Henry Hall band

AFirst time I saw you
BHome town

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: FB1789
Genre: Dance
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #19007

Henry Hall and his orchestra, the BBC's resident dance band and one of Britain's most popular orchestras in the 1930s–1940s. Hall's Columbia sides remain common but are actively collected.

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Henry Hall band

AA bungalow a piccolo and you
B(+Flanagan&Allen)Underneath the arches

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AButterflies in the rain
BLove will find a way

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AHandsome territorial
BCabin in the hills

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Henry Hall band

AHorses carry tails
BLeave the pretty girls alone

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ASamum
BSidewalks of Cuba

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AYou took the words right out of my heart
BOn the sunny side of the Rockies

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