Alex Welsh
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Biography
Alex Welsh, born on July 9, 1929, in Edinburgh, Scotland, was a jazz musician who played cornet and trumpet, and was also a bandleader and singer. He began his career playing with local bands and moved to London in the early 1950s to form his own group. Alex Welsh's band released several records starting in 1955 on the Decca label, including "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" and "Blues My Naughtie Sweetie Gives to Me". In 1961, their single "Tansy" peaked at number 45 on the UK singles chart. Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, Alex Welsh's band collaborated with notable jazz figures such as Earl Hines and Ruby Braff, and toured extensively. He released several albums, including At Home With...Alex Welsh and His Band (1968) and The Roaring Twenties (1970). Alex Welsh continued to perform regularly at public house venues across the UK until his death on June 25, 1982, in London.
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Albums
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- Humphrey Lyttelton Introduction: Louisiana
- Humphrey Lyttelton Introduction: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
- Oh Baby
- Humphrey Lyttelton Introduction: Everybody Loves My Baby
- Humphrey Lyttelton Commentary
- Humphrey Lyttelton Introduction: After You've Gone
- It Had to Be You: Sign off Humphrey Lyttleton
- Confessin'
- It Happened in Monterey
- I Got Rhythm
- It Don't Mean A Thing
- Open Country
- Sunday
- Come Back Sweet Papa
- Fidgety Feet by Alex Welsh
- Bluesology
- Just One Of Those Things featuring Alex Welsh
- As Long as I Live #1
- As Long as I Live #2
- Tansy featuring Alex Welsh
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love featuring Alex Welsh
- Dinah featuring Alex Welsh
- Mandy Make Up Your Mind
- Ostrich Walk by Alex Welsh
