The Big Ben Banjo Band


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A British studio band usually led by arranger/producer, Norrie Paramor, best known for his work with Cliff Richard & The Shadows. Big Ben Banjo Band recordings began appearing on the Columbia label in the United Kingdom and on Capitol in North America in the late 1950s. Paramor was also behind a Hawaiian-themed group dubbed the Big Ben Hawaiian Band.

Leader/Piano: Norrie Paramor
Banjos: Billy Bell, Bert Weedon, Steve Gauna, Jack Llewellyn, Joe Fenton, George Elliott
Trumpet: Stan Roderick
Trombone: George Chisholm
Accordion: Reg Hogarth
Guitar: Judd Proctor
Bass: Joe Muddel
Tuba: Jim Powell
Percussion: Jock Cummings
Drums: Denis McCarthy

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The Big Ben Banjo Band
Strummin' On The Old Banjo
2017
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Get Happy
2003, CD, Comp, Disky
The Big Banjo Band*
Banjo Party
1995, CD, Comp, Hallmark (6)
Big Ben Banjo Band* With The Mike Sammes Singers
Big Ben Banjo Party
1992,
Norrie Paramor & The Big Ben Banjo Band
Rags And Tatters
1978, Vinyl, ,
Ragtime/Dixieland
The Big Ben Banjo Band With The Mike Sammes Singers*
Golden Hour Presents The Big Ben Banjo Band
1975
Cleo Laine with The John Dankworth Quartet / Norrie Paramor And The Big Ben Banjo Band
In Concert - 7 / Christmas With Norrie Paramor And The Big Ben Banjo Band
1973, LP, Transcription, BBC Transcription Service
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Banjos On Holiday
1972
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Vocal In The Local
1971,
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Country Banjo Party
1970
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Bing! Bang! Banjos!
1969
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Zing With Ze Banjos
1968, LP, Columbia
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Zing-Go The Banjos
1967
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Happy Banjos Play The Beatles
1966, LP, Album, Capitol Records
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Beatles Medley For Mums And Pops
1966, 7", Single, Promo, Columbia
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Banjo Farandole
1966, LP, Comp, Columbia
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Big Ben Strikes Again
1966
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Banjos Go Beatles
1966, ,
Bluegrass
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Strummin'
1965
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Mary Poppins
1965, Vinyl, ,
Folk
Big Ben Banjo Band* With The Minstrel Singers
Big Ben's Minstrel Show
1965
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Jolly "Oliday
1964, 7", Single, Promo, Buena Vista Records, ,
Vocal
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Party Time In Ireland (Medley)
1964, 7", EP, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Telegoon Toon (and other TV themes)
1964
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Beautiful Screamer / Telegoon Toon
1964
The Big Ben Banjo Band With Michael Sammes Singers*
Sing Along With Us
1964
The Big Ben Banjo Band With Mike Sammes Singers
Have A Party With The Big Ben Banjo Band (No. 2)
1963, 7", EP, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band With Mike Sammes Singers
Have A Party With The Big Ben Banjo Band
1963, 7", EP, Mono, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Swingin` Banjo Party (No. 2)
1963, 7", EP, Mono, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band With The Mike Sammes Singers*
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
1963, 7", EP, Columbia, Columbia
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Been A Long Day
1963, 7", Single, Columbia
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Brotherhood Of Man
1963, 7", Single, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band With The Mike Sammes Singers*
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
1963, 7", EP, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Top 50 Banjos
1963, ,
Bluegrass
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Big Ben Salutes Irving Berlin
1963
Big Ben Banjo Band* With The Mike Sammes Singers
Swingin' Banjo Party (No. 1)
1962, 7", EP, Columbia
Big Ben Banjo Band*
March Of The Angels
1962
The Big Ben Banjo Band
More Minstrel Melodies
1961, Reel, 2tr Mono, 5" Reel, Album, World Record Club
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Get Happy
1961
Big Ben Trad Band*
Big Ben Goes Trad
1961
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Big Ben Banjo Band In Ireland
1961
