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Out of interest I googled Dan Pawson and got the following. you probably seen it before
https://home.scarlet.be/davesenior/AHS in the 60.htm
https://home.scarlet.be/davesenior/AHS in the 60.htm
Out of interest I googled Dan Pawson and got the following. you probably seen it before
https://home.scarlet.be/davesenior/AHS in the 60.htm
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Here's a fond memory of Dan, of a gig we did at Spode House Friary near Rugeley, Staffordshire in May 1972. It was a "Scratch Band" which John Minnion organised.It was for THE PEACE PLEDGE UNION. Bear this in mind when reading the following letter !
My Dear John,
It is not easy to arrange a party for such a wide age range as from 14 years to 82 (all of whom danced!) not to mention babies and toddlers.
Your " Salutation Stompers " were first class musicians and absolutely perfect for the occasion;we were really happy and enjoyed ourselves.
If I seemed a bit brisk at the end it was only through the terror of a General Secretary-I was too frightened to say goodbye properly in case they decided not to leave us! Extraordinary for a host to want a band that had played so well to leave when they were so cheerfully giving over-time entertainment!
My terror started when your trumpeter swayed along the passage to Father Conrads private study and bedroom calling out " F- the Pope".
Dear God.. I thought you coped brilliantly but It was a bad moment!
(Incidentally the "Head" monk in question only said mildly the next day..."yes I did hear something but I went to sleep again).You must tell me sometime how a man can play a trumpet so well when he is as "full" as he was.
Well,this is just to give you the thanks you certainly deserve and to explain why I did'nt put them over at the time.
Letter Dated 23rd May 1972......... Spud.
Just for the record, and to put this item in context, it should be stated that the event in question was the traditional Saturday night party of the Peace Pledge Union's Annual General Meeting and Conference, 19-21 May 1972, with the party on 20 May. The letter was obviously written by Myrtle Solomon, who retired as General Secretary that weekend, along with her assistant, Hilda Morris. There was, therefore, a special sentiment and exuberance about the occasion to show the two how much their long service was appreciated (not that they thereafter disappeared, since they both continued as active volunteers until their respective deaths). Father Conrad was the ever benign host on behalf of the monks who ran the conference centre at Spode House. John Minnion, sometime local organiser for West Midlands CND, was a good friend of the movement. What memories to bring up after 38 years!
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August 12th, 2008, 21:26 #45
Michael_Ingram
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Re: Dan Pawson and his Artesian Hail Stompers
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cambridgeshire
Some Birmingham bands listed in Jazz in Britain by David Boulton pbl 1959:
BRITISH BANDS TODAY
MILENBERG JAZZ BAND, formed in 1954 by Jim Shelley. The group first had their headquarters at Walsall Jazz Club and local public-houses. Their efforts, however, met with the disapproval of the local constabulary, and the band moved to Birmingham. There they played the Midland Jazz Club for eighteen months before moving to the Wolverhampton Jazz Club, where they took over from the March Hares. Sessions now held at the George Hotel every Wednesday night. Band's style is traditional.
Personnel: JIM SHELLEY (banjo and leader);
JOHNNY GORDON (piano);
ALAN BAILEY (clarinet);
JOHNNY EVERETT (trumpet);
JOHN DICKENSON (trombone);
BOB LITTLEWOOD (tuba);
BILLIE ORR (vocals).
SECOND CITY JAZZMEN. Banjo-guitarist Stan Keeley, drummer Les Coton, and tuba man Len Bunch, left Birmingham's New Orleans Jazzmen and formed a new band, adhering to no particular style or period of jazz. This was in November 1956, and since then the Second City Jazzmen have become well known all through the Midlands, playing regular dates at the Midland Jazz Club, Merseysippi and Leicester Clubs. As a result of winning the Evening Dispatch band contest, the boys earned an airing on T.V.'s "Bid for Fame". They won, and as a result cut their first record for Esquire in January 1958.
Personnel: BARRY PHILLIPS (trombone); PETE VICARY (piano);
LES COTON (drums);
LEN BUNCH (tuba);
ALAN HEWITT (trumpet and clarinet);
JIM HYDE (clarinet);
DAVE LEE (clarinet);
STAN KEELEY (banjo and electric guitar).
THE JOHNNY BECK JAZZ SIX. Formed late in 1957 by alto-clarinettist Beck. Group favours modern "West Coast" school, using quite a few special arrangements by members of the band. The front line were all full-time music students at the Birmingham School of Music before they turned to jazz. Mainly resident at Birmingham's Club Bournebrook and Club '57. No recordings to date.
Personnel: JOHNNY BECK (leader, alto and clarinet);
HARRY BURROWS (tenor);
ALAN TOMBLIN (trumpet);
LES PRICE (piano);
VIENCE THOMAS (bass);
EDDY HAYNES (drums).
THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZMEN, based at King's Heath, Birmingham, were formed in 1944. Only two of the original members, Pete Rollason and Bobby Pratt, are still with the band, however. Although style leans towards New Orleans, boys try to vary the sound from number to number. Resident at the Adam and Eve, Bradford Street, the Jazzmen play "because they couldn't stop if they tried, and have no ideas of seeking fame and fortune from Playing".
Personnel: CHARLES POWELL (trombone and vocals); BOBBY PRATT (trumpet); GEORGE HUXLEY (clarinet and sop. sax); GEORGE WHEELER (banjo); PETE ROLLASON (piano); LEN RUBERY (bass); ROY SAUNDERS (drums).
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(ed. Lord Richard: the thumbnail is the book of David Boulton, Jazz in Britain. Can anyone re-post this?)