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The Joe Loss Orchestra 75 And Still 'In The Mood' - The Legend Lives On!

In 1930 a talented musician aged 21 decidedindeed true! The constable cycled away with a
to form a dance band, and hey presto, thesmile on his face with two prized autographs
country's, if not the world's, longestin  his  notebook!
serving entertainment unit was born and has
been doing jus that non-stop ever since! TheBut I digress. It was with an eight-piece
Joe Loss Orchestra now directed by Toddband, playing in the style of Oscar Rabin's
Miller is still appearing countrywide to thisRomany Band at the Astoria Ballroom, that Joe
day.took the first steps to becoming well-known.
His growing popularity brought him a job at
I say "entertaining" because Joe always said,the Kit Kat Club where he made many of the
"although we are in the music business we areBBC outside broadcasts. During his time there
also entertainers." When Joe became ill inhe raised the personnel to 11 plus a young
1990 he asked Todd to take over the Orchestralady vocalist - a croonette as they were
and not one booking was cancelled. Toddknown. She made her first broadcast singing
himself joined the Orchestra in 1972 and is"Red Sails In The Sunset" the top hit of the
now regarded by many as one of the best frontday in 1935. She was only 18 and in years to
men  in  the  business.come became the "Forces Favourite" none other
than  Vera  Lynn.
It was in 1969 that Joe decided, for
financial reasons, that he would reduce theAfter a long residency in London Joe began to
personnel to ten musicians and threetour the music halls, as did many bands of
vocalists. He felt that when the moment wasthe day. During the war he took the band to
right he would re-assemble the big band.entertain the troops around the UK and
Indeed to this day there are many musicianseventually to France and Holland. In 1946 Joe
playing in present day big bands who appearbegan a regular residency in the Isle of Man
in the Joe Loss Big Band whenever the band isfrom May until the end of September, which
booked.lasted until 1959. With the coming together
of the ITV companies Joe and the orchestra
On the subject of big bands and their leadersbecame the house band for ABC and opened up
there is an amusing story relating to Joe andall of the television regions throughout the
Billy Cotton. It appears that one morningUK during the period from 1956 to 1960. They
just after the end of the war, Joe arrivedwere to be seen regularly on television often
home after a gig just before breakfast.up to four times a week. This was followed by
Having had a quick cup of tea and still ina long residency at the Hammersmith Palais
pyjamas and dressing gown, who should beuntil August 1969 broken only by an 18-week
knocking at the front door other than Billyseason at the Empire Leicester Square and
Cotton with a brand new motor car. He12months at the Lyceum in 1967. They then
insisted on taking Joe for a spin andmoved on to the Empire until November 1970 at
although the weather conditions were prettywhich point Joe decided to retire. He told
grim, bitterly cold and with thick snow offSam Watmough, the current manager of the
they went into the surrounding countryside.band, who joined in 1956 that during the
Unfortunately, before too long the car ranmeeting he was to inform the band of his
out of petrol (it still being rationed thatdecision.
time didn't help) and Billy left Joe in the
car whilst he set off in the quest for aJoe opened his speech saying "Gentlemen, we
garage. There sat Joe as cold as ice and withshall be leaving the Empire and Mecca in 6
teeth chattering when along came the localweeks time on November 30th." This brought
bobby. Pushing his bicycle, he enquired as toStan Pickstock, lead trumpet, to his feet,
why Joe was sitting in the car in freezingStan had been with the band since 1961, who
weather wearing his pyjamas and dressingsaid, "bloody great, now we can get back on
gown. Joe informed the police constable thatthe road," at which point the band applauded.
he was Joe Loss and that Billy Cotton had
gone off to try and get some petrol. By theJoe however was taken aback and said, "I
look in his eye the constable was finding itdidn't think you would want to go on the road
hard to believe such a story, until Billyagain, but if you do that's fine." So the Joe
re-appeared with a can of petrol andLoss Orchestra was back on the road once
convinced the sceptic that the story wasagain and had remained so ever since.



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