Denny Dennis

Publicity flyer for Denny Dennis c 1950

Denny Dennis (1 November 1913 in Derby – 2 November 1993 in Barrow-in-Furness)[1] was a British romantic vocalist during the 1930s to the 1950s, when British dance bands were at the peak of their popularity. He was a band singer, a solo recording star and a broadcaster.[1]

Career

Born Ronald Dennis Pountain,[2] he had a job on the railways as a teenager. He was spotted by Percy Mathison Brooks, the editor of the Melody Maker, at a regional dance band contest in 1932.[2] In time, this led to Dennis working with the Freddy Bretherton Band at the ‘Spider's Web’ Roadhouse Club on the Watford Bypass.[3]

In 1933, he became a featured singer in the Roy Fox band,[4] for five years until the Fox band disbanded.[5] He worked with Ambrose's orchestra for six months until June 1939 when he decided to go solo,[6] recording for Decca's Rex label.[7] This soon clashed with the outbreak of the second World War and Dennis enlisted in the RAF in June 1940 and remained in uniform until 1945.

After the war, he made a number of recordings with Stanley Black and his orchestra and these drew him to the attention of Tommy Dorsey. In March 1948 Dennis left the UK to become the featured vocalist with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.[8] He had a successful time with Dorsey with their recording of "Down by the Station" reaching the Billboard charts in 1949 and peaking in the #11 position. [9] In April 1949 he decided to return to England for personal reasons.[10]

In 1950, he sponsored a close harmony singing group, the Fraser Hayes Four, who had success on radio in the 1960s. As the dance band scene declined, he found work making covers of popular songs for the budget Embassy label.[11]

Personal life

He married Betty Faye in 1938. They had one son but the marriage later dissolved.

He married again to Joan Armitage in 1969 and this marriage was dissolved in 1981.

Denny Dennis died in November 1993, one day after his 80th birthday.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Obituary: Denny Dennis". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 675. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  3. ^ "dennydennis.co.uk". dennydennis.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Weekly Dispatch (London)". Weekly Dispatch (London): 15. 17 December 1933.
  5. ^ "dennydennis.co.uk". dennydennis.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ "dennydennis.co.uk". dennydennis.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. ^ Lindup, Pete (2011). "DENNY DENNIS - A Thousand Love Songs [part one]". YouTube. Retrieved 3 February 2016. Documentary on the life and voice of Denny Dennis in the part. Includes a rare interview with Dennis.
  8. ^ "dennydennis.co.uk". dennydennis.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 139. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  10. ^ "dennydennis.co.uk". dennydennis.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Denny Dennis Love Me Forever Embassy 1958". YouTube. Retrieved 23 August 2021.


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