The Good Old Days
Howard Slater
- Organisation:
- U3a. WI, Professional, Rotary, Probus, JACS etc
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Over 55 clubs
- Fee:
- Paid: £75 plus ,35p per mile
- Category:
- Entertainment
- Updated:
- 26th January 2023
- Tagged:
- 40 &50 Music
- The Good Old Days, 40s and 50s music. This is a musical interlude to include, Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Armstrong, Elvis, Cliff Richards and the Drifters Liberace, Joe Loss Orchestra, Ambrose Orchestra and Kathy Kirby just to name a few. One hour of total reminiscing of the music of the 40s and 50s. Shown by videos and power point slides with a brief synopsis of the artist
About Howard Slater
I am a retired qualified lecturer and teacher and have been giving talks for over 30 years, The talks I give have been fully researched by myself, they are shown on slides and include original photographs, videos and recordings were relevant, that have been acquired from around the world. The slides are richly illustrated and for clarity, I keep the number of words on each slide to a minimum. Talk fees are £75 plus reasonable travelling expenses at 35p per mile, when travelling from London. I am able to fill in at short notice, if available, and I can speak daytime or evenings.
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Howard Slater
- Audrey Hepburn and her war years 1929 - 1963
- East End of London from the Huguenots to the Bengali’s.
- Glenn Miller (Musical interlude)
- Ira and George Gershwin.
- Sammy Davis Jnr
- Frank Sinatra "Old Blue Eyes"
- Al Jolson his life story and songs
- Bob Hope: Surprisingly Scandalous Facts of an America’s Entertainer.
- Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. KBE-
- History of the early films and photography
- The Rat Pack at Christmas
- The Best of the Crooners.
- 15.André Rieu - Dutch Violinist and His Johann Strauss Orchestra
- Richard Rodgers Composer
- Niel Diamond Show
- Fred Astaire
- Back to the 60's
- Dementia Awareness
- A brief history of the old musicals, together with there songs and the history of the Pantomime
- The most lucrative stolen inventions of all time,
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