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Tag Archives: Paul Degville
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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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.
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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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A request from the Degville Family
A touching and lovely message comes to me from Jackie and Sammie Degville, who are undertaking the race for life in aid of Cancer Research in honour of their beloved husband and father Paul Degville, who died following a protracted battle with the illness in January.
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Tagged 1970's, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cancer Research, community, death, Donate, Fred Degville, fund raising, Ian, Ian Bourne, Jackie, Jazz, Just Giving, Local History, local music, memoriam, Memory, New Photos, passed away, passing, Paul Degville, PaulDegville, Pubs, Race for Life, Sammie, sponsor, Staffordshire, The Crown, Wheatsheaf
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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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