Portsmouth music scene

Portsmouth area bands between the wars


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The Carlton Dance Band Clarence Pier Pavilion 1928

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The Accordion Serenaders play at the Fratton Hall 1936
Ace Dance Band, 1928
Ace Serenaders Band Fratton Hall Goldsmith Avenue. 1939.
Alberta Band, 1928
Alberta Orchestra 1931
Alma Dance Band 1939
The Alma Orchestra Drayton Institute 1939.
Ariste Dance Band, at the Tramways Hall 1931
Ambassadors Band at the Empress Rooms 1933
Airspeed Rhythm Aces Band at Cosham Masonic 1938
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B

Reg Bannistra and his Rhythm Band 1936
Harry Barnard's Orchestra 1920's
Harry Barnard's Orchestra at the Connaught Drill Hall 1935
Battell's Dance Band.
Billy Bennetts Brilliant Band at the Ambassador Cosham.
Billy Bennetts Brilliant Band at Hilsea Bastion 1937
Billy Bennetts Brilliant Band at Eastney Barracks 1938
Berts Dance Band, 1928
Bert Osbome and his Band
Bert’s Band St Columbus Hall Highland Road. 1939.
Black Diamond Band Unity Hall 1928 and 1936
The Blue Rhythm Band under the direction of Arthur Steele play at the Oddfellows Hall.
Blue Star Dance Orchestra at the Savoy 1933
Bob's Ladies Dance Band.
Bohemian Dance Band at Cosham Masonic 1937
Elwyn Bray and his Band at the Savoy Cafe
No1 Broadway Dance Band.
Brooklyn Five Band .
Mr W H Brown's Jazz Band.
B Buntings Band play at the City Hall in Lake Road. 1939.
George Bray's Sunshine Band

C

Carlton Dance Band and Teddy Brown, Clarence Pier Pavilion 1928.
Chuckles and his Dance Band Burgoyne Cafe 1935
Sydney Clarke and his Dance Orchestra Esplanade Assemby Rooms 1930's
The Collegians at Drivers Restaurant 1936, 1938
The Collegians St Mary’s Institute 1939. At South Parade Pier.
Circle Band at Milton Church Hall in 1931
Crimson Entertainers Jazz Band.
Al Curry's Band at St Mark's Institute 1936
Cumberland Band at the Cumberland Ballroom 1938

D

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Jack Darvill's Band 1935
De Reske Band at the British Legion 1928 and 1933
The Dominoes at Drivers Ballroom on the Hard 1939.
Down South 1920's
Jack Dunn and his Ambassadors at the Esplanade Ballroom. 1939.
Jack Dunn and his Ambassadors at the Empress Rooms and the Mikado Cafe
Will Druce Dance Band at St James Milton 1937
Dorothie Dutton and her Band at the Kingsley hall 1926
Dome Trio at the Wellington Hall 1931
Druce's Band 1936

E

Empress Dance Band at the Empress Rooms 1930 Embassy Band with Dot Perryman and Iris White at the Mikado Cafe Palmerston Road. 1938
Esplanade Band 1922.
Esplanade Assembly Rooms Band 1930's
G Skelton leader, pianist; F Perkins violinist, alto saxophone; N King alto/tenor saxophones, clarinet, violin; V King drums. Etonians Dance Band at the City Hall 1935
Eureka Band at Madden's Hotel 1937

F

Follies Dance Band.
Hugh Fossard and his Band Clarence Pier Pavilion 1937
Miss Ivy Fowles Black Dominoe Accordion Band, at the Guildhall 1937
Wally Fry Orchestra at the Savoy Cafe, Southsea 1937
Wally Fry and his Collegians at the South Parade Pier.
Wally Fry and his Collegians at the Co-op Hall Albert Road 1938
Futurists Dance Band at South Portsmouth 1937
Futurists Dance Band at Drivers Restuarant 1938 under the direction of Mr H Edmunds

