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The English tenor, the late Webster Booth, concludes his reminiscences in this broadcast on the South African Broadcasting Corporation in late 1975.

The English tenor, the late Webster Booth reminisces about his singing career in this broadcast on the South African Broadcasting Corporation in late 1975. The broadcast was recorded on a small cassette tape over 40 years ago so please excuse any flaws.

I have compiled this podcast from words by Webster Booth and records chosen by him for this broadcast at the beginning of 1962. This podcast commemorates the thirty-first anniversary of his death on 21st June 1984 and has been created mainly for members of The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/ The 22nd June 2015 is the 105th anniversary of the birth of Anne Ziegler (22nd June 1910 - 13th October 2003).

This is a broadcast I have reconstructed using Webster Booth's speaking voice and most of the original recordings he played in the broadcast on the old English Service of the SABC 54 years ago. If you are interested in Webster Booth and Anne Ziegler, please join The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/ on Facebook.

Webster Booth presented this programme in December 1961. I have a reel-to-reel tape of his speech and have included the recordings he played in the programme. I could not locate the Santa Claus choir and orchestra recording of "O Tannenbaum" so have substituted a different recording in its place. If you like Webster Booth and Anne Ziegler,and would like to learn more about them and hear their recordings, why not join the Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends group on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/

This podcast commemorates the 113th anniversary of the birth of Webster Booth, who was born on 21st January 1902 in Soho Road, Handsworth. Since making the last podcast in October, I have closed the Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler Yahoo Group due to general lack of interest. I now have the Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler Facebook Group which is proving to be more successful than any of my other attempts to keep the voices and careers of Anne and Webster alive. I have used a number of records which have been expertly remastered by Mike Taylor, a member of the Facebook Group. I am grateful to him for giving me permission to use these records on this podcast. In this episode you will hear the voices of Anne and Webster, Stuart Robertson, Effie Atherton, Olive Groves and Alice Moxon.I have used a number of records which have been expertly remastered by Mike Taylor, a member of the Facebook Group. Thanks to those who have listened to my podcasts. Because of ill health and the precarious state of South Africa's electricity grid, I will not be doing any more podcasts for the moment. Join the Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/ 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: http://ziegler-booth-radio.blogspot.com 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 recordings (as videos) on the Daily Motion site at:http://www.dailymotion.com/user/duettists1/1

This podcast commemorates the eleventh anniversary of the death of Anne Ziegler, w11ho died on 13th October 2003 in North Wales at the age of 93. Eleven years ago Sally Rayner phoned me from Rhos-on-Sea to tell me that Anne had died. She had never recovered from a bad fall early in August of that year and had spent the final few months of her life in hospital. Most of the music in this podcast was written either in 1902 and 1910, the years of Webster Booth and Anne Ziegler's births, or the music was written by composers born in those years. If you listened to my previous podcasts you may have heard some of these recordings before. These podcasts have largely been created for members of The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends, the 78rpm Community, 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, John McCormack and Risé Stephens, and the playing of Eric Parkin and Tamsin Little. 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: http://ziegler-booth-radio.blogspot.com Listen to Webster's solo recordings (as videos) on the Daily Motion site at:http://www.dailymotion.com/user/duettists1/1 Join The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/

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 The Goden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends on Facebook and the 78rpm Community 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: http://ziegler-booth-radio.blogspot.com Listen to Webster's solo recordings (as videos) on the Daily Motion site at:http://www.dailymotion.com/user/duettists1/1 Join The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/ The more people who "like" and join these links, the more I will be inclined to continue posting details about their lives and careers.

21 January 2014 is the 114th anniversary of the birth of Webster Booth in Handsworth, Staffordshire. I remember him as a singing teacher and friend, and will always remember our close association when I was his studio accompanist in my late teens and early twenties. Our friendship lasted until his death in 1984. Most people think of him as a romantic duettist with his third wife, Anne Ziegler and forget that he made many solo recordings and was one of the foremost oratorio tenors of his generation. In this tribute broadcast you will hear the voices of Webster Booth, Peter Dawson, Harold Williams, Isobel Baillie and Kathleen Ferrier. 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: http://ziegler-booth-radio.blogspot.com Listen to Webster's solo recordings (as videos) on the Daily Motion site at:http://www.dailymotion.com/user/duettists1/1 Join The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/ I have written several books about Webster Booth and Anne Ziegler. All my books (paperbacks and ebooks) are featured at the following link: http://www.lulu.com/duettists

