Eric Winstone Orchestra BBC Radio 2 1971
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 Published On Dec 17, 2023

Eric Winstone Orchestra BBC Radio 2 1971. Something a bit different Not Organ! I came across these tapes many years ago they had been pulled out of a skip It seems these tapes belonged to Eric Winstone himself and have very colourful comments on the boxes in Winstone's own handwriting that you can read still as they at some point in time have got damp again. Eric Winstone led a very colourful life Indeed! And for more info do read his Wikipedia page.

In the 1950s and was well known for touring Holiday Camps such as Butlins & Pontins with his orchestra in the summer seasons. He was part of a well-known Court case in 1957 when he took Diana Dors to court for failing to turn up to sing with the orchestra at an RAF charity event at Clacton and hence said she had breached her contract. She then sued him for slander after he told the story in a colourful fashion to a newspaper reporter! One of the great big band-style Orchestras of the day way back then. He was featured on BBC radio most of his career as an orchestra leader and pianist. Eric Winstone 1913 to 1974.

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