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  Winifred Atwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Winifred Atwell (February 27, 1914 - February 28, 1983) was a pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain in the 1950s with a series of boogie woogie and ragtime hits.
Atwell was born in Tunapuna in Trinidad and Tobago.
Winifred often returned to her Trinidad, and on one occasion she bought a house in St.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winifred_Atwell   (472 words)

  
 BBC - Beyond the Broadcast - Making History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Winifred Atwell (1914-83) was the hugely successful popular pianist whose heyday was the early 1950s - before the guitar became the prime instrument of popular music.
She was born in Trinidad, the daughter of a pharmacist, showed a great talent for the piano as a child and trained as a classical pianist.
Winifred Atwell's 'other' piano, which she was said to have got from a Battersea junk shop, is now owned by the entertainer and pianist Richard Stilgoe who saw her play at the Liverpool Empire when he was 10.
www.bbc.co.uk /education/beyond/factsheets/makhist/makhist8_prog8a.shtml   (426 words)

  
 Tony Clayman Promotions Ltd - Matt Monro Jnr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Winifred Atwell was at this time an established and successful pianist, and she came across Terry Parsons, liked his voice and recommended him to her own record company, Decca, who agreed to sign Terry up.
Winifred was also the one to give Matt his stage name that we all know him as, Matt Monro.
Matt after a journalist friend of Winifred that she held in high esteem and Monro after her father, whose first name was Monro.
www.tonyclayman.com /matt.htm   (808 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
However, she continued to play the piano and became very popular in Trinidad before leaving for the USA in the early 1940s to receive further piano training.
In 1946, she left the USA for England to continue studies in classical music at the Royal Academy of Music.
She became popular and made numerous classical and "honky-tonk" recordings from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s.
www.bestoftrinidad.com /profiles/atwell.html   (199 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - winifred, CDs, Records, Postcards items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
WINIFRED BARNES, DONALD CALTHROP, KATE SEALBY, 1st 1915
Winifred Atwell -Honky Tonk Piano Party-CD NEW and SEALED
Winifred Holtby A study of the Author Collins 1938
search.ebay.co.uk /winifred_W0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1   (361 words)

  
 Moving Here | the Gallery | Sport
Winifred Atwell, who was president of the South London Rangers Speedway Club, presents a cup to a prize-winner in the early 1950s.
Winifred Atwell was born in Trinidad in 1914 and trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
She was very popular both as a live performer and as a recording artist.
www.movinghere.org.uk /gallery/sport/winifred.htm   (68 words)

  
 Instrumental #1s - ukcharts.20m.com
Russ Conway, Eddie Calvert and Winifred Atwell have done it twice, and the Shadows have done it a whopping five times.
This was the sixth hit for 'Queen of the Ivories' Winifred Atwell, whose series of popular hit piano medleys gave her 117 weeks on chart.
Atwell, actually a qualified chemist, went first to New York and then to London to study piano.
ukcharts.20m.com /inst1.html   (3802 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - atwell, Records, CDs, Children's Books items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
WINIFRED ATWELL - Rag Piano - South African Ep
Winifred Atwell's - Honky Tonk Piano Party New and Sealed
Winifred Atwell - Winifred Atwell's Honky Tonk Piano...
search.ebay.co.uk /atwell_W0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ3   (397 words)

  
 Winifred Atwell
Winifred Atwell was an accomplished and versatile pianist who was idolised by the British public throughout the 1950s.
The 1958 EP shown here (DFE6464) was one of Winifred's most popular and finds her playing some chart favourites of the time on her honky tonk upright piano.
Winifred married a former comedian, Lew Levisohn, and as her recording career faded in the UK she and her husband emigrated to Australia.
www.45-rpm.org.uk /dirw/winifreda.htm   (456 words)

