Geoff Love
b. 4 September 1917, Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, d. 8 July 1991, London, England. Love was a musical director, arranger, composer and one of the UK’s most popular easy-listening music personalities. His father, Kid Love, was World Champion sand dancer, and came to the UK from the USA. Geoff Love learned to play the trombone in his local brass band and made his first broadcast in 1937 on Radio Normandy. He moved to the south of England, and played with violinist Jan Ralfini’s Dance Orchestra in London and with the Alan Green Band in Hastings. After six years in the army during World War II, he joined Harry Gold’s Pieces Of Eight in 1946, and stayed with them until 1949, providing the vocal on their successful record, ‘Blue Ribbon Gal’. In 1955, Love formed his own band for the television show On The Town, and soon afterwards started recording for Columbia Records with his Orchestra and Concert Orchestra. He had his first hit in 1958, with a cover-version of Perez Prado’s cha-cha-cha ‘Patricia’, and made several albums including Enchanted Evenings, Our Very Own and Thanks For The Memory (Academy Award Winning Songs). In 1959, Love started to release some recordings under the pseudonym, Manuel And His Music Of The Mountains, which proved be immensely successful.
Besides his own orchestral records, Love provided the accompaniment and arrangements on record, and in concert, for many popular artists such as Connie Francis, Russ Conway, Paul Robeson, Judy Garland, Frankie Vaughan, Johnny Mathis, Des O’Connor, Ken Dodd, Marlene Dietrich and Gracie Fields. In the 70s, he formed yet another group, Billy’s Banjo Band, later known as Geoff Love’s Banjo Band, while still having hits under his own name with Big War Themes, Big Western Movie Themes and Big Love Movie Themes. He also capitalized on the late 70s dance fad with several volumes of Geoff Love’s Big Disco Sound, while retaining his more conservative image with Waltzes With Love and Tangos With Love. He was consistently popular on radio, and on television, where, besides conducting the orchestra, he was especially effective as a comic foil to Max Bygraves on his Singalongamax, and similar series. Love’s compositions range from the Latin-styled ‘La Rosa Negra’ to the theme for the hit television situation comedy, Bless This House. His prolific album output included mostly film or television themes. His son Adrian (b. 3 August 1944, York, England, d. 10 March 1999, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) was a well-known and popular radio broadcaster.
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Discographie
12 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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The Very Best Of Geoff Love And Manuel And The Music Of The Mountains
Geoff Love, Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains
Pop - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 9 janv. 2006
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Great Western Themes
Pop - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 18 nov. 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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50 Sing-A-Long Wartime Hits
Pop - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 2 mai 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Les grands chefs d'orchestre de variétés : Geoff Love, Vol. 1
Pop - Paru chez Mpm le 22 déc. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Foggy Day in London Town
Lounge - Paru chez Music Manager le 14 juil. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Famous Movies in Concert
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez MCM le 19 févr. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Casey Jones / I Gotta Robe (Mono Version)
Laurie London, The Rita Williams Singers, Geoff Love
Pop - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1959
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
On Parade: Classic Marches & Fight Songs
Philip Green, William Loose, Emil Cadkin, Geoff Love, Ken Thorne, Lee Jacobs
Folk - Paru chez Warner Chappell Production Music le 2 févr. 2024
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The Latin Quarter: A Swingin Collection of Tangos, Cha Chas & More
Philip Green, Geoff Love, Ken Thorne, William Loose, Emil Cadkin
Jazz - Paru chez Warner Chappell Production Music le 2 févr. 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Glamorous Hollywood: Classic Film Music from the Red Carpet & Silver Screen
Philip Green, William Loose, Emil Cadkin, Geoff Love, Ken Thorne
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez Warner Chappell Production Music le 29 nov. 2012
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Películas Famosas en Concierto
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez MCM le 19 févr. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo