N.Z. Bands Not Wanted For Dance Sessions

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 30, 1 February 1935, Page 6

N.Z. Bands Not Wanted For Dance Sessions

To the Editor. Sir,-I read in the "Radio Record," a suggestion by ‘Modern Dance Lover," that the Board stations should have their own dance band. I’m sure that all listeners like myself. who have favourite bands, do not relish the idea. I know that I would rather listen to a recorded session than to the other type, no matter what they played. Anyway, no N.Z. bands can come up to Jim Davidson’s, which in its turn. ‘isn’t so very wonderful. ‘Again, the merit of the number itself doesn’t influence the decision, when it comes to

"to listen, or not to listen." It is always interesting to listen for the individual touches in xn orchestra, Al so, the vocalist’s merits help to make a tune worth listening to The actual tune isn’t so vital. I don’t think that it would be so very enjoyable to hear 2a local band playing all the time. [ agree with everything else the correspondent says, of course. [- would like to say that the 9 p.m. dance sessions from 2YA are much sppreciated. And what about some more talks on astrunomy? I could put up with astronomy talks at 10 o’clock, nnd that’s saying something !-I am, ete.,

BING VALLEE.

Timaru.