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Records of Monte Rey, radio's romantic singer

Few dance-hand vocalists are more popular than Monte Rey whose broadcasts were for so long a feature of Joe Loss's band. But all good things must come to an end: and, much as both regretted it, the offers Monte received as a solo act on the halls were too attractive to turn down. Their old partnership broke up in August.
Monte Rey, Scottish lyric tenor, went to Germany and Italy to learn the languages, both of which he speaks as well as sings he met Geraldo who heard him sing and asked him to try a tango. Monte was soon broadcasting in 'Chateau Madrid' and 'Dancing Through.'

and his Band, with Edna Kaye and Hughie Diamond
Lou Preager , whose band is on the air several times this week, was in France in 1940 when the Low Countnes were invaded. He returned to England and enlisted in the Army. Soon he was a sergeant, then was recommended for a commission. But while training with his
O.C.T.U. a lorry in which he was riding overturned injuring his right arm
Thanks to some wonderful operations it is hoped that in four months time he will be able to play the accordion again. He is being allowed out of hospital to give his broadcasts.

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Edna Kaye
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Hughie Diamond
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Lou Preager
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Low Countnes

Jack Jackson and his Band
Jack Jackson rose to the top of his profession as a band-leader when he formed his band in 1933 and succeeded Ambroses
Blue Lyres at the Dorchester Hotel. After six very successful years at the Dorchester, during which time he gave numerous broadcasts, he left in March 1939 to take his own band round the halls. Soon after the outbreak of war he threw all this up with the idea of joining the Royal Air Force, but unfortunately, from his point of view, he was turned down .for medical reasons. Nowadays Jack is kept extremely busy, for besides running his dance orchestra at the May Fair Hotel he does a job of work as an engineer during the day.

Contributors

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Jack Jackson

Twice-weekly radio magazine for men and girls in Anti-Aircraft and Balloon Barrage units... Editors, Bill MacLurg and Howard Thomas.
' Meet the girls '
The A.T.S. and W.A.A.F., long invaluable in the offices, cook-houses, and repair shops, and as drivers, telephonists, etc., now take their place beside their brothers-in-arms for operational jobs on gun sites and with Balloon Barrage units. So today is presented a special edition of entertainment, gossip, news, and features for and by the girls in ' Ack-Ack and Beer-Beer units.

Contributors

Editors:
Bill MacLurg
Editors:
Howard Thomas.

Master of ceremonies, Clay Keyes. Richard Goolden as Old Ebenezer, with Gladys Keyes as Martha. The musical newsreel. This week's famous visitor, Bunny Doyle. ' Can you beat the band ? ' Town Hall Orchestra, under the direction of Billy Tement. Weekly meetings organised by Gladys and Clay Keyes and presented by Eric Spear

Contributors

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Clay Keyes.
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Richard Goolden
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Gladys Keyes
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Bunny Doyle.
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Billy Tement.
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Clay Keyes
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Eric Spear

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