– an internet tribute
Matt Monro news posts
March 7, 2022
“Matt Monro made at least nine advertising jingles…”
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mirror/20220222/282428467626402
Courtesy link Sebastian Melmoth.
The biggest story of the year so far is the news that ‘Music by John Barry’, a new book in praise of more than forty of his film scores, is close to publication!
Sources close to the project tell us that this near 500-page book is the best work so far from the three scribes. OK, technically it’s also the first, but you get the idea! You can see more details on this cunningly constructed flyer by the artist, Ruuders.
Now, in view of how poorly the previous book, ‘Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven’ sold, it seems highly likely that copies of this new book will be in limited supply. So, do yourself a favour and indicate your interest immediately by contacting the writers via this email link.
Details of price and publication date will be sent to you as soon as possible, and anybody who then orders it is *guaranteed* a copy. In fact, if requested, at least one, maybe two of the authors will sign your copy. They might even do so even if you don’t request it. 🙂
We have added the Danish release of this single to the singles page:
(Lionel Bart) (Tony Hatch)
(Accompaniment directed by Johnnie Spence)
Odeon ND 7435 (Denmark)
1964
Thank you, Arne.
We have added a new section with newspaper articles from The Daily Mail and The Daily Mirror courtesy of Alex.
Advert for the Matt Monro album ‘From Russia with Love’ in Billboard dated May 2, 1964, as posted on the Facebook James Bond Music group.
https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1964/Billboard%201964-05-02.pdf
29 Febrary 2020
Matt Monro: ‘Stranger In Paradise – The Lost New York Sessions’ together with a new Best Of on 2CD and digital will be released by Capitol/Ume on March 13, 2020.
30 September 2019
Repeat of programme with Matt’s son – bbc radio 4 extra:
Last on Wed 18 Sep 2019
Series 1 Episode 3 of 4 (BBC website)
Tom Morton meets the professional musician son of legendary singer Matt Monro.
Series searching for the true story behind some of our best loved musicians.
Producer: Deirdre Waldie
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in October 2008.
April 18, 2019
One More Time is a work in progress documentary which tells the story of the musicians who worked on studio sessions during the sixties and seventies. Several former members of The JB7 have taken part.
Project director Alan Boyd would very much appreciate it if you would check out the website at
https://www.onemoretimedocumentary.com/
and also visit, like, and share the facebook page at
We have started a new website https://jukeboxjury.uk/
04-04-2019
Juke Box Jury was one of the BBC’s flagship programmes, which introduced viewers to Saturday evening viewing during the sixties. The hope was that having started watching JBJ, viewers would enjoy it and continue to watch the BBC programmes that followed, such as Dixon of Dock Green, The Billy Cotton Band Show, Perry Mason, etc., for the rest of the evening.
Since the BBC carelessly wiped all but two episodes, our long-term aim is for this developing website to be able to include the relevant details of all 400-plus programmes. This will feature not only the panellists and the records on which they voted, but also the identity of every mystery guest. A slightly less easy goal is to indicate a hit or a miss decision for each record played and discussed.
Clearly, especially to begin with, certain detail will be missing so we welcome contributions from everybody who might be able to help, from those who took part in the shows, or were in the audience, but also from those who watched, avidly.
29-12-2018
We have added a Manila concert poster that we received courtesy of K.B. on the submissions page and concerts page
17-10-2018
Our book “Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven” is now available!
£22.50
(plus add postage for your region)
For postage and packing please add:
UK = £2.95 (2nd class mail)
Europe = £10.90
Rest of World (Excluding Australia) = £16.30
You can order now!
http://paypal.me/Geoffers007
Let us know if you aren’t able to do this and we’ll work out another way
The book’s cover price is £30
anybody ordering direct from us will receive a 25% discount
reducing the cost to £22.50.
We’ll also need your mailing address, of course!
Further discount if you want two or more copies – ask for details
We have a limited number of signed copies – let us know if you want one of these
Alternatively, send us an email message
and we will be in touch!
Thoroughly and painstakingly researched over a number of years, it will feature contributions from several ex-members of the band and from friends and relatives of John Barry.
Comprising of over 350 pages, it will also be packed with an array of rare photos of the band, and the singers they often supported, as well as some unique images of memorabilia and documentation from that era; some never previously published, many more seldom seen.
Even if you are not necessarily a devotee of The John Barry Seven per se, the book offers a fascinating historical insight into the British music scene of the period and, more importantly, provides an essential read for anybody remotely interested in discovering more about John Barry’s formative career.
It will be of great assistance to the authors if you would indicate an interest in purchasing a copy of the book *now*, without obligation. We will then be able to notify you as soon as the book is available with details of cost and how to order and pay.
Just send us an email message and we will be in touch in due course. Visit our dedicated web page here!
Obviously your personal details will be kept secure and not shared with anybody else.
04-10-2018
Matt Monro Jr. retirement tour – “goodbye to dad” gets underway.
Here is a long interview straddling news bulletin – 45 minutes approx, starting 14 minutes into show.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programm
submitted by Sebastian Melmoth.
14-01-2018
My husband Alan and I are great fans of Matt’s. Alan’s uncle Neddy Sparkes and Matt were best of friends when Neddy (Robert Sparkes) and Matt, then Terry Parsons was in the Royal Tank Regiment in Hong Kong together. Neddy was in the in the Royal Artillery.
Both sang in the NAFFI and and both eventually were stopped from taking part in singing competitions. Matt in the BBC documentary The Man With The Golden Voice says “I was banned from competing because I always won, they said it was because my best friend was master of ceremonies, so it was probably true”, jokingly. “Trouble was when I was MC Neddy won”. The reason he won and this comes from Neddy was he was the best.
Any way we have some pictures of Matt and Neddy in Hong Kong together.
Jo Sparkes
September 23, 2017
Every week BBC Radio London’s Robert Elms asks his listeners to pick their top London tunes.
Matt has been added too:
September 16, 2017
We have received three new images of Matt, courtesy of Anthony Middleton who supplied them.
They are now on the Photos page.
Article added: “Hard luck, Matt!” to the Articles page. Matt injured his right foot in December 1961.
3 April, 2017
While scanning for a new website called
http://www.ohboy.org.uk/thank-your-lucky-stars
I ran into several articles about Matt. We have posted them on our Articles page, at the bottom, for your convenience.
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