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This newsreel catches Val Rosing in an elaborate 1937 night club number at London's Piccadilly Hotel, with the Billy Gerardi Orchestra. Complete with Val in faux Indian costume and dancers with Indian headdresses. Silly but fun 1930s fluff! Val is best known as the singer on many of Henry Hall's signature numbers including Teddy Bears Picnic, Here's to the Next Time, Help Yourself to Happiness, and on Ray Noble's original recording of Try A Little Tenderness. See www.valrosing.com for more ...

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Another great song from Dan at the August 1, 2009 Freight and Salvage show in Berkeley CA. Dan is striking out on his own after three decades as half of the wonderful duo, Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro. This song is from their CD, "Learning to Fall." BTW, check out the vintage videos of Eric and Dan at the Breakway circa 1989! These guys have been making amazing music for a long time! Dan is backed up here by Claudia Russell and her band, the Folk Unlimited Orchestra. Yours truly on mandolin ...

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Dan performed a guest spot with Claudia Russell and her band at a benefit for the ALS Association at the Freight and Salvage last summer. This is a spirited version of the Lowen and Navarro composition, "Cold Outside" featuring Dan accompanied by the Folk Unlimited Orchestra, ie, Claudia Russell, vocals, Carl Byron on piano, Bruce Kaplan on guitar, and Mark Petrella on bass. Why this song hasn't been coverd by some young sultryRnB singer is a mystery to me. ... Navarro "Lowen & Navarro ...

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Claudia Russell and the Folk Unlimited Orchestra perform the Texas Ruby classic song. Carl Byron, accordion, Bruce Kaplan, guitar, Mark Petrella, bass. Video shot bu Ben Jones.

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Claudia Russell performs the childrens song made famous by her father, Val Rosing (aka Gilbert Russell.) Rosing was the vocalist on the original 1932 BBC recording by the Henry Hall Orchestra, one of the UK's top bands of the 1930s. Claudia is accompanied by her band, the Folk Unlimited Orchestra: Bruce Kaplan, mandolin, Mark Petrella, bass, and Carl Byron, piano. There are a few Val Rosing performances on You Tube, one with Henry Hall doing "Here's to the Next Time," and a nice clip of him ...

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Recorded at the Freight and Salvage, Friday August 1, 2009. Claudia Russell, guitar/vocals, Bruce Kaplan, guitar, Mark Peterella, bass, Carl Byron, piano. Video footage - Ben Jones, edited by Bruce Kaplan. Check out www.claudiarussell.com, and be sure to look for youtube videos of Claudia's father, Val Rosing, "England's premiere singer of sentimental songs." ... "Claudia Russell" "Freight and Salvage" "Anny Celsi" "Bruce Kaplan" "Mark Petrella" "Carl Byron" "Val Rosing" "Susan Boyle" "Eva ...

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Claudia Russell and the Folk Unlimited Orchestra at the Freight and Salvage August 1, 2009. Claudia Russell, guitar/vocals, Bruce Kaplan, mandolin, Carl Byron, piano and Mark Petrella, bass. Video shot by Ben Jones, edited by Bruce Kaplan. Pass it on!

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