British dance bands and Ballroom Orchestras typically played melodic, good-time music that had jazz and a strong sense of rhythm and style from the tradition of British theatrical entertainment popular between 1850 and 1920 involving a mixture of popular songs
This album is a collection arranged not particularly on individual artists who have released some unforgettable songs in that time, but rather to the Big Bands and Orchestras that we felt could better portray a truer feeling of the war
Billy Cotton born William Edward Cotton was an English band leader during the British Dance Band era whose musical career began as a drummer in the 1910s. He was born in London, joined the Royal Fusiliers and saw service in
