[78-L] Automobile manufacturers' dance bands?

[Julian Vein]

On 21/03/14 04:12, Rod Brown wrote:
> I was aware of Henry Ford's folk dance band. Now I find that Morris Motors
> Band recorded some trad. music for HMV. I'm intrigued. Did that seeming
> trend get any larger than just these two?
>
> Didn't find much history on the Morris Band, but it looks like they go back
> to the 1920s. Would that be earlier than the Ford outfit, or did they
> follow after? Perhaps the two sprung up independently of each other.
>
> I'd be interested to know more, if any of you can pass along any history.
>
> Rod
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There's Foden's Band in the UK.

      Julian Vein