A PERSONAL MEMOIR OF ANNE ZIEGLER AND WEBSTER BOOTH - FINAL EPISODE - 21 JUNE 2014
This is the last episode in a series which concentrated on the lives
and careers of famous British duettists, Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth,
and of my association with them. It was based on my book, "Sweethearts
of Song: A Personal Memoir of Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth" available
with my other books at http://www.lulu.com/duettists
I can hardly believe that it is thirty years since a friend phoned to
tell me that she had heard of Webster’s death on “News About Britain”
on BBC World Service. I had known that he was ill, but it still came as a
shock to hear that my beloved friend had died in Penrhyn Bay, Llandudno
at the age of 82. I think this is a fitting day on which to present my
final podcast in this series.
These podcasts have largely been created for members of my Webster
Booth-Anne Ziegler Yahoo group, the 78rpm Community, and the Anne
Ziegler-Webster Booth fan pages on Facebook, but I am very glad that
they have reached a wider audience who enjoy their singing and the
performance of other artistes of their generation.
In this episode you will hear the voices of Anne and Webster, and
some of Webster’s favourites – Dundee pianist, Fred Hartley, Australian
bass baritone Peter Dawson, Australian baritone, Harold Williams,
soprano Isobel Baillie and his favourite tenor, Jussi Bjorling.
Read more about Anne and Webster: http://ziegler-booth.blogspot.com
I have created a blog about Webster Booth as a solo artist. It
includes information about his life, videos, recordings and podcasts. http://websterbooth.blogspot.com
You can see complete playlists of all my podcasts; listen to all my
podcasts and recordings, and see selected YouTube videos related to Anne
and Webster at:
Listen to many of Webster and Anne's solo and duet recordings on my You Tube channel at:http://www.youtube.com/duettists
Listen to Webster's solo recordings (as videos) on the Daily Motion site at:http://www.dailymotion.com/user/duettists1/1
My Webster Booth- Anne Ziegler Yahoo group has been running for 4 years. You might like to join it at: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/booth-ziegler/info
You can also find pages devoted to them on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/BoothZiegler
for Anne and Webster as duettists,
https://www.facebook.com/BoothZiegler
for Anne and Webster as duettists,
and
https://www.facebook.com/lwb2371
for Webster as a solo performer.
for Webster as a solo performer.
The more people who "like" and join these links, the more I will be
inclined to continue posting details about their lives and careers.
Jean Collen 21 June 2014.
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