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Big Ben In Scotland
1961
Big Ben Banjo Band* With The Minstrel Singers
Big Ben's Minstrel Show (No. 3)
1961
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Marina
1960, 7", EP, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
More Minstrel Melodies No. 2
1960, 7", EP, Columbia,
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Party Packet (Music For Your Party)
1960, 7", Columbia, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Viva Banjo
1960, 7", EP, Columbia
Eddie Calvert, The Avons, The Big Ben Banjo Band, Bill Forbes
Top 4, No. 8
1960, 7", EP, Columbia,
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Tamiami
1960
The Big Ben Banjo Band
More Minstrel Melodies
1960, ,
Easy Listening
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Dancin' Banjos No.3
1960
The Big Ben Banjo Band
More Minstrel Melodies (No. 1)
1960
The Big Ben Banjo Band
More Minstrel Melodies
1960
Big Ben Banjo Band* With The Minstrel Singers
Big Ben's Minstrel Show (No.1)
1959
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Marina
1959
Big Ben Banjo Band with the Minstrel Singers*
Big Ben's Minstrel Show
1959
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Sing, Dance And Whistle
1958, 7", EP, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Big Ben's Christmas Part 1/2
1958, 7", Single, Columbia
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Dancin' Banjos (No.2)
1958
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Christmas With The Big Ben Banjo Band
1958
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Dancin' Banjos (No. 1)
1958
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Big Ben's Christmas Pops
1958
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Polka Time
1958
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Dancin' Banjos
1958, ,
Easy Listening
Big Ben Banjo Band*
The Luxembourg Waltz / Mountain March
1958
The Big Ben Banjo Band With The Mike Sammes Singers*
Be Happy
1958
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Holland Polka
1958,
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Syncopated Sadie
1958
Billie Anthony With Big Ben Banjo Band*
One
1957, Shellac, 10", S/Sided, TP, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Party Packet
1957, 7", Single, Mono, Columbia
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Let's Get Together Some More
1957, ,
Easy Listening
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Liechtensteiner Polka / Swiss Kanton Polka (Schweizer Kanton)
1957
Billie Anthony With Big Ben Banjo Band*
One / It's Fun Finding Out About London
1957
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Party Packet (Music For Your Party)
1957
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Happy Banjos
1957
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Japanese Sandman
1957
The Coronets And The Big Ben Banjo Band
Daydreams / Strummin' On The Old Banjo
1956, Shellac, 10", Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Happy Banjos
1956
The Big Ben Banjo Band With The Bill Shepherd Chorus*
Love Plays The Strings Of My Banjo / Theme From "Indian Fighter"
1956, Shellac, ,
Vocal
The Big Ben Banjo Band
The I.O.U. Polka
1956, ,
Polka
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Let's Get Together Again
1955, 7", EP, Columbia
The Coronets With The Big Ben Banjo Band
Ready, Willing And Able / Ridin' To Tennessee
1955, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Big Ben*
Bye Bye Blackbird / Diga Diga Doo
1955, 7", Promo, DeLuxe (2)
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Selections From The Film "There's No Business Like Show Business"
1955
Billie Anthony with The Big Ben Banjo Band
Ten Little Kisses / The Banjo's Back In Town
1955
The Big Ben Banjo Band
"Let's Get Together Again" - No. 2
1955
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Let's Get Together
1955
The Big Ben Banjo Band
The Crazy Otto Rag
1955
The Big Ben Banjo Band
The Crazy Otto Rag
1955
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Let's Get Together Again - No. 1
1955
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Let's Get Together No.1
1954
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Let's Get Together No.2
1954
Diana Decker With The Big Ben Banjo Band
Big Ben's Banjo Band / I'm In Favour Of Friendship
Shellac, 10", Columbia
Big Ben Banjo*
Big Ben's Banjo
LP, Album, Mono, Regent, Regent
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Swingin' Party-Banjo Style
LP, Album, Encore!, ,
Swing/Easy Listening
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Alabama Jubilee / Sweet Georgia Brown
