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With Andy Williams, during a break while taping The Miss World TV show. Bruce was the Pianist and Arranger on this show for 26 years. It was purely coincidental that they happened to be wearing the same jacket that day. |
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Meeting H.R.H.
Prince Charles, with wife Sharon, and Ronnie and Kay Smart of the Circus
family. Again, was it purely coincidental that they were wearing the
same suits and ties? As Prince
Charles was suffering from an eye injury, Bruce resisted the temptation to
do any of his 'parrot' jokes! |
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Bruce
with Mike Strunsky, nephew of Ira Gershwin, and administrator of the
Gershwin Estates. Taken
during the opening of a new extension wing at Brinsworth House, the Home
for Retired Show Business Acts. Bruce
has his name down for a bed as soon as one becomes available! |
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With Bruce's favourite female jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, and husband Sir John Dankworth in 2002. They all worked together in Ronnie Scott's London Jazz Club back in 1970. Bruce also performed as percussionist and keyboardist for John's TV and film music for nearly nine years. The other musician at the rear is Bruce's father-in-law, World Champion Harmonica player Johnny Maxim. |
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With the greatest and best-known Scottish accordion player of the 20th Century, Jimmy Shand. He had a fantastic repertoire of Olde Tyme, Country Dance, and Scottish Traditional pieces, as well as being a composer himself. Bruce and Jimmy played accordion duets together at Jimmy's house. Later, Bruce found out that they had had the same music teacher, Henry Nelmes Forbes, ABCA. | ||
| Another world great, boxing Heavyweight Champion, Henry Cooper. A really nice guy, and like Bruce, a great fundraiser for various charities. |  |
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Bruce's 'big brother', international Guitarist Ike Isaacs. Bruce arranged for, and played with, all of Ike's guitar groups between 1969 and 1981, until Ike retired to Australia. | ||
