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Tag Archives: Norman Pritchard
Django unchanged
It’s been over a year now since I noted the sad news of the passing of Paul Degville, jazz musician extraordinaire and leading light in the formerly little recorded jazz scene that existed around the Crown Pub in Brownhills in the 1970s.
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Tagged 1970's, BBC, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, community, David Danks, death, Django, Ferrograph, Fred Degville, Ian, Jazz, Ken Rattenbury, Local History, local music, New Photos, Norman Pritchard, passed away, passing, Paul Degville, PaulDegville, Peter Barker, Phil Jones, Pubs, Service, St Michael, Staffordshire, The Crown, Wheatsheaf
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Crowning glory
I’m sure you’ll remember that way back, I featured some recordings of live Jazz being played at the Crown pub in Brownhills West, by amongst others, Ken Rattenbury, Paul and Fred Degville – very respected musicians -this was lifted from a reel to reel recording of Meanwhile, Down at the Local, a program then broadcast by BBC Radio Birmingham.
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
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Tagged 1970's, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, community, Ferrograph, Fred Degville, Ian, Jazz, Ken Rattenbury, Local History, local music, New Photos, Norman Pritchard, Paul Degville, PaulDegville, Peter Barker, Pubs, Staffordshire, The Crown
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In memorial: Paul Degville
Following on from the sad news of the passing of Paul Degville, Ian Bourne has been back in touch to ask if I’d let readers know about a memorial service taking place on the 23rd January in Ledbury, and to thank readers for their kind wishes and memories.
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Tagged 1970's, All Angels, BBC, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, community, David Danks, death, Ferrograph, Fred Degville, Hereford and Worcerster, Ian, Ian Bourne, Jazz, Ken Rattenbury, Ledbury, Local History, local music, memorial, New Photos, Norman Pritchard, passed away, passing, Paul Degville, PaulDegville, Peter Barker, Pubs, Service, St Michael, Staffordshire, The Crown, Wheatsheaf
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A sad announcement
A few people have contacted me now to inform me of the sad passing of Paul Degville. Paul was a great musician and his music played a fascinating part in Brownhills musical history.
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Tagged 1970's, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, community, David Danks, death, Ferrograph, Fred Degville, Ian, Ian Bourne, Jazz, Ken Rattenbury, Local History, local music, New Photos, Norman Pritchard, passed away, passing, Paul Degville, PaulDegville, Peter Barker, Pubs, Staffordshire, The Crown, Wheatsheaf
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Crown jewels
I received a great email yesterday from reader David Danks relating to the great archive recordings of the Degville band and live music at The Crown pub in Brownhills in the 1970’s. I’m astounded at the huge level of interest … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1970's, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, community, David Danks, Ferrograph, Fred Degville, Ian, Jazz, Ken Rattenbury, Local History, local music, New Photos, Norman Pritchard, Paul Degville, PaulDegville, Peter Barker, Pubs, Staffordshire, The Crown, Wheatsheaf
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All jazz hands on tape deck!
Here’s something very special, which I’m immensely proud and humbled to share with readers. It shows what a great online community we all share in Walsall, and the generosity of time, spirit and expertise that exists within it. I’m sure … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1970's, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, community, Ferrograph, Fred Degville, Ian, Jazz, Ken Rattenbury, Local History, local music, New Photos, Norman Pritchard, Paul Degville, PaulDegville, Peter Barker, Pubs, Staffordshire, The Crown
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Magic and loss
Spare a thought for jazz enthusiast and all round good-egg Peter Barker. Having found and converted the soothing, stunning, seventies sounds of jazz at The Crown in Brownhills, he discovered another recording, and attempted to convert it too. Sadly, the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1970's, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Ferrograph, Fred Degville, Ian, Jazz, Local History, local music, New Photos, Norman Pritchard, Paul Degville, Peter Barker, Pubs, Staffordshire, The Crown
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