Jimmy Shand
Sir Jimmy Shand was Scotland's answer to America's "king of the polka," Lawrence Welk. One of the most successful entertainers in the United Kingdom during the post-World War II era, Shand was awarded a MBE (Medal of the British Empire) in 1962 and knighted in 1999. Although his peak came in 1955 when his recording "The Bluebell Polka" sold more than a million copies and became a Top 20 hit, Shand received the love of the British public for the rest of his life. A regular guest on BBC TV shows, he had his final success, in 1994, when his video "Dancing With the Shands" was listed in the U.K. Music Video Charts' Top Ten for five weeks. The son of a miner who played melodeon in his spare time, Shand was destined for a career in the mines until a general strike, in 1926, prevented him from working. Turning to music, he worked at Forbes' Music Shop and began performing. Recording traditional Scottish jigs for Regal Zonophone in 1933, he made his debut appearance on BBC Radio the following year. Following World War II, he recorded at a prolific rate for EMI/Parlophone. Richard Thompson paid homage to Shand in his song, "Don't Step on My Jimmy Shands."
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The Legendary
Pop - Lançado por Parlophone UK em 17/10/1990
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Jimmy Shand
Pop - Lançado por Parlophone UK em 09/10/2009
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The Blue Bell Polka Collection - The Essential Scottish Collection
Folk - Lançado por PMI Limited em 05/12/2013
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The Jimmy Shand Collection, Vol. 1
Pop - Lançado por Irishmusic.co.uk em 08/05/2021
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Scottish Country Dance Favourites
Dance - Lançado por Mach60 Music em 18/03/2012
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Happy Accordian
Folk - Lançado por Excess Music em 29/05/2020
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Jimmy Shand's Scottish Party
Folk - Lançado por PMI Limited em 01/08/2017
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Comin' Thro The Rye
World - Lançado por Cream Tea em 21/03/2008
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Dancing The Two-Step
Folk - Lançado por Reminisce Music em 17/03/2023
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The King Of The Melodeon Men
Pop - Lançado por Parlophone UK em 01/01/1995
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The Best of Jimmy shand
World - Lançado por Westside em 05/10/2017
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Scottish Country Dances in Strict Tempo
Folk - Lançado por Synergie OMP em 14/04/2013
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Accordion Favourites
Europe - Lançado por MBop Records em 15/01/2017
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In Strict Tempo (The Dave Cash Collection)
Folk - Lançado por The Dave Cash Collection - OMP em 23/06/2013
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The Jimmy Shand Story
Pop - Lançado por Leverage em 01/01/2000
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Macnamara's Two Step
Dance - Lançado por Jasnet Records em 05/07/2017
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