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Cyril Stapleton (31 December 1914 – 25 February 1974) was an English violinist and jazz bandleader. Born in Mapperley, Nottingham, Stapleton began playing violin at age 7, and played on local radio at the age of 12. He performed on the BBC Radio often in his teenage years, and played in film orchestras accompanying silent films. He attended Trinity College of Music in London, and played in a dance band there led by Henry Hall. This ensemble also played on the BBC and made several recordings for EMI. After losing his position in the band, he went back to Nottingham and formed his own. In the 1930s, Stapleton toured South Africa with the Jack Payne Orchestra. Later in the decade Stapleton and his band relocated to London; they won their own spot performing on the BBC in 1939. World War II interrupted Stapleton's musical career, as he joined the Royal Air Force late in 1939. While enlisted, he played in the RAF Symphony Orchestra. Following the war, Stapleton played with the London Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of London, and the Philharmonia Orchestra. In 1947, he recreated his band, and quickly won back slots on the BBC; among the singers he accompanied were Dick James and Frank Sinatra. As leader of the BBC Show Band, Stapleton became a fixture on the English musical scene, broadcast across the nation throughout the mid-1950s. Players in the ensemble who went on to fame in their own right included Bert Weedon, Bill McGuffie, Tommy Whittle, and Matt Monro. In 1957, the BBC disbanded the Show Band, and Stapleton immediately reassembled his own group. He even managed two chart hits in the United States with the instrumental "The Italian Theme" (#25, 1956) and "The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack)" (#13, 1959). The latter record sold one million copies. Stapleton continued to tour and record into the 1970s; in 1965 he also became head of A&R for Pye Records. Stapleton died in 1974, at the age of 59.
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Great Movie Hits, Vol. 1 & 2 [2009]
Song | Duration |
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September Song [From Knickerbocker Holiday] | 3:04 |
Love Me Tender [From Love Me Tender] | 2:42 |
Be My Love [From the Toast of New Orleans] | 2:49 |
The All-Time Big Band Hits/Top Pop Instrumental Hits [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Begin the Beguine | 3:51 |
True Fifties [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Blue Star [Medic Theme] | 3:10 |
Decca Singles 1953-1960 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Volare | 2:14 |
Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra: Just For You / Congress Dances [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Bye Bye Blackbird | 2:00 |
Ain't She Sweet? | 2:21 |
Me And My Shadow (for "Harry Delmar's Revels") | 2:46 |
If You Were The Only Girl In The World | 2:36 |
Bye Bye, Blackbird | 2:15 |
You Danced to These Bands
Song | Duration |
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They Say It's Wonderful | 3:20 |
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