Sir Jimmy Shand
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Biography
[Edit]Sir Jimmy Shand was Scotland's answer to America's "king of the polka," Lawrence Welk. One of the most successful entertainers in the United Kingdom during the post-World War II era, Shand was awarded a MBE (Medal of the British Empire) in 1962 and knighted in 1999. Although his peak came in 1955 when his recording "The Bluebell Polka" sold more than a million copies and became a Top 20 hit, Shand received the love of the British public for the rest of his life. A regular guest on BBC TV shows, he had his final success, in 1994, when his video "Dancing With the Shands" was listed in the U.K. Music Video Charts' Top Ten for five weeks. The son of a miner who played melodeon in his spare time, Shand was destined for a career in the mines until a general strike, in 1926, prevented him from working. Turning to music, he worked at Forbes' Music Shop and began performing. Recording traditional Scottish jigs for Regal Zonophone in 1933, he made his debut appearance on BBC Radio the following year. Following World War II, he recorded at a prolific rate for EMI/Parlophone. Richard Thompson paid homage to Shand in his song, "Don't Step on My Jimmy Shands."
Title: 50 Years On With Jimmy Shand And His Band
Artist: His Band, Sir Jimmy Shand
Genre: World Music
Title: The Legendary Sir Jimmy Shand
Artist: Sir Jimmy Shand
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic
Title: Sir Jimmy Shand Plays Old Tyme Classics - Volume 2
Artist: Sir Jimmy Shand
Genre: World Music
Title: Sir Jimmy Shand Plays Old Tyme Classics - Volume 1
Artist: Sir Jimmy Shand
Genre: World Music
Collections
Title: Scotland This Ancient Land
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Grand Scottish Marches
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Unforgettable Scottish Melodies
Genre: World Music, Celtic
Title: Sounds of Scotland
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Flowers of Scotland
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Highland Wedding
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: New Scottish Connections
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Scotland My Homeland
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Scottish Jigs and Reels
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Scottish Homeland
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Caledonia - A Highland Homecoming
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Highland Waltz
Genre: World Music
Title: The Shand Connection
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist