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RONNIE HAZLEHURST- MUSIC BOX ONE
Ronnie Hazlehurst was a loyal member of the 'Sons of the Desert' for many
years. Sadly Ronnie is no longer with us, but his music will live on through
the 'Sons of the Desert' . To read a full tribute to Ronnie just go to this
page:
At our events you can always hear Ronnie's music playing. I was privileged
to be sitting in with his orchestra for the recording of both his
albums.
1. Ku-Ku / On To The Show 2. Bells 3. Dash And Dot
4. We're Out For Fun 5. Drunk Rockin' Chair 6. Give Us A Hand / Riding
Along 7. Gangway Charlie 8. Here We Go 9. The Moon And You 10. You Are The
One I Love 11. Beautiful Lady / Look At Him Now 12. Funny Faces 13. On A
Sunny Afternoon 14. 'Sons Of The Desert' Main Theme
You may not recognise the titles of the tunes,
but you will certainly recognise them when you hear them.
1. Our Relations Suite / MGM Fanfare / Ku-Ku /We're Just A Happy Family
/ Little Dancing Girl 2. If It Were Only True 3. In My Canoe 4. Cops / Me-ow
5. Golfer's Blues 6. Colonial Gayeties 7. Antics 8. Candy, Candy / (We're
Going To) Arrowhead / Change My Clothes 9. Up In Room 4 10. Our Relations
End Title 11. Ku-Ku / Way Out West 12. Stepping Along With A Song 13. The
Good Old Days (The 'Our Gang' Waltz) 14. Fancy This 15. Smile When The Raindrops
Fall 16. Looking For A Locket 17. Streamline Suzie 18. Hide And Go Seek /
It Is To Laugh 19. Let's Face It 20. Hal Roach 'The End' Credit Theme
This British all-male trio has released a new album with Laurel and
Hardy songs. They call themselves The Avalon Boys (after the vocal group
in 'Way Out West'). They passed the ultimate test by playing live at our
recent HELPMATES CONVENTION .They are just great to listen to.Fifteen songs
are on the disc:
the cuckoo song/ in the good old summertime
/ at the ball / lazy moon/trail of the lonesome pine /i'm looking at you/
shine on harvest moon / fresh fish / sons of the desert / go to sleep my
baby/ by the light of the silvery moon/ let me call you sweetheart
/dixie/ honolulu baby/ another fine mess
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The Beau Hunks Play Original Laurel
& Hardy Music on CD
I am pleased to say that we can now offer the full
range of ‘Beau Hunks' CDs. The Beau Hunks orchestra was named
after the L&H film of the same title. As a " documentary orchestra,"
they specialise in unjustly forgotten American composers of the 20th century.
Under the leadership of Gert-Jan Blom, they started out recreating
the music from the "Laurel & Hardy" comedies. Since their inception in
1992 the Beau Hunks have reconstructed the works of two composers
of these melodies, who were rarely credited in the films.
Leroy Shield(1893-1962) worked as a composer
for the Hal Roach Studios only briefly, but left a rich collection of tunes.
Timeless and toe-tapping tunes by Leroy Shield and Marvin Hatley from
the films of the famous comedy team. Lovingly reconstructed and recorded
by the Beau Hunks with infectious vivacity. "Uncanny replicas of the originals...
a delightful package" (Billboard). Awarded with an Edison.
With 50 musical selections of the same high quality
as on the first album, with special emphasis on the background melodies by
Leroy Shield (1892-1962). Glenn Mitchell (The Laurel & Hardy Encyclopedia):
"Volume 2 is actually slightly better; no mean achievement given the excellence
of its predecessor." Liner notes and art direction by Piet Schreuders. Recorded
in 1993. Edison award nominee.
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Double CD Set.VOLUME ONE PLUS TWO!
Both "Laurel & Hardy" CDs encased in a beautifully designed slipcase
with artwork by cartoonist R. Crumb, who has said of the Beau Hunks' project:
"This is music I've been looking for all my life ! A great musical
accomplishment."
