Sir Billi

I have just read an interview given by Tessa Hartman who with her husband has made the film ‘Sir Billi’.  The film is set to be released later this year and they are putting the finishing touches to it at the moment.  Dame Shirley has already recorded the title track for the film.  If you follow the [...]

Astrid’s Simply Bassey #97

This week I’m playing a special request for Gown Guru Ian. He loves Shirley’s recording of The Hungry Years, released on the Love Life and Feelings album. I hope you enjoy listening to this recording today Ian. The Hungry Years

Nelson Riddle & Frank Sinatra

Shirley Bassey and Nelson Riddle being interviewed before a Frank Sinatra concert in London in 1962. Nelson Riddle made an album with Shirley called “Let’s face the music and dance”. The sleeve note for the album was written by Shirley’s husband Kenneth Hume. Sleeve note by Kenneth Hume: When I was asked to do these [...]

Friday 7th May is DSB night!

According to listings for the week  1st – 7th May BBC4 TV are to show 3 programmes starring Dame Shirley!  They are ‘Arena’, the ‘Roundhouse’ concert and one of the shows from the 1976 BBC TV series which featured Bobby Goldsboro and Rod McKuen.  They are due to be shown on Friday 7th May.  Details are [...]

DSB on the Tom Jones show

Shirley Bassey singing “Something” on the 1971 Tom Jones show. Special thanks to Gordon for this great clip. Dame Shirley pictured with her musical director Brian Fahey About the dress Dame Shirley is wearing for this performance: The gypsy dress: A flamboyant gypsy-style coat by Douglas Darnell, the full red cloqué silk tissue slit to [...]

After the rain -The Roundhouse-

Gordon from London sent us this wonderful flyer of the Roundhouse BBC Electric Proms from October last year. I think it gives us an opportunity to review this last performance from Dame Shirley Bassey again because we  never get tired of seeing it. I chose my favourite song from the album (or should I say CD) [...]