[78-L] Decca???

[Kristjan Saag]

Cary Ginell wrote:
> That's all well and good, but the key question that remains unanswered is: 
> where did the name "Decca" come from? > I've never found anything but 
> theories:
> a) It represents a five-note sequence, D-E-C-C-A from a Beethoven 
> composition Edward Lewis was fond of
> (Beethoven's bust can be found on England Decca labels)
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British trumpeter and band leader Jack Jackson, from the swing time era, 
used to present a Decca Record Hit Parade on Radio Luxemburg, from the late 
1940's well into the 1960's. In later years, at least, it had an orchestral 
signature with vocal chorus: the letters D-E-C-C-A named and sung as notes 
(dee-eee-see-see-aaee), with the two C's an octave apart (the first one 
lower). Quite nice for a pop music show and tuned in the major - not typical 
Beethoven, though...
Here's a link
http://www.offringa.nl/sound/tonyhall.mp3
Kristjan