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Wag Abbey

dr, GB
Musician of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Charles Abbey

Charles "Wag" Abbey was a drummer and xylophonist in the earlier years of dance bands. He was present on hundreds of records and directed the "house" band for English Pathe in the early 1920s. He was a founder member of Jack Hylton's "Queen's Dance Orchestra" in 1921-22 and was much in demand in the 1920s by the organisers of many of the "house" dance bands such as Stan Greening, Harry Bidgood, Harry Hudson, Ronnie Munro and Nat Star.

     
Genres
  • Pop
  • Jazz
  • Brass
  • Classical

Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Victory March / Step OutWag Abbey1928Album
Jazz Fountain / SnatchesWag Abbey1928Album
The Dripping Well / Danse D'HesoinWag AbbeyAlbum
Say It With Music / The Sheik Of ArabyWag AbbeyAlbum
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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