DAN DONOVAN -- With Vocal Refrain 1931-1938 1. You're Driving Me Crazy -- Harry Bidgood's Broadcasters as Lew Sylva's Band Recorded on Thursday 12th February 1931 2. When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver -- with piano accompaniment. Dan recording under the name Dick Sullivan Recorded on Saturday 28th February 1931 3. Bathing In The Sunshine - with piano accompaniment. Dan recording under the name Dick Sullivan Recorded on Saturday 28th February 1931 4. The Night When Love Was Born -- Debroy Somers and his Band Recorded on Tuesday 23rd August 1932 5. My Song Goes Round The World -- The Romany Band directed by Oscar Rabin Recorded on Wednesday 22nd November 1933 6. Say The Word And It's Yours -- The BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall Recorded on Wednesday 23rd October 1935 7. The Broken Record - The BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall Recorded on Tuesday 7th January 1936 8. 'Tis I Myself -- Dan Donovan and his Music from the Lansdowne Restaurant, London Recorded on Monday 7th March 1938 Dan Donovan was one of the finest singers from the Golden Age of the British Dance Bands, and this selection serves as a sample of his work. Dan rose to prominence when he joined the band of Debroy Somers in 1930 and was Debroy's principal vocalist until Dan accepted an invitation from Henry Hall to join the BBC Dance Orchestra in September 1934. It should be noted that Dan not only sang with these bands, but he was a member of their saxophone sections too. Before joining the BBC Dance Orchestra, Dan was free to record with other bands when his work schedule with Debroy Somers allowed. Thus he can be heard here with Harry Bidgood's recording band and Oscar Rabin's Romany Band, in its early days. Dan's contract with the BBC meant his services were exclusive to its resident dance orchestra and for several years Dan only recorded with Henry Hall. However this was the period in his career when Dan was a household name and broadcast more than any other singer in Great Britain. When Henry decided to leave the BBC in 1937, Dan decided not to stay with the orchestra, but instead made the decision to capitalise on his radio fame and branch out into variety. He also, for a short period, became a bandleader and recorded just four titles for HMV, including this recording here, which you may recognise as "Danny Boy". Dan was "branded" as an Irish singer and could sing in the appropriate accent, but Dan was born and bred in Cardiff -- and a Welshman through and through, despite the impression given in some contemporary publications.. If you would like to find out more about this wonderful singer, visit: http://www.jabw.demon.co.uk/donovan.htm Recorded for the Broadcast, Regal, Columbia, Sterno and HMV labels, these recordings are long out-of-copyright. These sides have been remastered from original 78rpm discs by this user and are unique transfers. These cannot be copied or sold without the permission of the channel owner.