Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang
Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang was a British comedy musical group, formed in 1946 by Morton Fraser (born Emmanuel Fish; 3 November 1905–10 June 1982). History Fraser was born Emmanuel Fish in Leeds, to a naturalised immigrant family of Polish Jews originally named Fisz. In the 1920s, he won an All-American harmonica competition in Philadelphia, and became a renowned solo harmonica player, touring theatres around the world.Roy Hudd and Philip Hindin, ''Roy Hudd's Cavalcade of Variety Acts'', Robson Books, 1998, , p.24 In the late 1930s he intended to form a harmonica group along the lines of Borrah Minevitch's Harmonica Rascals, but with the onset of the Second World War he joined the Royal Artillery and became a participant in ''Stars in Battledress'' shows as a harmonica soloist.Art M. Daane, "M ...
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Dave King (actor)
Dave King (born David Kingshott; 23 June 1929 – 15 April 2002)Obituary: Dave King
''The Guardian'', 18 April 2002 was an English comedian, actor and vocalist of .Thedeadrockstarsclub.com
– accessed March 2011 He is remembered for screen roles such as the corrupt policeman 'Parky' in the British gangster film '''' (1980) and Clifford Duckworth in ...
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