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[/media]In the forties in the U.S.there was an early form of video jukebox that played and showed musical performances, called soundies. Three or four hot numbers were made by him for the soundies.
One star that stands out to me but seems to be largely forgotten is Maurice Rocco. He was born in Oxford Ohio and toured the U.S. and Europe,he was in London in 1947. He had residencies in New York and Chicago.
The Thai connection, well he moved to Bangkok in the 60's playing in cocktail bars and clubs but apparently died on March 25th 1976. I wondered if anyone recalls