Recent content by Adrian Jones

Hi Maurice I read about the BBC on the Wiki for Ken. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Mackintosh Adrian

Hi Maurice I had to go and Google Ken MacKintosh for an image. It's interesting that he was 9 months older than my dad and his orchestra was on the BBC Radio most weeks in the 50's & early 60's. That's not him in the 1st photo bottom left sitting on the stage, 2nd photo standing to the right...

Hi Lyn When my dad married my mom in '48 they lived with her father and step-mom in Oval Road, Erdington. They stopped there until about '53 when they moved to Solihull. My dad was born in Bridgnorth but came to Birmingham post-war to pursue his musical career. He met my mom at the West End...

I'll try direct from my PC, I tried using Coppermine before after several attempts to get an account. 1st & 2nd image BBC Radio Orchestra 3rd image ? BBC Radio Orchestra 4th image Sammy Ash - not sure where My dad is in all of these, 1st top left with clarinet, 2nd with his back to the camera...

Finally managed to get registered for photo hosting. Hopefully this will upload.

Hi Maurice Dad would have been playing there from some time between 1946 or early '48 I reckon as I do not have a date he finished in the RAF. He met my mom in the West End and they married mid-1948. He played up until the mid 80's I think. As soon as the photo hosting account is sorted I'll...

My dad, Dennis William Jones, started to play violin and piano from a very early age when at school in Bridgnorth and even played the church organ. He went in to the RAF but his eye sight was not good enough to allow him to fly so he went into the dental branch. He bunked alongside Alfred Marks...

Hi gemma I have recently joined the forum as researching my own family history and spotted your reply on this thread. My wife (beccy) has not been researching her family history for some time as her uncle does it. He has done an extensive amount of research and it is all on-line on...