G

Harry Goss Dance Band play at the Drivers Ballroom on the Hard 1939.
Gogolian Dance Band at the Rechabite Hall 1937
Gonzolian Dance Band 1938 Forester's Hall.
Gozoilian Band at the Pot Pouri Club,Drivers Ballroom Hard 1934, 1937, 1938 under the direction of Mr Earwicker
Gozoilian Band at the Co-op Hall Albert Road 1938
Globe Trotters Accordian Band Foresters Hall Fratton
Philip Gibbons and his Orchestra at the Hilsea Bastion 1933
Alan Green's Dance Band.
Wilfred Greenhouse and his Band at Hilsea Lido 1935
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H

Hamilton's Orchestra at the Mikado.
Harmony Five at Drivers 1939 Dennis Hardage and his Band play at the Cumberland Ballroom. 1939.
Jack Harris's Band large Albert Hall 1928
Len Harris and his Stylists at the Mikado Cafe.
Len Harris and his Stylists at the New Pavilion Wimbledon Park.
Len Harris and his Stylists at Kimbells Cafe 1933.
Teddy Hanks and his Band at Hilsea Bastion 1937
Ron Hickman and his Band at Portsea Parish Institute 1936
Ron Hickman and his Band at the Empress Ballroom. Ron Hickman leader, paino, accordian; Jack Keel and Gus Page saxes ad clarinets; Jack Campbell trumpet; Stan Smith trombone; Eddie Marshall guitar, bass; Freddie Bartlett drums; Nat Page guitar,vocals. 1937
George Hore's Dance Band, Dorothy Gillham pianist; Wilfred Veck violinist; Maud May drums, at the Wellington Hall
Harry Howe and his Savoy Band at the Savoy Cafe
G K Hamilton's Orchestra at the Mikado 1921
Handley's Orchestra at the Savoy 1933

I

Ideal Dance Band.
Imps Dance Band.
Invicta Dance Band Signal School Mess 1928

J

Teddy Joyce and his Band at Clarence Pier Pavilion 1936

K

Kennedy's Esplanade Assembly Rooms 1928
Kirton's ImperialStar Jazz Orchestra.
Stanley Knight's Jazz Band.

L

Leonards.
Mr Lennard's Band.
Mr Lennard's Orchestra.
A E Leonards Orchestra.
Graham Leslie and his Band at the Royal Beach Hotel.
Graham Leslie's Embassy Band at the Mikado in 1936.
Graham Leslie Five at St Faith's Hall 1935
Graham Leslie's Embassy Band at the Mikado 1935
Harry Saville and his London Dance Band.
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M

Melodian Dance Band.
Melody Dance Band at the Empress Roomks 1932
Merry Trio Band at the United Board Club Lounge 1926
Stan Mathews plays for dances at the Wellington Hall 1940/50s.
Peter Mills and his Band Clarence Pier Pavilion 1930's
Mick Mitchell and his Band play at Kimbells Osborne Road 1939
Martini's Dance Club Band at the Cumberland Ballroom in 1936.
Mikado Cafe Band at the Savoy 1930
Mikado Dance Orechestra at the Mikado 1933
Mrs Tammadge's Band at Highbury 1935
Madam Courtney's Piano Accordion Band in the Dockyard 1935
Fred Morrison Orchestra at Kimbells 1936
Martini Dance Club Band at Cumberland Ballroom 1936
Stan Mathews Band at the Academy Cafe 1936
Merry Macs at South Portsmouth 1937

N

Nancorrow and his Band at the Bandstand on the Common 1933 and 1937
Nancorrow and his Band at the Forester's Hall 1935
Nancarrow's Quartette.
New Melody Band Rosebery Hall Duncan Road 1939.
Vincent Norman and his Band at Clarence Pier Pavilion 1935 and 1936
Newman and his Dance Band at the Guildhall 1932
New Riviera Dance Band at the Hilsea Bastion 1933
New Bijou Dance Orchestra at the Conserative Club 1936

O

The Optimistic 8 Rhythm Band play at the Unity Hall, Arundel Street 1939.
Bert Osborne and his Orchestra 11th December 1935 Dance Band won contest.
Bert Osborne's Landport Cafe quartette June 1938/1939/1940 Bert Osborne (piano), Ray Till (violin and Sax), Rupert Davis (saxes), 'Nobby' Southwell (percussion).


