sing novelty recordings backed by well known British dance band leaders.
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Stars Over Devon
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In The Sweet Long Ago
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Lay Play Your Mandoline
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The Peanut Vendor
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Butterflies In The Rain
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Too Many Tears - When Yuba Plays A Rumba
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Whispering
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I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
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Letting In The Sunshine
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Telling It To The Daisies
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Love You Funny Thing
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My Love Parade
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The Girl In The Little Green Hat
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Green Eyes
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Day By Day
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Can't We Talk It Over?
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When The Cafe Lights Were Low
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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
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Penny Serenade - Geraldo
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Happy Feet - Jack Hylton
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What A Difference A Day Made
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On the Wireless
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Is It True What They Say About Dixie (1937)
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Medley (1931) Got The Bench, Got The Park - Would You Like To Take A Walk - Reaching For The Moon - Hello Beautiful
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Slumming On Park Avenue - You're Laughing At Me - He Ain't Got Rhythmn
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On Your Toes - It's Got To Be Love - On Your Toes
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Essential Collection - 1
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Tea For Two
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Wishing (Will Make It So)
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Essential Collection - 2
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Woe Is Me ((1936)
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What A Little Moonlight Can Do (1934)
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How Beautiful You Are
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When Lights Are Low
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It's Time To Say Goodnight
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In The Mood
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Is It True What They Say About Dixie
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June In January
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Eleven-thirty Saturday Night
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Life Begins When You're In Love
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Love Is Good For Anything That Ails You
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Me
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Miss Annabelle Lee
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Moon
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Music, Maestro, Please
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Roll Along Prarie Moon
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Swing High, Swing Low
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The Lady's In Love With You
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We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye
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What A Little Moonlight Can Do
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