By Roger Neil In 2006 I proposed to English Heritage that they put up one of their Blue Plaques in London to the music hall legend, Florrie Forde. They were enthused and started the apparently long and arduous task of researching her life and work and homes. Florrie was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1876Continue reading “Florrie Forde’s lost Blue Plaque”
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American Harrison Dillard, oldest 100-meter Olympic champion, honored in London
In 1948 two Olympic Torches were made by E.M.I Ltd, designed by Ralph Lavers and donated to the Organising Committee of the XIV Olympic Games. LONDON 2012 – the oldest 100-meter Olympic champion is back in London for the games. 89-year-old American, Harrison Dillard, was honored Wednesday at Britain’s Foreign Office where the 1948 EMI TorchContinue reading “American Harrison Dillard, oldest 100-meter Olympic champion, honored in London”
From Outside, In: Discovering the EMI Archive at Hayes – part 1
SOTH is delighted to welcome our latest contributor Brian Kehew who join’s our ever growing list of esteemed contributors. Brian is a LA based musician and music producer. He is a member of The Moog Cookbook and co-author of the Recording The Beatles book, an in-depth look at the Beatles’ studio approach. Kehew isContinue reading “From Outside, In: Discovering the EMI Archive at Hayes – part 1”
The arrival of wire-less
By Roger Neil I found this interview with Guglielmo Marconi in Leslie Baily’s BBC Scrapbooks. It was conducted in 1896 shortly after Marconi had installed a transmitter on the roof of the GPO and a receiver in a building on the Thames Embankment, 500 yards away. “Was the message quite clearly received?” asked theContinue reading “The arrival of wire-less”
London 2012: The 1948 torch relay on a shoestring
By Claire Heald for BBC News, published 18 May 2011 In 1948 two Olympic Torches were made by E.M.I Ltd, designed by Ralph Lavers and donated to the Organising Committee of the XIV Olympic Games. Not the Duke of Edinburgh or athletics hero Sydney Wooderson, John Mark was the surprise last torchbearer in theContinue reading “London 2012: The 1948 torch relay on a shoestring”
HARRY LAUDER (1870–1950)
By Tony Locantro Harry Lauder (1870–1950), the great international Scottish entertainer, was born into a poor family in Portobello, near Edinburgh, and worked in Scottish coal mines during his youth. His fellow-mineworkers enjoyed his singing and encouraged him to perform in the local halls, which led to a full-time career as a singer. He madeContinue reading “HARRY LAUDER (1870–1950)”
Nellie Melba and The Star Spangled Banner
The Hound is pleased to welcome our newest contributor Roger Neill By Roger Neill As we all know, a vital ability in life is to respond creatively to an unforeseen threat quickly and decisively. The great Australian diva, Nellie Melba, was set to sing Rosina in The Barber of Seville in San FranciscoContinue reading “Nellie Melba and The Star Spangled Banner”
Captain Scott’s Desert Island Discs. A flavour of what were the happening sounds in Antarctica 100 years ago
This article was written by Jasper Rees and published on theartsdesk 11 April 2012 The gramophone on which Scott and his men listened to music hall and opera at the bottom of the world Centenaries are sizeable business in 2012. It just so happens that the Olympics are coming to the United Kingdom for theContinue reading “Captain Scott’s Desert Island Discs. A flavour of what were the happening sounds in Antarctica 100 years ago”
HIS MASTER’S GRAMOPHONE, part 5
Today we publish the fifth and final in our series of extracts from this fine new book, with kind permission from its creators Christopher Proudfoot and Brian Oakley. While the gramophone horn was a wonderful piece of design and construction and served its purpose well during the early years, when it came to portability itContinue reading “HIS MASTER’S GRAMOPHONE, part 5”
HIS MASTER’S GRAMOPHONE, part 4
From functional to luxury. Within a short 3-4 years the Gramophone became the status symbol of the age, so inevitably the designers determined to take advantage of the privileged market by creating machines that were not only wonderful pieces of furniture, but also hid the rather cumbersome horn. Enter the Sheraton Grand, the first enclosedContinue reading “HIS MASTER’S GRAMOPHONE, part 4”
Sound Of The Hound 