A Musical Prodigy from South Wales: The Life, Times and Music Of Harry Parr Davies (1914- 1955)
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I consulted local libraries for Groves and Dictionary of National Biography. Giving more personal detail were the archives in Neath and West Glamorgan Libraries . even more usefully I came across accounts of the 2005 Exhibition in Neath about Harry which Edward Beckerleg had mounted with the help of late Bill Hanks. I contacted them both and they were helpful. Sadly Bill died, but Edwardhas provided with copies of material on the boards he had done for the exhibition. Even more importantly, he posted to me CD’s of Harry’s music covering the styles and sounds of 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. He in addition, sent me a selection of his photographs concerning Harry to use in my book. (see those use in the list below.)
Andrew Everett MA
The author is a retired university senior lecturer and experienced writer and public speaker on a number of topics, having had articles published on music, health, architecture, and transport history in British, Irish, Australian, and New Zealand magazines and in a German research symposium. This is his third biography (four more are due for completion in the next three to four years). In it, he has written about the life and musical achievements of his subject as composer for British films, revues, and musicals in 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s as well as being accompanist to popular singer/comedienne Gracie Fields and a pianist ability in his own right. The author has set this against the extensively researched personal, social, and musical background of his subject’s lifetime especially during World War Two.
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