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  1. Cov Kid

    Dancing to Romantic Bands/Orchestras

    And there are other Birmingham treasures too.. I agree with Alf, it's a great site where you find amazing material. Here is a Bullring promotional video from 1964... YouTube - Old Bullring Clip 1 And a second one... YouTube - Old Bullring Clip 2 The poster of both videos is Brummygold...
  2. Cov Kid

    Dancing to Romantic Bands/Orchestras

    Joe Loss and others... Hi Anne Here's a bit of nostalgia with a quick reference to Joe Loss. The title would have all sorts of other connotations these days... Go to: YouTube - LET'S GO GAY! - 1936 Hope you enjoy it!
  3. Cov Kid

    Howell

    Emily Howell Donna My Howell is Emily Howell, my great Grandmother. She was born in 1864 in Aston and died in Coventry in 1953. I have some lovely photos of her. Her parents were Joseph Howell (b. 1845) and Ann Crowley (b. 1846). Is she related to your Howells? Michael
  4. Cov Kid

    Dancing to Romantic Bands/Orchestras

    'Hutch' link with Birmingham... Hi Anne One of my favourite stars of the 30s is Hutch (Leslie Hutchinson). Although I'm nudging 50 he is a real hero of mine and there is some wonderful footage of him on Youtube which you can see by by copying and pasting the link below into your web browser...
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