Hedley Ward
Hedley Ward | |
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 Sheet music forMona Lisa,featuring a portrait photo of Hedley Ward | |
| Occupation(s) | Band leader; band manager |
| Years active | 1930s-1960s |
Hedley Wardwas a leading Britishbandleaderof the 1930s to 1960s, known for hisBirmingham-basedHedley Ward Band(sometimes "...Big Band","...Dance Band","...Broadcasting Band"or"...Orchestra"), which made many appearances onBBC Radioprogrammes, includingMusic While You Work,[1][2]Shall We Dance?,[3]and regional programmes named for the band.[4][5]
Among the musicians to appear in the band were drummerTony Levin.[6]
Ward also created and managed theHedley Ward Trioin 1948, featuring John "Jack" McKechnie (1918-2002) on guitar, Derek Franklin (second husband ofBeryl Reid) on bass and lead vocals, and Bob Carter on piano.[7]In 1953 George Taylor (1926/1927-2019[8]) replaced Carter. Listings in TheRadio Timesshow that the trio appeared on theBBC Home ServiceandLight Programmemany times from 1948 onwards.[9]They also featured in the programmeEducating Archie.[10]The trio released records on theMelodisc Recordslabel.
References
[edit]- ^"Music While You Work".Radio Times.No. 1325. 6 March 1949. p. 13.
- ^Listener (21 February 1949)."Radio Review".Birmingham Daily Gazette.p. 2.
- ^"Shall We Dance?".Radio Times.No. 1331. 17 April 1949. p. 20.
- ^"Hedley Ward and his Dance Band".Radio Times.No. 1345. 24 July 1949. p. 34.
- ^"The Hedley Ward Band Show".Radio Times.No. 1547. 5 July 1953. p. 32.
- ^"Levin, Tony".Encyclopedia.Retrieved11 January2024.
- ^"Lot 838: Hedley Ward Trio signed on reverse of small 3 x 3 b/w photo".Invaluable.Retrieved11 January2024.
- ^"George Taylor".Bromsgrove Advertiser.Retrieved12 January2024.
- ^"Hedley Ward Trio".BBC Genome.Retrieved11 January2024.
- ^Sheet music: The Ferry Boat Inn, Featuring The Tanner Sisters & Hedley Ward Trio
External links
[edit]- Blog post on McKechnieincluding material about Ward, and his trio