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hello,
would any member know if the song
'just sit and cry' is written by bruce welsh?
think hes singing on this one,put audio is not clear
also heard the following are acetates
1 big top blues[wonder if its the acetate for the unkowned b.b.c. radio blues song
or radio lux.
2 mandingo
3 speedy gonzales
other acetates are;
1 shane on you
2 say you've been told
3 now's the time to fall in loce
4 memories linger on
5 love truth and emily stone
6 a girl like you
7 throw down the line
plus other songs that went up for auction years ago
thank you
moondawg

moondawg61 wrote:hello,
would any member know if the song
'just sit and cry' is written by bruce welsh?
think hes singing on this one,put audio is not clear
also heard the following are acetates
1 big top blues[wonder if its the acetate for the unkowned b.b.c. radio blues song
or radio lux.
2 mandingo
3 speedy gonzales
other acetates are;
1 shane on you
2 say you've been told
3 now's the time to fall in loce
4 memories linger on
5 love truth and emily stone
6 a girl like you
7 throw down the line
plus other songs that went up for auction years ago
thank you
moondawg

Are these all acetates you own, or maybe a couple of these and are they only by The Shadows or related or also Cliff Richard & The Shadows? "Big Top Blues" could be "Three-Thirty Blues", written by Duane Eddy or even a working title for "Blue Shadows". The title "Mandingo" resembles "Fandango" and "Speedy Gonzales", "Gonzales" or maybe "Y'Arriva".

Of the recordings above, I have "Throw Down A Line" and "Love, Truth And Emily Stone", both demonstration tracks by Hank Marvin from 1969 and 1970 respectively. Also, I have a recording by The Shadows or rather Hank and Bruce, called "Take Special Care", a track officially released by Cliff Richard & The Shadows in 1965 on the album "Cliff Richard".

hi iefje
i have all of them,on cd only
john pantey ,who was a great friend and sadly missed
sent me them on cd.the unknowed blues song is not
the duane eddy track as i have that
the blues jam is with the following tacks
whish are;
1bongo blues-bbc radio-3/19/60
2 obby dobby wah-3/19/60
3 three thirty blues-3/19/60
the unknowed blues track is from radio luxenbourg ,i think
on the three tracks you mentioned'big top blues is the one
that maybe is the unknowed blues song
any member know the title
thanks for youre response iefje
all the best,moondawg61

The Shads performed "Barney's Blues" ( a reference to Jazz guitarist Barney Kessel) on Radio Luxembourg. On the version (dodgy sound quality) that I have - Cliff introduces it as such. Maybe "Big Top Blues" could be that (if someone had 'cut out' Cliff's introduction?)? Obviously I can't be 100% sure - but I've personally never heard of "BIg Top Blues". Intriguing!

Rob

Hi all,

"Big Top Blues" is certainly a different track than "Barney's Blues" or "3:30 Blues" or "Blue Shadows".
"Mandingo" is also a unique track.
"Speedy Gonzales" is a Hank & Bruce demo for Cliff's "Y'Arriva".
"Shame On You" is again a Hank/Bruce demo for the Cliff track from the "21 Today" LP, however with partly altered lyrics. Interestingly I have seen a demo which had the title "Naughty Girl". With this name the track was released by Col Joye down under as a single already in late 1960/early 1961 (Festival, FK-29) prior to Cliff's version from October 1961. Composers credits list "Marvin - Walsh - Joye" (sic).

Best wishes,

Ulrich

hello members,guest and friends
excellent info,as was sure big top blues
is a totally differnt song as is mandingo and speddy gonzales
yes,barneys blues is a radio luxenbourg track and the unkowned
blues jam i belive is a radio lux, track
i think its played in the key of c /a minor
as maybe it was named blues in c'' by someone
the radioluxenborg shows are a great part of cliff and the shadows history
all the best,rene