Portsmouth Music Scene


The Portsmouth Music Scene

The Melody Makers

There seem to have been many bands called 'Meldoy Makers'.
Here are details of some of them from around the area.


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Dixiana Melody Makers 11 January 1933

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Dixiana Melody Makers 9 February 1933

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Dixiana Melody Makers 15 February 1933

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Dixiana Melody Makers 1 March 1933

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Dixiana Melody Makers 30 March 1933

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Dixiana Melody Makers 10 May 1933

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Dixiana Melody Makers 31 May 1933

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Dixiana Melody Makers 15 June 1933

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Dixiana Melody Makers 19 October 1932

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Dixiana Melody Makers 26 October 1933

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Dixiana Melody Makers 17 November 1932

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Dixiana Melody Makers 15 December 1932

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Melody Makers Dance Band 11 March 1937

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Melody Makers Band 13 October 1937

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Melody Makers Orchestra 15 October 1937

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The Elsom Melody Makers 21 February 1936

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The Elsom Merry Melody Makers 16 December 1935

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Melody Makers Band 18 November 1935

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Melody Makers Band 28 November 1933

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Melody Makers Band 24 June 1939

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Melody Makers Orchestra 3 April 1939

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Melody Makers Orchestra 4 November 1937

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The Maple Melody Makers 5 March 1938

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Melody Makers Band of Emsworth 6 March 1940

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Merry Melody Makers 31 March 1933

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Mr. Furlong's Melody Makers 6 April 1933

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James Clarke and his Melody Makers 30 May 1935

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Page Brothers Melody Makers 16 January 1935

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Percy Simmonds' Melody Makers 23 August 1935

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Wrapford Brothers Melody Makers 4 November 1935

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28 March 1930

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25 November 1935

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2 December 1935

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2 December 1938

The Melody Makers

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The Melody Makers from 1934, who regularly played at the Portsmouth Guildhall, and had a
three year residency upstairs at the Radical Club in Fratton/Kingston Road Portsmouth.
The band included Joseph Hatchard, Frank Hatchard, Beatrice Hatchard on piano(not shown) plus a drummer and
Ernest Hatchard who was the father of Cadillacs drummer Bryan Hatchard

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30 January 1930

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6 January 1923


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