Tony Hall and Lulu

[john poole]

I'd like to endorse the comments about Tony Hall - I would always avidly read his column in the Record Mirror during the mid 60s.

[Alan Bailey]

Anyone got details please for Tony Hall. I used to spin the records for him on all his Radio Luxembourg shows.

[john poole]

Anyone got details please for Tony Hall. I used to spin the records for him on all his Radio Luxembourg shows.

Tony, who was then coming up to his 80th birthday, still had a management company in Soho at the time that Charlie met him in 2008. He was also then writing reviews for "Jazzwise", and a quick look at their website found one that he wrote last September, so you might be possible to get in touch via the magazine.
http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/reviews ... ight-life-

I always enjoyed his radio shows, and his column in "Record Mirror"

[Alan Bailey]

Anyone got details please for Tony Hall. I used to spin the records for him on all his Radio Luxembourg shows.

Tony, who was then coming up to his 80th birthday, still had a management company in Soho at the time that Charlie met him in 2008. He was also then writing reviews for "Jazzwise", and a quick look at their website found one that he wrote last September, so you might be possible to get in touch via the magazine.
http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/reviews ... ight-life-
I always enjoyed his radio shows, and his column in "Record Mirror"

Thank you John poole. Cheers.

[john poole]

Nice clip with Tony Hall talking about the independent promotion company he started after leaving Decca Records in 1967, and the first record he then promoted - '007' by Desmond Dekker & the Aces for Pyramid Records
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qqh9EJaF3k

[Alan Bailey]

Mant thanks John Poole for finding this link. I really appreciate it.
alan.

[Alan Bailey]

I just heard that Tony Hall died a few years ago.

[john poole]

I just heard that Tony Hall died a few years ago.

I don't think so Alan - he still appears to have been reviewing albums for "Jazzwise" fairly recently
http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/reviews ... pelt-soul-

[Alan Bailey]

thanks for that John. I was talking to Dave Mindel (session musician) via Facebook and he said Tony was his manager between 1969 - 1971, I asked if he was still in touch and he replied " No, Alan in 1969-1971. Sadly, he passed away some years ago". The mystery deepens.

[Alan Bailey]

As a further update, I;ve just heard from the magazine and they say "Hi Alan
Tony Hall is still going strong at 83 and does write for Jazzwise every month"
regards

[john poole]

Long may he continue.

[john poole]

There's a nice article on Tony Hall and his career in the latest issue of "Record Collector" magazine. He's 84 now, but he says he still goes in to his Soho office a couple of days most weeks.

[Alan Bailey]

Thanks everyone. Am now in touch with him.