| Name
and Details |
Photograph |
Other
Info. |
| J.
Woof Gaggs
(UK) |
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| Tommy
Gaggs
(UK) |
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| Cyril
Gaida
(UK) |
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| Barney
Galbraith
(UK) |
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| Lionel
Gamlin
(UK) |
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| Freddy Gardner
(UK) |
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| Marcel
Gardner
(UK) |
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| Cliff
Garlick
(UK) |
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| Cyril
Garner
(UK) |
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| George
Garnet
(UK) |
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| Ron
Garrison
(UK) |
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| Billy
Gaskin
(UK) |
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| Steve
Gauna
(UK) |
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| George
Gaynor
(UK) |
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| T.
E. Geering
(UK) |
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| Geoffrey Gelder
(UK) |
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| Harry
Geller
(UK) |
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| Harold
Geller
(UK) |
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| Sam
Gelsley
(UK) |
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| Ronnie
Genarder
(UK) |
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| E.
George
(UK) |
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| Georgina
(UK) |
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| Ken
Geragham
(UK) |
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| The
Geraldettes
(UK) |
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| Geraldo (Gerald
Bright) (UK) |
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| Geraldo
Ramblers
(UK) |
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| Harry
Gerard
(UK) |
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| Billy
Gerhardi
(UK) |
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| Carroll
Gibbons
(UK) |
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| George
Gibbs
(UK) |
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| Styx
Gibling
(UK) |
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| Art
Gibson
(UK) |
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| Fred
Gibson
(UK) |
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| Freddy
Gibson
(UK) |
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| George
Gibson
(UK) |
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| Henry
Gibson
(UK) |
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| Joe
Gibson
(UK) |
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| Geoffrey
Gilbert
(UK) |
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| Leslie
Gilbert
(UK) |
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| Max
Gilbert
(UK) |
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| Tom
Gilbert
(UK) |
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| Barney Gilbraith
(UK) |
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| Alfred
Gill
(UK) |
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| Jack
Gill
(UK) |
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| Burton
Gillis
(UK) |
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| Fred
Gilmore
(UK) |
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| Arthur
Gleghorn
(UK) |
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| Harry
Glen
(UK) |
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| Bill
Glover
(UK) |
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| George Glover
(UK) |
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| Walter
Glynne
(UK) |
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| -------
Godard
(UK) |
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| Henry
Godard
(UK) |
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| Frank
Goddard
(UK) |
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| Jack
Goddard
(UK) |
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| Howard Godfrey
(UK) |
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| Walter
Goehr
(UK) |
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| Reg
Goff
(UK) |
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| H.
Gold
(UK) |
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| Harry
Gold
(UK) |
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| Dave
Goldberg
(UK) |
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| Kay
Goldberg
(UK) |
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| Max
Goldberg
(UK) |
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| Len
Goldsmith (UK) |
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| Len
Goldsmith (UK) |
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| Lou
Goldsmith (UK) |
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| Ralph
Goldsmith (UK) |
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| Gus
Goldstein (UK) |
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| Bruts
Gonella (UK) |
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| Nat
Gonella (UK) |
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| Denis
Gonet (UK) |
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| Coleridge
Goode (UK) |
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| George
Goode (UK) |
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| Geoffrey Goodhart
(UK) |
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| Phil
Goodman (UK) |
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| Phil
Goody (UK) |
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| Leon
Goossens (UK) |
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| Marie
Goossens (UK) |
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| Sidonie
Goossens (UK) |
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| Albert
Gordon (UK) |
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| Harry
Gordon (UK) |
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| Jack
Gordon (UK) |
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| Jimmy
Gordon (UK) |
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| W.E.
Gordon-Walker (UK) |
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| Jacques
Gorowski (UK) |
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Stan
Gosling (UK)
Little is known about trumpeter Stan
Gosling's career, but he held down a few plum jobs in London's West End in the
1920s. As a young man he
worked as a steward on various ships on the
trans-Atlantic service, including the RMS Majestic of the White Star
Line. At some point he seems to have also taken on the job of ship
board "Bugler". It is thought he may have also done a short stint in
the navy right the end of WW I.
The Rust & Forbes' Discography of
British Dance Bands shows that Stan recorded with the following bands:
Don Parker and his Band (at the Piccadilly Hotel & Kit-Cat Club) -
1925-26 (recorded for Vocalion)
Fred Spinelly and his Lido Venice Band (at the Lido Club) - 1927-28
(recorded for Edison Bell)
Syd Roy's Lyricals (touring Britain, Australia and Germany) 1928-1930
(recorded for Imperial, Broadcast and Ultraphon). Stan may have played
on the band's recordings during 1927 whilst they were playing at the
Cafe de Paris and Cafe Anglais in London. He is shown in the discography as playing trombone on some
of the band's
records of that period, though I don't know the source for this information.
