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Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra – Blackpool Empress Ballroom
If a building really carries social history within its walls, there can be few greater examples in Lancashire than Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom. The ornate decoration throughout the Winter Gardens tells its own stories, and there’s no disguising the magic of … Continue reading
Testing the Big Band theory – the Jools Holland interview
It’s difficult to write about Jools Holland without going down the retro route. He is after all a man who carved out a career celebrating the best in popular music from the past century. His long-running BBC television show Later … Continue reading
Some Fantastic Praise
I was a little alarmed at first. I tuned into watch the BBC 4 Squeeze documentary, Take Me I’m Yours, only to find an acoustic tribute act comprising a lesser-known member of ZZ Top jamming with a geography teacher. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Aimee Mann, Chris Difford, Elvis Costello, Gilson Lavis, Glenn Tilbrook, Jim Drury, Jools Holland, Paul Carrack
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