This series tells of the lives and careers of famous British duettists, Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth, and of my association with them. It is based on my book, "Sweethearts of Song: A Personal Memoir of Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth" available at: http://www.lulu.com/duettists In this edition you will hear Anne and Webster, Nora Savage, Adele Dixon, Julie Andrews, and pianist and composer Billy Mayerl. 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: http://ziegler-booth-radio.blogspot.com Listen to Webster's solo recordings (as videos) on the Daily Motion site at:http://www.dailymotion.com/user/duettists1/1 Join The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/

This is the last podcast in this particular series, but I will be continuing fortnightly with a series featuring Webster Booth and Anne Ziegler in a combination of serious and light recordings. Podcasts which have been removed from Podomatic due to lack of space may be found on the Internet Archive at the following link: http://archive.org/bookmarks/JeannieC Webster Booth is generally remembered today as a romantic duettist with his third wife, Anne Ziegler. Most people forget that he made many solo recordings and was one of the foremost oratorio tenors of his generation. In episode 14 you will hear the voices of Webster Booth, Elsie Morrison, Dennis Noble, Malcolm McEachern, Harold Williams and Elsie Suddaby. 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: http://ziegler-booth-radio.blogspot.com Listen to Webster's solo recordings (as videos) on the Daily Motion site at:http://www.dailymotion.com/user/duettists1/1 Join The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/

This is the second last podcast in this particular series. Podcasts which have been removed from Podomatic due to lack of space may be found on the Internet Archive at the following link: http://archive.org/bookmarks/JeannieC Webster Booth is generally remembered today as a romantic duettist with his third wife, Anne Ziegler. Most people forget that he made many solo recordings and was one of the foremost oratorio tenors of his generation. In episode 13 you will hear the voices of Webster Booth, Jennifer Vyvian, John Cameron, Elsie Morrison and Elsie Suddaby. 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: http://ziegler-booth-radio.blogspot.com Listen to Webster's solo recordings (as videos) on the Daily Motion site at:http://www.dailymotion.com/user/duettists1/1 Join The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/

This is a special edition of my podcast series commemorating the 29th anniversary of the death of Webster Booth on 21 June, and the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Anne Ziegler on the 22nd June. In this podcast I talk briefly about the early days of my association with Anne and Webster and play some of their recordings and part of a recording of Father of Heav’n by Sarah Connolly, and Sylvia by Oley Speaks, sung by Peter Dawson. Most of the records in this podcast remind me of the days when I first got to know Anne and Webster in the early 1960s. I have created this podcast on my computer at home in Johannesburg. 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: http://ziegler-booth-radio.blogspot.com Listen to Webster's solo recordings (as videos) on the Daily Motion site at:http://www.dailymotion.com/user/duettists1/1 Join The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/ Listen to many of their solo and duet recordings on You Tube at: http://www.youtube.com/duettists Look at my books about Anne and Webster at: http://www.lulu.com/duettists

Webster Booth is remembered today as a romantic duettist with his third wife, Anne Ziegler. Most people forget that he made many solo recordings and was one of the foremost oratorio tenor soloists of his generation. In this occasional series of podcasts, I hope to feature some of his solo recordings and those of some of the singers with whom he worked. As I am running out of space on Podomatic I am deleting some of the podcasts, but they may all be heard on the Internet Archive at the following link: http://archive.org/bookmarks/JeannieC Read more about Webster Booth at: http://ziegler-booth.blogspot.com Listen to podcasts, recordings and see YouTube videos at: http://ziegler-booth-radio.blogspot.com

This series of programmes, compiled by me, Jean Collen, tells listeners of the lives and careers of the famous British duettists, Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth, and of my association with them. It will include many of their own recordings and those of people with whom they worked. I have created this podcast on my computer at home in Johannesburg. I am running out of space on Podomatic, so have removed some episodes of my podcasts. They may still be heard on the Internet archive at the following link: Bookmark of podcasts by Jean Collen Read more about Anne and Webster: http://ziegler-booth.blogspot.comI have created a blog about Webster Booth as a solo artist. It includes information about his life, videos, recordings and podcasts. http://websterbooth.blogspot.comYou 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:http://ziegler-booth-radio.blogspot.comListen to Webster's solo recordings (as videos) on the Daily Motion site at:http://www.dailymotion.com/user/duettists1/1Join The Golden Age of Webster Booth-Anne Ziegler and Friends group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booth.ziegler/