After his playing
and touring days, Stan settled in Southampton and worked as a
shipwright. He continued playing trumpet his whole life, passing away
in 1974.
My thanks to Stan Gosling's great-nephew,
Paul Sarjeant for the information and the photograph. |
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| Harry
Goss (UK) |
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| Jimmy
Goss (UK) |
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| Frank
Gough (UK) |
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| Garry
Gowan (UK) |
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| Sidney
Gowan (UK) |
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| Claud
Grant (UK) |
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| Freddy
Grant (UK) |
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| Sid
Grant (UK) |
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| Cyril
Grantham (UK) |
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| Stephane
Grappelly (UK) |
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| Eddie
Grasse (UK) |
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| Oscar
Grasso (UK) |
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| Alf
Gray (UK) |
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| Barry
Gray (UK) |
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| Harry
Gray (UK) |
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| Johnny
Gray (UK) |
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| Ken
Gray (UK) |
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| Les
Gray (UK) |
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| Peter
Gray (UK) |
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| C.
Grayson (UK) |
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| Jack
Greaves (UK) |
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| Alan Green
(UK) |
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| Basil
Green (UK) |
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| Bert
Green (UK) |
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| Dave
Green (UK) |
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| Ernie
Green (UK) |
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| Harry
Green (UK) |
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| Jackie
Green (UK) |
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| Johnny
Green (UK) |
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| Len Green
(UK) |
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| Paula
Green (UK) |
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| Phil Green
(UK) |
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| Warwick
Green (UK) |
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| Hyam
Greenbaum (UK) |
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| Dave
Greenberg (UK) |
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| The
Greene Sisters (UK) |
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| Stan Greening
(UK)
In
the 1920s Stan Greening was responsible for hundreds of dance band
recordings for a number of different record labels, such as Imperial,
Columbia, Regal, Mimosa, HMV, Parlophone, Edison Bell Winner and
Duophone. A classically trained Cellist, Stan chose the banjo for dance
band work, playing not only on all of his own recordings, but on many of
those directed by Nat Star as well. When studio pick-up dance bands fell
out of favour in the 1930s, Stan continued his career playing in various theatre and
symphony orchestras until his retirement in the early 1960s. |
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More
information and some rare pictures
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| Cyril
Greenland (UK) |
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| Norton
Greenop (UK) |
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| Fred
Greenslade (UK) |
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| Ben
Greenwood (UK) |
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| Bill
Greenwood (UK) |
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| Clifford
Greenwood (UK) |
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| Jack
Greenwood (UK) |
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| T.
Greenwood (UK) |
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| Frank
Gregori (UK) |
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Art
Gregory (UK) Saxophonist
Art Gregory played at many venues in London and around the country in
the late 1920s & 1930s. In 1929 & 1930 he was at the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden with his St Louis Band. In the early 1930s he and
his band were at the Locarno Dance Hall on Streatham Hill. According to
his letterhead he also played at the Astoria, Charing Cross;
Murray's Club; the Casani Club; Femina Club and the Florida Club as well
as many places outside of London. He was musical director for Santos
Casani in 1936.
By the start of 1940 Art & his band were playing at Murray's Club
and were also at the Astoria while Joe Loss was in France in late
January to February 1940. At this period the personnel (as given in Melody
Maker January 20th, 1940) was T.
Simpson (tpt); T. Waring, B. Houston & T. Harrison (saxes); Walter
Wild (piano); P. Winning (bass); Roy Haracre (drums); and Sidney Lewis
(vocals). (The same
issue of Melody Maker mentions "past successes at the Paramount
Salon" which could be the same at the Paramount Ballroom mentioned
below.)
The start of the Second World War found Art at the
Paramount Ballroom (possibly the one in Tottenham Court Road) before
becoming part of ENSA. Art Gregory died in 1970.
My thanks to Mark
Gregory (Art's son) for providing the above information |
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Art Gregory & his St Louis Band at
Leicester -possibly late 1920s |
| Tom
Gregory (UK) |
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| Ted
Gregson (UK) |
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| Ivan
Grey (UK) |
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| Ken
Grieff (UK) |
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| Hal
Griff (UK) |
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| ------------
Griffiths (UK) |
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| Herbert
Griffiths (UK) |
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| Emile
Grimshaw jr (UK) |
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| Freddie
Grisewood (UK) |
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| Eddie Gross-Bart
(UK) |
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| Eddie
Grosso (UK) |
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| Bert
Groves (UK) |
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| Olive
Groves (UK) |
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| Frank
Guerente (UK) |
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| Nat
Gubbins (UK) |
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| Ronnie
Gubertini (UK) |
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| Eddie
Gurey (UK) |
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| Bert
Gutsell (UK) |
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| Leslie
Gwilt (UK) |
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| Gypsy
Nina (UK)
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