05-05-1963 - Radio Luxemburg - David Gell

[Vincent]

Een Top 20 uit 1963 met David Gell.

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David Gell was a DJ on Radio Luxembourg, and later on the BBC Light Programme, Radio One, and Radio Two.

Born in Canada on 23 August 1929, he worked for radio station CFAC in Calgary before relocating to Europe.

He presented many popular programmes for the BBC, including the Top Ten Game produced by Johnny Beerling, a midweek show which toured the country inviting audiences of 200 to vote for their favourite discs of the week from 1965. Each week David would play ten new releases, followed by the ten most popular songs from the previous week, together with a Second Chance Disc, which had previously been played but did not register enough votes to make the Top Ten. The show ran until it was dropped in early 1966.

Around 1958-1959 he was the host of Manchester-based Granada Television's quiz show Concentration and also hosted the children's quiz show Junior Criss Cross Quiz. In 1970, Gell was the commentator for the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest,[1] he had previously provided the BBC Radio commentary for the 1965 Contest.

Gell later presented another 'voting' show for the BBC on Radio Two, namely European Pop Jury, where teenagers from several European countries would sit in judgement of two songs from each participating nation. The programme aired monthly and would typically feature the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

David had a toned down mid-Atlantic accent, and a warm, professional style, with strong audience rapport.

By 1980 David Gell had returned to broadcasting in his native Canada where he remained until retiring in the 2000s.

Although no longer broadcasting, David is involved with his daughter Rosemary. C. Gell's company Golden Muse Productions, which specialises in musical theatre.

Uigt Wiki dus. We hebben het elders al eens over deze opname gehad die kwa klankkleur en invulling lekker klinkt maar in werkelijkheid is nagemaakt. Dus de situatie is gecreeerd gelijk aan de Amerikaanse LP serie over radiostations, de muziek en de deejays van toen.

groet Hans

[Gast]

Een Top 20 uit 1963 met David Gell.

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Prachtige opname Vincent, ik heb hem al jaren geleden opgenomen vanaf de beroemde Uncle Ricky Reel Radio site, echter..... er zit een addertje onder het gras....wat mij betreft niet erg maar er zijn 208 puristen die gruwelen, tis een her productie later gemaakt door deze David. Er zitten jingles in die niet in 63 gebruikt werden omdat ze pas jaren later gemaakt zijn. Ik ben benieuwd wie ze er uit weet te halen.

Paul de Haan