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Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra – Blackpool Empress Ballroom

Posted on June 26, 2015 by

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 →

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Testing the Big Band theory – the Jools Holland interview

Posted on June 11, 2015 by

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 →

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Some Fantastic Praise

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

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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