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Dudley Moore's First Bandleader

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Analysing great artists from the perspective of someone who knew them. John Bassett met Dudley Moore at Oxford in the late 1950s and asked him to join his jazz band.

Andrew McGibbon presents a series of interviews analysing great artists from the perspective of someone who knew them.

John Bassett met Dudley Moore, then a talented organ scholar, at Oxford in the late 1950s, and asked him to become the pianist in his jazz band, The Basset Hounds. The success of Moore's musical comedy skits led to Bassett introducing him to three other up-and-coming talents who would go on, with Moore, to find fame in Beyond the Fringe.

Including contributions from Bassett Hound members Duncan Lamont and Pete Shade and Dudley's Beyond the Fringe colleague Jonathan Miller.

A Curtains for Radio production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

30 minutes

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Wed 17 Jun 2009 18:30

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  • Tue 2 Dec 2008 11:30
  • Wed 17 Jun 2009 18:30