Marvin Hatley(1905-1986) was the creator
of the ever-popular "Ku-Ku" theme, universally associated with Laurel
& Hardy. As the musical director of the Roach studios, he wrote dozens
of songs for the films. Apart from Ronnie Hazlehurts Music Box albums, Sheild
and Hatley's melodies were rarely published, recorded or performed. The Beau
Hunks have made their faithful note-for-note reconstructions available on
CD.
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This recording was made by Arthur B. Friedman on August 11th 1957, two weeks
after Oliver, Babe, Hardy's death. Recorded at Stan Laurels apartment in
Santa Monica USA. This is a fan produced CD from Holland and
runs for 74 minutes.
To our knowledge no copyright exists on this material; therefore
making this interview Public Domain. This material does not violate any copyright
laws that we know of.
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Another Fine Mess-Laurel &
Hardy
NEW CD: Digitally Remastered
£5.99 Delivered:
TRACK LISTING
The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine, Another Fine Mess, Dance Of The Cuckoos
(Theme), The Annual Convention, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Hard Boiled Eggs
& Nuts, Fresh Fish, Food For Thought, The Card Salesman, Victims Of The
Depression, What Flavours Have You?, Furniture Payment, There's A Dollar,
Where Were You Born?, When The Cat's Away, The New Recruits / The Cuckoo
Song, Shine On Harvest Moon, Honolulu Baby, The Cricket Song, Way Down South
/ I Want To Be In Dixie, We're Going Now and Goodbye
Ronnie wrote many famous theme tunes for television shows such as Only Fools
and Horses, and Last of the Summer Wine, among others. He was a former Musical
Director at the BBC and, as such, was closely involved with the Eurovision
Song Contest and actually conducted the UK entry on no less than seven occasions.
He also had a great love for not only the films of Laurel & Hardy, but
also the musical compositions of Marvin Hatley and Leroy Shields, which
compliment them so brilliantly. I always recall watching BBC's The Generation
Game and hearing familiar Laurel and Hardy music being played in the background
during the games by Ronnie and his Orchestra.
One day Tony Hawes, another Helpmates member, took the late- Peter Elkins
and me behind the scenes of ITV's Looks Familiar show, and introduced us
to Ronnie, which is how he also came to be a member.
With encouragement from myself and other Sons Ronnie researched into the
music of the Laurel and Hardy films and then produced his first album - Laurel
and Hardy's Music Box Vol. 1. He used his best BBC musicians and did a wonderful
job; something I witnessed first-hand as I was fortunate enough to be invited
to sit in on the actual recording. We then launched the album at our Helpmates'
Convention in 1979, at Leeds Castle.
Ronnie then joined us for the Hollywood 80 trip, where he actually met the
man himself - Marvin T Hatley. Marvin was moved to tears when Ronnie played
him the album. This led to a second "Music Box" album which was later released
on CD along with Vol.1. Ronnie performed live at another one of our Leeds
Castle events, with his whole Orchestra, which made it a great night for
all present. Conventioneers in the USA also had the pleasure of seeing and
hearing Ronnie, when he played 'live' at the Las Vegas 92 Convention.
'Our Relations' Soundtrack
Review
Earlier this week I received a free complimentary signed CD from the Beau
Hunks - the long awaited OUR RELATIONS score. As with the previous released
by this wonderful orchestra, the CD is accompanied by a detailed booklet
(44 pages) containing very rare photos and details about the music for the
film. The CD should be commercially available from February 2001.
The CD it self has 35 tracks about 50% of these tracks are made up of themes
used in the film as we know it today. The rest of the disc contains music
that was PLANNED for the film (and may have been used in deleted material
such as the "shaving" sequence and the "Traffic jam" sequence) but not so
familiar - in fact it is very un-Laurel and Hardy-like in content, and seems
more fitted to the "screwball" comedy of Hollywood. There are still gems
to be found including Ku-Ku, the Main theme, Sailors Hornpipe.
In all, a very worthwhile disc of historical importance, but leaves the listener
with an uneasy sense of ".....did that really all originate for OUR
RELATIONS....."
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