Arthur Rosebery
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Arthur Rosebery was an English
pianist and singer. He began working as a pianist in 1921, and a few years later he formed a trio which included Billy Cotton
. With his orchestra, the Kit Cat band, Rosebery worked in various London clubs and also made a number of recordings of contemporary dance music, which became very popular in the 1930s.
After the Second world war, Rosebery worked for some time in West Germany
. He changed his name to Al Shine in order to sound more American. Later in his life he worked at Flanagan's Restaurant in London.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
pianist and singer. He began working as a pianist in 1921, and a few years later he formed a trio which included Billy Cotton
Billy Cotton
William Edward Cotton , better known as Billy Cotton, was a British band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the dance band era. Today, he is mainly remembered as a 1950s and 1960s radio and television personality, although his musical talent emerged as early as the 1920s...
. With his orchestra, the Kit Cat band, Rosebery worked in various London clubs and also made a number of recordings of contemporary dance music, which became very popular in the 1930s.
After the Second world war, Rosebery worked for some time in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. He changed his name to Al Shine in order to sound more American. Later in his life he worked at Flanagan's Restaurant in London.