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...December 14 to 24; further information and tickets here ‘The Nutcracker’, Royal Albert Hall The Sugar Plum Fairy is back in town....
...At its Frith Street opening, Soho godfather Albert Dimes gave Scott a magnum of champagne, telling him, “When you get out of debt, open the bottle.”...
...Next year’s shows are scheduled for much larger venues than Ronnie Scott’s, such as London’s Royal Albert Hall; only a relative handful of fans were lucky enough to have witnessed the two intimate shows...
...If you were only to read it, you might think that the famous skit on British attitudes to class as embodied by John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett was just another example of punching down....
...After that he learnt his trade at The Glasshouse in Covent Garden, a creative beacon whose elder luminaries such as Ronnie Wilkinson came from Whitefriars Glassworks....
...Barker’s arrangements delivered a gripping escapism that, spiced by top-drawer guests, fully engaged a full Royal Albert Hall....
...Gigs with bluesman Albert King followed. The St Louis music scene had a “sassiness” all of its own, says Sanborn....
...José James began his Thursday night Ronnie Scott’s set with a moment’s silence for those killed in Paris, and ended with an a cappella reading of the anti-lynching song “Strange Fruit”, made famous by Billie...
...He returns to the UK at the end of the month for BluesFest at the Royal Albert Hall....
...The last time I saw George Benson, he was bashing out the hits with immaculate style at the Royal Albert Hall. Vocals took precedence, and it was a while before he finally let rip on guitar....
...Richard Fairman eif.co.uk, 0131 473 2000 … BBC Proms, To September 13, Royal Albert Hall, London The last few weeks of the BBC Proms season traditionally offer a beauty parade by some of the world’s...
...LHT guilfest.co.uk, 0871 230 1106 … The Proms, July 18-September 13, Royal Albert Hall, London Judging by past experience, opening night at the BBC Proms is best served by a choral work of weighty proportions...
...His latest concert tour kicks off after a sold-out club date at Ronnie Scott’s and includes the Royal Albert Hall....
...In the same year, under the spell of boogie-woogie giants Albert Ammons and Meade Luxe Lewis, he took up piano. A year later he was conscripted and joined the RAF....
...Albert King’s “Oh Pretty Woman” was the first to have Booker T on guitar, with an old-guys-still-got-it strut....
...Yet the liberation movement turned ruling party rightly has an extraordinary historical lustre, and the majesty of its triptych of leaders in the second half of the 20th century, Chief Albert Luthuli, Oliver...
...Though the list is not celebrity focused there are CBEs for Ronnie Corbett, Helena Bonham Carter and Clive James....
...But before you do, you should first head north, over the steep, spectacular Swartberg Pass to the town of Prince Albert, which was founded in 1762....
...Tracey’s writing adds a profound understanding of Ellingtonia to two formative experiences: working with Ted Heath’s big band and, from 1960, a seven-year stint as Ronnie Scott’s house pianist....
...Ronnie Bowker, head of the Birmingham office of accountants Ernst & Young, is sanguine about this trade-off, saying: “In the current tough environment, local businesses are getting good advice here without...
...I’ve designed additional products for Habitat, including carpets and pillows, and products for the Victoria and Albert museum in London....
...The pro-am was a spin-off of the recent BlackRock Masters veterans tournament at London’s Royal Albert Hall, and was organised by one of its sponsors, Crew Clothing....
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