  
 Martin's recordings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Winifred Atwell's music is familiar to British audiences from the theme to the BBC snooker programme "Pot Black" (the Black and White Rag, below).
A sparkling technique, a clever choice of melodic and rhythmic material, a distinctive style and an individual touch have all added up to a dazzling display that is a trade-mark and a hall-mark of a brilliant pianist.
In her West Indian island home the Governor, Sir Herbert Young, was Winifred Atwell's first sponsor.
www.freaknet.org /martin/mp3/Atwell   (255 words)

  
 The Chronicle - Our Olympian struggle I
Coming as I did in the 50s from a background steeped in the, culture and politics of the Caribbean, I was reassured by the good relations existing between the new immigrants and the British, who were still flushed with the memory of our wartime contribution.
Edric was at his peak, singing in BBC Radio series and taking part in stage plays and revues at the Players Theatre, and Cy Grant was singing the news in a BBC magazine programme from 1957-1960.
Meanwhile, Winifred Atwell was breaking records with her classical honky-tonk piano.
www.chronicleworld.org /archive/mogotsi1.htm   (1694 words)

  
 WOMEN'S JAZZ ARCHIVE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Winifred Atwell, a classically trained pianist, was born in Tunapuna, Trinidad, and was the youngest girl to win the LRSM in Trinidad.
In order to further her studies she played piano rags on the theatre circuit, eventually signing with the Bernard Delfont Agency.
She performed at Royal Variety performances and made many TV appearances.
www.jazzsite.co.uk /wja/atwell.htm   (71 words)

  
 Gunfight At Batemans Bay
No, it wasn’t Winifred Atwell on piano; it was our old mate Jumpin’ Jimmy Taylor.
The whole thing was a welcome rock’n’roll diversion from our busy schedule with Winifred Atwell during the past year.
You can only say that Winifred Atwell creates her own kind of magic and she proved it again in the Dunedin Concert Chamber last night.
members.optusnet.com.au /leonisackson/c27gunfightatbb.html   (4803 words)

  
 Behind The Piano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
More like Winifred Atwell with a fair dinkum rock’n’roll band.
It was the greatest thrill of his life to have his idol Winifred Atwell at the hotel lounge and he took the opportunity to introduce her each night.
As well as being a Winifred Atwell fan, Gough was also a patron of the club, because it was part of his electorate.
members.optusnet.com.au /leonisackson/c25behindpiano.html   (3738 words)

  
 Black and White Rag (1908)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Winifred Atwell on "The Best of Winifred Atwell" RealAudio
Lu Watters on "Originals and Ragtime: San Francisco Style: Vol.
Winifred Atwell on "Queen of the Ivories" RealAudio
www.grainger.de /music/rm/bot03.html   (151 words)

  
 VH1.com : Winifred Atwell : Artist Main
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www.vh1.com /artists/az/atwell_winifred/artist.jhtml   (86 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Hall of Fame/Rhapsody in Blue: Music: Winifred Atwell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Down by the Old Mill Stream - Winifred Atwell
Somebody Loves Me - Winifred Atwell, Ted Heath
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www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008GQFX?v=glance   (299 words)

  
 Pye   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
1962 winifred atwell - game of chance/cest amour [uk] 3
1963 winifred atwell - theme from the war lover/pony tail [promo] [uk] 7
1963 winifred atwell- mississippi mud/bossa nova boogie [promo] [uk] 7
www.clubi.ie /crossan/pye.html   (1337 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Piano Party: Dozens of All-Time Piano Favourites [Box set]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (2) - Atwell, Winifred
It Had To Be You - Atwell, Winifred
If You Were The Only Girl In The World - Atwell, Winifred
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000253EL   (576 words)

  
 Rezound Rekordz - 10 inch 33rpm LP Records for Sale.
ATWELL WINIFRED Black And White Magic AUS Decca LFA 1108 VG-/VG+ 12.00
ATWELL WINIFRED And Her Piano Selection Aust Decca LFA1075 VG/E 10.00
ATWELL WINIFRED Winifred Atwell Plays UK Philips BBr 8020 VG-/VG- 8.00
www.rezoundrekordz.com /garys/lps10inch.html   (1135 words)

