Where can I buy any record(s) by, or featuring, this English
(Yorkshire-based) singer? Not a star name, but known to have made some
records (probably 78's and probably dance band or big band, almost
certainly recorded in England rather than USA).

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Clarification of Question by pearlsasin-ga on 07 May 2003 18:04 PDT

Many thanks to journalist, but I believe "my" Billy Pritchard is
around 80 today, hence the reference to 1940's. Gene Kardos looks to
be early 1930's and NY based.

Greetings Pearlsasin:

At http://www.wfuv.org/wfuv/playlists/big020929.html I located the
reference "32. Billy Pritchard w/Gene Kardos Orch, The Merry-Go-Round
Broke Down, (Melotone 78)"

It may be possible he was featured on the Kardos orchestra recording
but not identified.  However, I could locate no Kardos Melotone
recordings online.

A search of "Melotone records" turned up a Russian site but I do not
read Russian.  It is possible another Researcher will be able to help
you and I offer this information to assist them in answering your
query.

Best regards,
journalist-ga


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