Ronald Beecham Passes Away, 1936 to 20 June 2006 - UK Contributed by Raymond Bodell, Chairperson, NAO of the UK
Born in Birmingham in 13 July 1936, Ron Beecham taught there for many years before his marriage to Elaine. They continued with teaching both in Birmingham and establishing the renowned Accordion School in Colchester where he and Elaine settled and raised their 2 sons Craig and Lloyd and one daughter Tara.
In 1972 he was elected Chairman of the National Accordion Organisation of the UK an office he served for the following three years before becoming General Secretary from 1975-1983. He was elected an NAO Deputy President in 1985. Ron attended the CIA Coupe Mondiale as an adjudicator in 1979 when the event was held in Cannes France and later hosted the CIA winter congress in Colchester.
Together with Elaine he has travelled throughout the world with the renowned Colchester Accordion Orchestra.
He passed away, suffering from an extremely aggressive cancer of the bladder and liver, in hospital with his family at his bedside on the 20th June 2006. The funeral will be held on Monday 3rd July 1.15pm at Colchester Crematorium.
He will be sadly missed by his wife Elaine, his three children Craig, Lloyd and Tara, son-in law Darren, grand daughter Darcy and all that knew him.
音乐家和播音员 Jon
Hammond的新CD ‘NDR SESSIONS Projekt’ 以他习惯的Excelsior型号
AC/R 调音室内手风琴和Hammond 风琴的精美声音为特色. 他表演的精彩乐曲包括爵士乐乐曲以及一些Jon创作的原创音乐乐曲,
在最近前往德国的巡演期间他录制了唱片. 收录的乐曲包括: ‘My One and Only Love’, ‘Satin Doll,
‘Theme from Black Orpheus’, ‘Blues in the Night’, ‘Skylark’, ‘Polka
Dots and Moonbeams’, ‘Besame Mucho’, ‘Easy Living’, ‘No X-Cess
Baggage Blues’, ‘Our Day Will Come’, ‘The More I See You’ 以及
‘Payphone Johnny’.
Jon Hammond 将与他的三重奏组合作于7月15日上午10点和下午2点间为CHRS (加利福尼亚Historical
无线电协会)举办的一个筹款活动中演出,
演出地点是加州伯克利的沼泽地KRE Radio 原创工作室. 著名的无线电台播音员 Wolfman Jack 于1973年被拍成电影
‘American Graffiti’, 由 Richard Dreyfuss 和Ron Howard担任主演,
自1930年代以来这已经成了一个运转的转换器. 在实况音乐表演间隙,将有收藏古老无线电接收装置的拍卖会.
手风琴家Johnny
Grande 是 Bill Haley 和 Comets的创始人之一, 他们演奏手风琴或者钢琴: ‘Shake, Rattle and
Roll’, ‘See You Later, Alligator’ 以及尤其最著名的在1950年代中期改编了流行音乐面貌的 ‘Rock
Around the Clock’.
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Grande 出生于费城南部的意大利移民家庭, 最初从事与音乐无关的运煤货车司机工作,担任过侦探社的办事员. 在他闲暇的时间里,
他与乡村乐队或者波尔卡乐队合作表演手风琴,演奏Pennsylvania's Sleepy Hollow Ranch.
1940年代后期,他加入 Bill Haley的支撑乐队 Four Aces of Western Swing, 不久该乐队更名为
Saddlemen. 此时 Haley 是一名乡村与西方音乐歌手, 但是在1950年代早期,歌手和乐队引入了swing 风格,变成了
‘摇滚’. 1954年,在Bill Haley 和Comets逐渐变得知名时,
他们开始了一个简短但是非常特别的时期――最佳唱片销售艺术家. 1956年Haley和 Comets 担任电影 ‘Rock Around
the Clock’ 演员, Grande 表演乐队中的手风琴手.
1956年,Elvis Presley 的出现导致了 Bill Haley 迅速从流行音乐界衰败, Grande
于1962年离开乐队教授音乐, 后来成了一家饭店老板. 1980年代后期, 在Haley于1981年去世后, Johnny Grande
重新组建了 ‘Bill Haley’s Comets’ 乐队, 并开始巡回演出并再次录制唱片.