Frank Chacksfield - Tamiami Trail (Dancing In The Snow)

"Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise..."
— George Gershwin ▼▼▼

FRANK CHACKSFIELD
Frank Chacksfield is still remembered by many music lovers and record collectors for his numerous albums and appearances on radio and television during the era following the second world war.
From the 1950s onwards, Chacksfield was one of Britain's most famous orchestra leaders, and his fame spread far beyond UK shores. Early in his career he was fortunate to have several big sellers in the USA, which firmly established his reputation world-wide.
The first Frank Chacksfield singles were released in 1951 with several sides for Polygon, Columbia, Parlophone and Oriole. Some were labelled 'Singing Strings', with others called 'Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths'. In 1953 Chacksfield formed a 40-piece orchestra with a large string section. His very first 78 recorded for Decca in April - Charlie Chaplin's theme for his film "Limelight" - won him a Gold Disc through its big success in the USA. In Britain it earned him the New Musical Express Record of the Year award. His second 78 "Ebb Tide" became the first-ever British non-vocal disc to reach Nbr 1 in the American charts, providing a second Gold Disc. American juke-box operators, in a nation-wide poll, voted Chacksfield the most promising new orchestra of the year. Following his great success with his Decca recordings, in August 1954 the BBC invited Frank Chacksfield to present his orchestra on television, and these shows continued, on and off, until 1964 when he conducted several half-hour programmes in the "Best of Both Worlds" series on the newly-launched BBC-2 channel, which were sold to some other countries. He also became an almost permanent fixture on BBC Radio in "Limelight", "Melody Hour" etc.
Over the years he was a popular guest on radio and television in the USA, and demands for personal appearances came in from all corners of the globe. Hundreds of concerts were played to enthusiastic and receptive audiences, which kept him in the front rank of the 'easy listening' conductors.

THE TAMIAMI TRAIL
The Tamiami Trail is the southernmost 264 miles (425 km) of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Miami.
The 165-mile (266 km) north--south section (hidden SR 45) extends to Naples, whereupon it becomes an east--west road (hidden SR 90) crossing the Everglades (and forming part of the northern border of Everglades National Park). It becomes South Eighth Street in Miami-Dade County, famous as Calle Ocho in the Little Havana section of Miami, before ending east of Miami Avenue at Brickell Avenue in Brickell, Downtown Miami.
The Tamiami Trail has been designated a National Scenic Byway by the United States Department of Transportation for its unique scenery in the Everglades and the Big Cypress National Preserve.

MHO
A bright and happy song to start our "Christmas Countdown" here on the channel, and, in an effort to get into the "December" and holiday season mood, we created this theme video titled "Let's Go Dancing In The Snow".
The arrangement includes a catchy, infectious rhythm, the bright sound of flutes and some sparkling piano playing. All this completed, of course, by the well known swirling Chacksfield strings. Have a great "countdown" and happy listening !

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