  
 Shock Records - WINIFRED ATWELL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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Click Here for a list of all releases available by WINIFRED ATWELL through Shock Records
www.shock.com.au /artists/info.asp?artist_ID=72395   (35 words)

  
 Body   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
WINIFRED ATWELL, A further 50 all-time favourites (Decca LK 4376 '60) VG/VG £4.50 scratch one place
WINIFRED ATWELL, Encores (Ace of Clubs ACL 1084 '60) VG/VG £5.00
WINIFRED ATWELL/JOE HENDERSON, Party time with Winnie and Joe Vol 2 (Gold.
www.stardust.supanet.com /easy---instrumental.lwp/easy---instrumental.htm   (3188 words)

  
 1950's - 1960's E.P.'s A-M
ATWELL WINIFRED, LET'S HAVE A PARTY, PHILIPS, BBE 12010, VG/VG, 4.00
ATWELL WINIFRED, STARTIME WITH WINIFRED ATWELL T/C, DECCA, DFE 6364, VG/VG, 4.00
ATWELL WINIFRED, LET'S HAVE A PARTY, DECCA, DFE 6692, VG/EX, 6.00
www.pandprecords.freeserve.co.uk /5060epam.htm   (4867 words)

  
 NME, May 1956   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Trio of Disc Stars for Palladium Summer Show [Harry Secombe, Winifred Atwell, Alma Cogan]
Sensational Palladium Show [Cogan, Secombe, Atwell at the Palladium]
The Crowning Success of the 'Queen of the Ivories' [Winifred Atwell at the Palladium]
www.skidmore.edu /~gthompso/britrock/NME/nme5605.html   (187 words)

  
 1950's - 1960's L.P.'s A-C
ATWELL WINIFRED, THE TWO MOODS OF WINIFRED ATWELL, HALLMARK, HM 527, EX/VG, 6.00
ATWELL WINIFRED, 5 BY 5 (10" LP), DECCA, FF 1294, FAIR/EX, 12.00
ATWELL WINIFRED, THE WORLD OF WINIFRED ATWELL, DECCA, PA ATWELL WINIFRED and JOE HENDERSON, PARTY TIME WITH WINNIE AND JOE, GOLDEN GUINEA, GGL 0227, EX/EX, 8.00
www.pandprecords.freeserve.co.uk /5060lpac.htm   (5986 words)

  
 MusicMoz - Bands and Artists: A: Atwell, Winifred   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MusicMoz - Bands and Artists: A: Atwell, Winifred
Top » Bands and Artists » A » Atwell, Winifred
Direct links to the same topic on other websites.
musicmoz.org /Bands_and_Artists/A/Atwell,_Winifred   (27 words)

  
 Russ Conway
As the 1950s gave way to the 1960s he finally overtook the great Winifred Atwell as the piano player closest to the nation's heart.
"Party Pops" (SEG7847) was one of Russ Conway's earlier EPs and was very much in the style already made popular by Winifred Atwell- medleys of tried and tested familiar songs given a bright new treatment through Russ' highly accomplished work on the keyboard, with just a little help from The Geoff Love Orchestra.
Russ Conway's very successful chart career owed much to his abilities as a tunesmith.
www.45-rpm.org.uk /dirr/russc.htm   (1075 words)

  
 NME Singles - 1956
Winifred Atwell: MAKE IT A PARTY MEDLEY (Decca)
Winifred Atwell: LEFT BANK (C'EST A HAMBOURG) (Decca)
David Whitfield: WHEN YOU LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE (Decca)
www.chartwatch.co.uk /tobias/NME56_S.HTM   (556 words)

  
 Rezoundrekordz - some more LP's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Around The World of Winifred Atwell in 80 tunes Decca NZ E+/VG+
Around The World of Winifred Atwell in 80 tunes Decca NZ M- Atwell Winifred.
Black And White Magic Ace of Clubs NZ M- B Stevie.
www.rezoundrekordz.com /garys/morelps.html   (3944 words)

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