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The Turkish city of Constantinople is re-named Istanbul. This politically-motivated
change will inspire the song Istanbul
[Not Constantinople] which has been recorded by many artists
including The
Four Lads, Bing Crosby And Ella Fitzgerald and They Might be
Giants.
Ambrose And his Orchestra, record Have A Little Faith In Me, Moanin' For You, Cryin' For The Carolines and When A Woman Loves A Man, in Chelsea, London, UK, for HMV Records.
The Turkish city of Constantinople is re-named Istanbul. This politically-motivated change will inspire the song Istanbul [Not Constantinople] by Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon, which will first be recorded by The Four Lads in 1953. It will also be covered in 1990 by They Might Be Giants
Roy Martin (aka Lewis McDaniels) And His Guitar records North Carolina Blues for Jewel Records in New York City, USA. The song is thought to have been inspired by The Midnight Special train operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, USA, and St. Louis, Missouri. In many ways, the song is similar to The Midnight Special made famous by Lead Belly some years later.
Ambrose And his Orchestra, record Have A Little Faith In Me, Moanin' For You, Cryin' For The Carolines and When A Woman Loves A Man, in Chelsea, London, UK, for HMV Records.
Having recently left Decca Records, Ambrose and his Orchestra sign a new contract with HMV in London.