Listen To Denny Sing
It's The Bluest Kind Of Blues.mp3 Recorded 12 September 1946
Decca F8694 (London DR 10620)
This was recorded on September 12th 1946, with the Stanley Black Orchestra. It features Joe Crossman on alto sax. This recording is from Denny's own copy. This recording earned him a contract with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in the United States.
A fully restored version now appears on the new Sepia Cd - 'The Bluest Kind Of Blues' and the new Retrospective CD ‘I’ll Sing You A Thousand Love Songs’ due for release in September 2013.
Denny made many hundreds of commercial recordings during his career, plus numerous commercial broadcasts, some of which have come to light and been re-issued. This site can only offer but a few of Denny’s recordings. I will alternate them as regularly as I can.
Where possible I have tried to avoid duplicating any of the recordings currently available from the record companies who have provided CD’s dedicated to Denny’s recordings. These companies deserve our support. Check the Available Recordings page for more information.
The recordings on this page are all taken from my own 78 rpm records. I have cleaned them up a little with software. I would state that I am not a record restorer and they are not restorations. All files are mp3 - 160 kbps
The recordings are all in the public domain and I make them freely available to all those interested. Please do not use them for any commercial purpose.
Simply, enjoy the recordings. Right click to download. Click to play.
The following recordings recently added are also from my 78 rpm records, cleaned up by myself. Trying not to duplicate the recordings on the available CDs, because the companies concerned kindly took on the projects. The following records give a flavour of Denny’s style from the different periods of his twenty five year career. Again, for your pleasure, not for commercial profit. See other Denny Dennis recordings on the ‘Request’ page.
I'd Love To See You Home Tonight.mp3
With Robert Farnon Orchestra Decca F8915 16 March 1948
With Robert Farnon Orchestra Decca F8873 16 March 1948
With Stanley Black Orchestra Decca F9218 20 July 1949
With Ambrose Orchestra Decca F8266 Jan 19 1943
You Were Right And I Was Wrong.mp3
With Art Strauss Orchestra Decca F8481 29 Sep1944
With Arthur Young (Novachord) REX 9899 Dec 11 1940
With Stanley Black Orchestra Decca F9107 25 March 1948
With Arthur Young (Novachord) REX 9723 Jan 19 1940
A Rose In A Garden Of Weed.mp3
With Stanley Black Orchestra Decca F9232 20 July 1949
With Stanley Black Orchestra Decca F9079 25 March 1948
With Stanley Black Orchestra Decca F8573 13 October 1945
With Robert Farnon Orchestra Decca F8889 24 March 1948
With Stanley Black Orchestra Decca F9107 25 March 1948
With Orchestra / Ken Jones Embassy WB213 August 1958
With Orchestra / Ken Jones Embassy WB291 Dec 1956
With Ambrose Orchestra Decca F7115 July 5 1939
With Roy Fox Orchestra Decca F3994 May 17 1934
With Ambrose Orchestra Decca F8106 March 5 1942
With Roy Fox Orchestra HMV BD5263 Sept 16 1937
Dreamy Serenade.mp3 - Roy Fox and His Orchestra
Recorded July 12th 1934 Decca F5117
A rare recording from Denny’s early years with the Roy Fox Band. Denny was just twenty years of age when this was recorded. To my knowledge this number has not seen a CD or LP re-issue.
My Sweet.mp3 - Roy Fox and His Orchestra
Decca F3966
Recorded 4 May 1934
Another rare recording from Denny’s early years with the Roy Fox Band.
Recorded Jan 4th 1936. Roy Fox and His Orchestra. HMV BD 5015
Denny, by his own admission had a tendency to over enunciate in his early days with Fox. This is an example of such. Denny later dropped this trait. This is a nice ballad
from the mid 30s. This mp3 file is taken from my 78 and cleaned up with Click Repair.
South Of The Border - Ambrose - Denny Dennis.mp3
Recorded with Ambrose and His Orchestra on 8th June 1939. Decca F7076
This recording was quite a hit in 1939, and attracted a lot of interest from American bandleaders who offered Denny the chance to go to the States. Denny wanted to, but the War came along and this prevented him from going. Denny is in fine voice on this number.
The House Is Haunted (By the echo of your last goodbye)
The House Is Haunted (By the echo of your last goodbye) - Roy Fox and His Orchestra
A unusual love song by Billy Rose and Basil Adlam, covered in the States by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra.
The Roy Fox version was recorded - 17th May 1934
THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED - DECCA - E-eq.wav
The file is a direct transfer of the 78, with correct equalisation. No restoration.