Shellac, 10", Columbia,
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Dancin' Banjos
7", EP, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Party Time
7", Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Big Ben Banjo Party
CD, Comp, EMI Compacts For Pleasure, EMI Compacts For Pleasure
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Let's Get Together Again
7", EP, Yel, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Top 50 Banjos
LP, RE, Columbia
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Musique Recreative
LP, Comp, Columbia
Big Ben's Banjo Band* with The Minstrel Singers
Sing Along Volume 1
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Swiss Kanton Polka / Happy Birthday Polka
Big Ben Banjo Band* With The Michael Sammes Singers*
Swingin' Banjos
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Way Down South
Big Ben Banjo Band* With The Minstrel Singers
Big Ben's Minstrel Show (No. 2)
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Sing Along Volume 2
The Big Ben Banjo Band
Best Of The Oldies

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Různí
Champagne Pops
1975, 4xLP, Comp + Box, Champagne Pops
The Coronets
Strumming On The Old Banjo
Billie Anthony
Ten Little Kisses / The Banjo's Back In Town
Různí
The Sky's The Limit and 33 other TV Themes
2019, CD, Comp, Chichester Hospital Radio, ,
Easy Listening
Různí
The 1954 British Hit Parade - The B Sides
2019, 4xCD, Comp, Acrobat Music,
Různí
Lemon Popsicles And Strawberry Milkshakes 60 Instrumental Greats
2011, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Go Entertain, ,
Instrumental
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1955 British Hit Parade - Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 4 - Part 2 - July - December
2006, 3x CD,
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1954 British Hit Parade - Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 3
2005, 4x CD,
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Thunderbirds & Other Top Sixties TV Themes (Volume 2)
1999, CD, Comp, Sequel Records, ,
Theme
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A Time To Remember 1954
1998
Různí
A Time To Remember 1955
1998, ,
Pop Rock/Light Music/Rock & Roll
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Your Stars Vol. 4
1981, Cass, Dol, MOWI Music
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T.V. Big Bands & Orchestras
1976, LP, Comp, BBC Records And Tapes
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Easy Listening
1970, 2x Vinyl, ,
Easy Listening
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The Sounds & Songs Of London
1968, ,
Field Recording/Classical
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A Galaxy Of Stars From E.M.I Records
1966, LP, Promo, EMI,
Různí
The Music Of Mary Poppins
1966
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Great New Releases From The Sound Capitol Of The World - January 1964
1964, LP, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Capitol Records, Capitol Records
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Your Favourite T'V And Radio Themes Vol. 4
1964, LP, Comp, Mono, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, ,
Soundtrack/Theme
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Cabaret Night In London
1963, ,
Instrumental/Vocal
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Marina
1960, 7", EP, La Voz De Su Amo
Různí
Patricia
1958, 7", EP, La Voz De Su Amo
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(Selections From) New Capitol Albums For February, 1957
1957, 2xLP, Comp, Promo, Capitol Records
Billie Anthony
Ten Little Kisses / The Banjo's Back In Town
1955
Různí
Amerika-Hawaii - Non Stop International Party Music
LP, Comp, Emidisc (2)
Různí
Non-Stop Weltreise
5xLP, Comp, Club + 7", Club + Box, Comp, Club, Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, ,
Schlager/Easy Listening/Swing/Chanson/Folk
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Britain Sounds Great
LP, EMI
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Instrumental Stereo Big Sound
LP, Album, Comp, Columbia, ,
Easy Listening/Big Band/Soul-Jazz/Space-Age
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Pladetoppen Snurrer II
10", Comp, Odeon
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Easy Listening
2xLP, Comp, Lab, Polydor, ,
Easy Listening
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Cabaret Night In London
LP, Comp, Mono, Columbia, ,
Instrumental/Vocal
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Por Que Los Tontos Se Enamoran? / Se Mia, Por Favor / Analisa / I.O.U.Polka
7", EP, Odeon