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- ...his career, and worked in a number of ensembles. He co-founded [[Milestone Records]] in 1966 with [[Orrin Keepnews]]. |[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]10 KB (1,264 words) - 16:13, 14 December 2022
- ...Guard: Obit" /> In 1958 Terry-Thomas released the first of two solo comedy records, ''Strictly T-T''; the same year he also appeared as [[Bertie Wooster]] in ! scope="row" | ''[[Atlantic Wall (film)|Atlantic Wall]]''68 KB (9,020 words) - 13:46, 31 December 2022
- ...[[satirical comedy]], thousands of shows were played on both sides of the Atlantic.<ref>{{cite news |title=The day that sparked the satire boom |url=https://w ...ake the humour of Pete and Dud further on [[gramophone record|long-playing records]] as [[Derek and Clive]]. [[Chris Blackwell]] circulated [[Bootleg recordin38 KB (5,603 words) - 23:16, 13 February 2023
- ...r the first time.<ref name=Faith/> The brothers became the main bookers of artists for the [[London Palladium]] in 1948, then managed by [[Val Parnell]] for t ...the Good Times Gone? The Rise and Fall of the Record Industry''], London: Atlantic Books, 2005, p. 134<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref> later Pye became a wholl31 KB (4,437 words) - 11:26, 24 August 2024
- With his long-time manager Joe, [[rock and roll]] legend Billy Mack records a Christmas version of the [[The Troggs|Troggs]]' 1967 song "[[Love Is All | artist = Various Artists52 KB (7,158 words) - 22:21, 18 March 2023
- ...edy/309185/|title=The Beatles of Comedy|work=[[The Atlantic (magazine)|The Atlantic]]|date=January 2013|access-date=23 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="BBC Beatl ...left, now that they had made TV shows, films, written books, and produced records, Chapman responded, "Well, actually world supremacy would be very nice", be151 KB (22,229 words) - 11:42, 4 January 2023
- ...ongs from ''The Co-Optimists'': "London Town" and "Memory Street".<ref>HMV records 1724 and 1725 (1924)</ref> After ''The Co-Optimists'' disbanded in 1927, Ho ...anada. The production was harshly reviewed by critics on both sides of the Atlantic, but Holloway made a strong impression.{{#tag:ref|Both the anonymous critic56 KB (8,391 words) - 00:06, 23 February 2023
- ...mby found the imitation difficult and had to learn his father's songs from records, and the rest of his act and jokes from his mother.<ref name="Skinner docu" ...}} That changed in 1932, when Formby signed a three-year deal with [[Decca Records]]. One of the songs he recorded in July was "Chinese Laundry Blues", tellin87 KB (13,680 words) - 07:53, 16 March 2023
- ...introducing records that are missing. In order to cover up for the absent records he used his vocal range of four and a half octaves{{sfn|Terry-Thomas|1959|p ...ently during 1963, appearing in television programmes on both sides of the Atlantic; these included ''Terry-Thomas'', a one-off variety show on [[BBC One|BBC T94 KB (14,211 words) - 07:49, 27 September 2024
- ...}}French actress. A child dancer at the [[Paris Opéra]]. One of the first artists to entertain French forces in Britain (becoming known as the "Sweetheart of ...las|2002|p=132}} The size of the audience was unprecedented; one historian records that more than sixteen million people listened to ''ITMA'' every week",{{sf98 KB (14,826 words) - 00:03, 10 February 2023