HENRY HALL (The 30’s)

The following is the first attempt to list all known recordings from BBC broadcasts featuring Henry Hall which exist in one form or another, in variable sound condition. Please send additions to me, Peter Wallace british-dance-bands@hotmail.com

VARIETY PROGRAMME from the London Palladium. THE BBC DANCE ORCHESTRA dir by HENRY HALL 2nd August 1934 Announcer: Henry Hall (BBC Sound Archive ?)

MEDLEY : HORSES CARRY TAILS – v.Chorus; ?? ; STORMY WEATHER; CANADIAN CAPERS.

HH: "And Now we’d like to play for you Memphis By Morning"

MEMPHIS BY MORNING – v. Les Allen + two

HH: "Now a popular tune for you, it’s called Little Man You’ve Had A Busy Day.(applause) It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to Miss Kitty Masters"

LITTLE MAN, YOU’VE HAD A BUSY DAY –v. Kitty Masters

RADIOLYMPIA - THE BBC DANCE ORCHESTRA directed by HENRY HALL, ~August 1934

introductory medley includes IT'S JUST THE TIME FOR DANCING

Henry Hall announces the band will play MEMPHIS BY MORNING

Note: you can listen to sound clips from the

reproduced from the files of the British dance bands yahoo group with the permission of Peter Wallace

this page first published by John Wright, 9 July 2001
last update 19 July 2001vintage@jabw.demon.co.uk

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