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Portsea Island Co-op Band 1934

P

Palais Jazz Band.
The Paramount Band at the Rosebery Hall, Duncan Road
The Paramount Band at St Steven's Hall 1937
Par Ex Dance Band.
Parker Crook Trio at Dyers 1933
Harry Parry and his Sextet at thje Savoy Ballroom.
Johnny Payne and his Arabs Thorngate Hall 1939.
The Portsea Island Co-op Band 1934
Billy Palmer and his Savoy Band at the Savoy Cafe 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939
Bert Perrins Dance Band at the Angerstein Hall 1937.
Premier Dance Orchestra at the Forester's Hall 1931.
Pimco Employees Dance Band at the Albert Road Hall 1932
Jimmy Pratt's Arcadian Dance Band.

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R

Radiophone Jazz Band.
The Ramblers Dance Band play at the City Hall in Lake Road 1938.
The Red Star dance Ochestra 1933
The Regal Band Cumberland Ballroom 1938.
The Regal Band Cumberland Ballroom 1939.
Riand Dance Band.
Ted Rowe's Orpheans and Dot Perryman at Cumberland Ballroom 1938
Rhythm Boys Band at the Cumberland Ballroom 1937.
Reveller's Band at HMS Vernon in 1936.
Mrs Restall's Orchestra at the Oddfellows' Hall 1936
Rhythm Boys Band
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S

Harry Saville and his London Band, at Clarence Pier Pavilion.
Madame Sawyer's Jazz Band.
Miss Sawyer's String Band.
The Selecta Band play at the St Cross Mission, Eastney Road and Co-op Hall Garnier Stree.
Serenader's Dance Band.
Sidney Shinebourne Orchestra at the Regent Cinema
Sogay Dance Band.
St Hilda's Band 1928
The Super Rhythm Boys play at the Unity Hall, Arundel Street.
The Super Rhythm Boys play at Driver's Cafe 1939
Sylvan's Dance Band St Mary's Assembly Hall 1928
Robert Smith's Belvedere Club Band at the Cumberland Ballroom.
Sunshine Orchestra at the Cumberland Ballroom in 1937.
Arthur Steele's Band at the Cumberland Ballroom in 1936.
Savanah Jazz Orchestra in the Dockyard 1926
Leonard Singer's Dance Band at Kimbells 1930
Savoy Orchestra at the Savoy 1931
Savoy Band at the Savoy 1938
Billy Stevens and his Band at Hilsea Bastion 1936
The J H Squire Quintette 1928 on South Parade Pier
Fred Stocker and his Band at the Royal Hotel 1936
Bob Smith's Krackerjacks at the City Hall 1938
Stellar Dance Band.

T

The Tatler's Jazz Band.
Gwen Toynbees Trio at "The Cricketers" Stockheath in 1933
Alma Tammadges Dance Band 1935
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U

Universal Dance Band at the Angerstein Hall 1931.
Universal Dance Band at the Oddfellows Hall 1931.
Universal Dance Band at St Stephen's Hall 1935.
Universal Dance Band at Wymering 1937.

V

Vick's Band 1928
Varsity 5 Band at the Co-op Hall Albert Road in 1940.
Versatile 5 Orchestra at the Hilsea Bastion 1933

W

Tom Webster and his Band at the LDB, Tom Webster drums, xylophone, vibraphone, piano; Winston Hinchcliffe violin, alto sax, guitar, leader; Arthur Meeson piano, accordian violin, cello, vocalist; Cyril Ainley tenor sax, cello, guitar;
Tom Webster and his New Swing Band at the Mikado April 1938
Wenca Dance Band Co-operative Hall 1928


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