Debroy Somers band

AEv'ry Little While
BI'll Be Lonely

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: 4785
Genre: Dance
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #4056

Debroy Somers was a prolific British dance-band leader of the 1920s and 1930s, and this Columbia side captures the light popular material that defined his style.

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Debroy Somers band

AEvergreen selection 1
BEvergreen selection 2

The Debroy Somers Band, one of Britain's foremost dance orchestras, recorded medley selections of classical themes for Columbia (DX161), a special 12-inch album or extended format. Somers was a leading British bandleader of the 1920s-40s.AI summary

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Debroy Somers band

ALook for it
B(Selvin)Wild rose

Debroy Somers and his band with Look for It and, by Selvin, Wild Rose on Vocalion X9068.AI summary

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Debroy Somers band

ANippy selection 1
BNippy selection 2

Debroy Somers Band recorded 'Nippy Selection 1' and 'Nippy Selection 2' for Columbia (DX167). Debroy Somers was a prominent British dance band conductor and arranger of the 1920s–30s; 'Nippy' selections are promotional medleys, likely connected to the Lyons Corner House establishments of that era.AI summary

Columbia DX167 Dance

Debroy Somers band

ASlipping round the corner
BGoing home

Debroy Somers was a leading British dance bandleader of the 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia recording pairs 'Slipping Round the Corner' and 'Going Home'.AI summary

Columbia CB309 Dance

Debroy Somers band

AStay out of the south
BJust a little kiss from a little miss

The Debroy Somers Band was a respected British orchestra of the 1920s, recorded here on Columbia for 'Stay Out of the South' and 'Just a Little Kiss from a Little Miss'. The high catalogue number places this in the early 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4867 Dance

Debroy Somers band

AYip Neddy
BRoll along covered wagon

Debroy Somers band on Columbia FB1008, a British dance orchestra of the early 1930s.AI summary

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