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HOW TONY BUTLER CHANGED RADIO BROADCASTING Obviously the introduction and growth of local radio, and even more so, television coverage, completely changed football's image in the public eye and slowly overtook the importance of newspapers in the public perception. It was the start of fans having...

Jasper the 'housebreaker' While Jasper Carrot's love of all things Birmingham City is well known, some may have forgotten that he once worked for the club as Commercial Director... and that happened to coincide with my spell as commercial manager. Fun is never far away when Jasper is around but...

You're far too kind Eddie....but anyway I accept....when do I start? You can decide the salary...a bottle of decent red wine should do it....!!!! No I'll change that...the approval of a pro will do me fine...

Yes, I know the subject of this Thread is billed as Birmingham Jazz, but I've just returned from Jazz-a-matazz at the Westwood Club in Coventry - a frequent destination each Sunday lunchtime - with a warm, contented glow lit by two hours of musical excellence provided by Richard Exhall and his...

TRADITIONAL, SPIRITUAL...& NEW SOUND Sussex Jazz Kings presented a typical programme in their latest visit to Walmley from the south-east, one that meandered from the traditional and the spiritual via impressive 'bigger band' impressions and varied vocals to the frankly potty...all garnished...

Doug Ellis-Ron Saunders: Why they couldn't work together One of the great disappointments in Aston Villa history, in my humble view, is that Doug Ellis as chairman and Ron Saunders as manager were unable to work together to build on the Championship/European Cup success. The clash of...

It's Brolly Parade night at the Walmley Club this Wednesday, the last gig of the month when the girls produce their cheerfully bedecked brollies to parade to the music and provide a colourful interlude (see picture) On stage will be the Sussex Jazz Kings (pictured), one of the most reliable...

You can get it on You Tube, as well Jayell. Goose-pimply stuff, eh?

...thanks for that Eddie. Don't apologise for correcting errors....I've removed the offending word...that's one of the hazards of constantly pontificating in print!!!....I loved the Bostic sound, though.....

A lovely Sunday lunchtime at Jazz-a-matazz in the Westwood Reading Rooms, Coventry. Pleasant country drive with Spring colours now blossoming, two one-hour sessions with Apex Jazz and Swing Band, and a sandwich washed down by a pint of hand-pump ale. Apex are regulars at Sutton's Jazz Club's...

The last two posts have revived some musical memories---as you say, Smudger, not jazz but who cares? Eddie Calvert and Maynard Ferguson, two incredible trumpet players. I liked Eddie's nickname of 'Strainhard' Ferguson, as well... he could hit the high notes couldn't he? I remember Oh! Mein Papa...

...starting to feel deprived. I've never had a Swanee whistle...

I've had a couple of interesting responses to my mention of 'Spike Jones-style' comedy. He was very popular in the early post-war years with his musical send-ups of more serious music, (including some classical ones, I believe), with the use of kitchen utensils, gunshot sounds, weird whistles...

'A mix of trad and diversity, it's all good fun with Millennium Eagle' Millennium Eagle Jazz Band landed at the Walmley Club last night and quickly spread its wings to display their Dixieland heritage punctuated by spells of diversity and all spiced up with plenty of good humour. Even those...

I'll be posting them about once a week now...not short of time, material or inclination !!!

Thanks lyn. They're Birmingham Mail pictures and the one is in The Wheatsheaf pub at Coleshill. The licensee at that time, Jack Littlewood was also Sports Editor of the Bimingham Mail and arranged for a club party to take the cup to his pub...those in the picture were lucky customers,some still...

Thanks Eddie....you've had your share of 'I was there moments'....two lucky guys...our spare time pursuits became our careers...we had to work at it, though didn't we kiddo?

WHEN ASTON VILLA LAST WON THE FA CUP "I ended up in the Wembley dressing room drinking champers from the famous trophy with the players..." What Villa's semi-final victory over West Bromwich Albion meant to me of course (as youngest of the Sports Argus writers in season 1956-57) was that by...

(l to r) Superstar meets Superboy(Pele meets Francis); Blues secretary Alan Instone (centre); Goulden in front of the lens with Leslie Crowther (left) and Arthur Askey'; TF's England debut * Writer Dennis Shaw and cameraman Bill Goulden bring you some highlights from yesteryear. BLUES'...

JAZZ ON MOTHER'S DAY One bright and guiding light That taught me wrong from right I found in my mother's eyes Who can't relate to those words? I found them quite moving when attending the Jazz-a-matazz session in Coventry on Mother's day, played by Chris Carmel's Vintage Jazz band, a new one...