Article Title
Keywords
Jussi Bjorling Appreciation Society, radio, tenor
Abstract
It was in the early 1940's - I am sure of that - perhaps 1943 or '44, certainly no later. Our 'wireless', (that's a radio to the under fifty-year olds,) was a little Marconi which sat on a shelf near the back door. From its chrome-edged circular speaker came many sounds of that age. I was an avid listener to the dance orchestras of the day. Occasionally there would be the sound of Nelson Eddy singing manfully of 'Stout Hearted Men' - he was my favourite. Sometimes I'd hear Allan Jones singing the 'Donkey Serenade'. I quite liked him too. There were times when I was told to be quiet. My mum and dad wanted to listen to Richard Tauber or Gigli or a man with the imposing title: Count John McCormack.
Recommended Citation
Allott, Jack
(2000)
"The Voice That Stopped A War,"
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK: Vol. 10:
No.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jussibjorlingsociety/vol10/iss1/10