Dan Donovan


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Dan Donovan (b. 1901 in Grangetown, Cardiff), popular British singer, with Debroy Somers And His Orchestra, Henry Hall in the 1930’s. Although he played baritone saxophone, he is most remembered for his vocals on about 200 records made between April 1930 and August 1934.

Dan continued singing until aged 70. He suffered a stroke in 1976, when he was 75, and lived to the age of 85.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Jay Wilbur & His Band*
Easy Come, Easy Go (Volume 5)
2014, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion
Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orchestra
Animal Crackers
2014, CD, Comp, RM, Windyridge, ,
Music Hall
Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orchestra
Faint Harmony (Volume 5)
2014, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,
Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orchestra
Easter Morning (Volume 6)
2014, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,
Various
Band Parade (Volume 4 - Henry Hall's Hall Marks)
2010, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,
Various
Band Parade (Volume 3 - Henry Hall & Friends)
2009, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,
Stan Greening
Stan Greening's Bands (Paddlin' Madelin' Home)
2009, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion
Various
Band Parade
2006, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion, ,
Big Band
Cole Porter
Anything Goes
2005, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Ginkgo Music Production, ,
Easy Listening
Bertini & The Blackpool Tower Dance Band*
Hello Everybody!
2003, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion
Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orchestra
Underneath The Arches (Volume 2)
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,
Various
British Dance Bands Vol. 2 Pete Smith Specialties
2002, 2xCD, Comp, The Bill Armstrong Collection, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Charlie Kunz & The Casani Club Orchestra*
The Musical World Of Charlie Kunz & The Casani Club Orchestra
2002, CD, Comp, MasterSong
Various
Nostalgia Highlights
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion, ,
Big Band
Various
British Dance Bands (Change Partners) Disc #1
2002, CD, Comp, Rajon Music Group
Henry Hall And His Orchestra*
Somewhere At Sea
2001, CD, Comp, Pegasus, ,
Music Hall
Various
Memory Lane Presents - The Best Of Swing
2001, CD, Comp, Pegasus
Charlie Kunz And The Casani Club Orchestra
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
2001, CD, Comp, Pegasus
Various
Everybody Dance! 25 British Dance Bands Of The Thirties
2000
Various
The Great British Dance Bands
2000, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal/Easy Listening
Henry Hall
Music Goes 'Round & Around
1998, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,
Various
Nostalgia Complete
1998, Box + 5xCD, Comp, EMI, ,
Vocal/Swing
Henry Hall And The BBC Dance Orchestra
This Is... Henry Hall
1997, CD, Comp, Mono, Living Era, ASV
Various
Pennies From Heaven
1993, 3x CD, ,
Music Hall/Big Band
Various
White Christmas
1993, ,
Big Band/Ballad/Holiday/Religious/Gospel/Choral
Various
The World Of Cole Porter – Night And Day
1992, CD, Comp, Trace (2),
Various
Anything Goes (The World Of Cole Porter)
1992, CD, Comp, Trace (2),
Various, Cole Porter
A Trip To The Moon On Gossamer Wings
1991,
Henry Hall
Evergreen Melodies: This Is Henry Hall
1990, Cass, Comp, Evergreen Magazine, ,
Big Band
Various
Pennies From Heaven
1990, ,
Music Hall/Big Band/Soundtrack
Various
Radio Days
1989, CD, Comp, Conifer
Various
Pennies From Heaven
1989, ,
Music Hall/Big Band
Various
Pennies From Heaven
1989, ,
Music Hall/Big Band
Henry Hall And The BBC Dance Orchestra
Seein' Is Believin'
1988, LP, Album, Comp, Saville Records
Henry Hall And The BBC Dance Orchestra
My Dance
1988, ,
Vocal
Charlie Kunz And The Casani Club Orchestra
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
1988
Various
The Golden Age Of Dance Bands
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, EMI, EMI, ,
Big Band/Swing
George Gershwin
The Golden Age Of Gershwin (Played By The Great British Dance Bands Of The 1930's)
1987
Henry Hall And The BBC Dance Orchestra
What A Perfect Combination
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Saville Records, ,
Big Band
Various
Silly Songs 1922 To 1934
1986, ,
Novelty
Madame Tussaud's Dance Orchestra
Rockin' In Rhythm
1985
Various
The Golden Age Of Noel Gay
1984, LP, Comp, The Golden Age, ,
Light Music/Music Hall/Ballad
Various
The Golden Age Of Noel Gay
1984, Cass, Comp, Gre, The Golden Age
Various
The Great British Dances Bands Play Roll Along Prairie Moon
1979, ,
Big Band
Various
More Pennies From Heaven
1978
Various
Pennies From Heaven (As Featured In The BBC TV Series)
1977, ,
Music Hall/Easy Listening
Various
The Golden Age Of British Dance Bands
1975, 7x Vinyl, Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Fran Allison And The Jack Halloran Singers
The Ballad Of Bridey Murphy
1956
Bobby Worth and the Sophisticats
The Gal Who's Got My Heart / Galway Bay
1948, 10", Castle Records (17)
Bill Johnson
Galway Bay / A Tree In The Meadow
1948
Bertini & The Tower Blackpool Dance Band*
Over On The Sunny Side / Fret Work
1934, Shellac, 8", Eclipse (5),
Harry Bidgood And His Band*
Learn To Croon
1933, Shellac, 10", Broadcast Four-Tune
The Midnight Minstrels
Happy Go Lucky You And Broken Hearted Me / Masquerade
1932, Shellac, 10", Regal
Various
The Golden Age Of Irving Berlin
LP, Comp, Mono, The Golden Age, The Golden Age,
Bertini & The Tower Blackpool Dance Band*
Mary Rose / Sweep Away The Cobwebs
Shellac, 8", Eclipse (5)
Various
40 Sentimental Favourites
2xCD, Comp, J & B Records,
Various
British Dance Bands
2xCD, Comp, Avid Entertainment
Henry Hall And The BBC Dance Orchestra
The Golden Age Of Henry Hall
,
Swing/Big Band
Henry Hall And The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra*
It's Five-Fifteen And Time For Henry Hall And The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra
Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Various
Songs The Bonzo Dog Band Taught Us - A Pre-History Of The Bonzos
2010, ,
Vocal/Music Hall
Various
Transports Of Delight
2005, CD, Comp, Mono, Living Era, ,
Vocal
Various
Ireland In The Good Old Days
2004, CD, Album, K-Tel
Various
British Dance Bands - Change Partners Disc #2
2002, CD, Comp, Rajon Music Group
Various
The Songs Of Arthur Schwartz
2000, CD, Comp, Mono, Living Era, ASV
Various
The Great British Dance Bands - A Nostalgic Collection
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Gallerie, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Various
The Spirit Of Christmas Past
1995, CD, ,
Holiday
Various
Silly Songs (1922 To 1934)
1987
Various
With Vocal Refrains By...
1979, LP, Comp, World Records (6),
Various
The Best Of British Dance Bands
2xCD, Comp, Memory Lane Media Ltd, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening
Various
Very British (Englische Tanzmusik Auf Schellack 1929-1940)
CD, Comp, Pumpkin Pie Records,
Various
A Year To Remember 1933
CD, Comp, This England,