Rosemary Squires

Vince met the lovely Rosemary Squires last year when he compered a wonderful show at the Benidorm Palace starring Rosemary Squires, Denis Lotis and Eric Delaney. They renewed their acquaintance over the airwaves on Friday September 7th 2007

It´s the 50s Show

Born in Bristol, moved to Salisbury at an early age Rosemary soon became a regular guest with national bands from Geraldo to Ted Heath to Syd Lawrence - all the big named bands have used her talents; including nowadays the 'Miller' bands, national jazz orchestras, the BBC Concert Orchestra and, of course, her regular guest appearances with the BBC Big Band. Much in demand as a Broadcaster, both at home and in Europe, she is credited with more broadcasts than any other female singer. With three TV Series of her own and a number of Radio Series her guest list included Matt Munroe and, of course Dennis Lotis. She in turn was much in demand as a guest with all the well known names including Danny Kaye, Morecambe and Wise and Mike Yarwood. Inevitably this led to the variety stage including sesons with Ken Dodd at the London Palladium, Manchester Opera House, Blackpool and all the top resorts. Her major concert take in the Albert Hall, the Festival Hall and Salisbury Cathedral. In the USE Rosemary wotked with Sammy Davis Jnr, Dizzy Gillespie, Victor Borge, Henry Fonda and many others on the Johnny Carson show in New York.. From standards to jazz and then to commercials where her reputation to have sung more jingles than any other person earned her the title "Queen of the Jingles". "Hands that do dishes..." is the longest running jingle ever. Rosemary's record sales total millions having recorded on Decca, HMV, EMI and Reader's Digest labels, and more recently for Meridian and Carlton. Her fun record "Frankfurter Sandwiches' under the name of Joanne is one of the most requested records ever. Much sought after as a cabaret artiste she appears at the London Hilton, Pizza on the Park, and recently at the Savoy for Prince Edward's 30th birthday. Rosemary's popularity throughout the years is attributed that she is always herself and remains true to her individual style. Her real secret is that she maintains a quality of presentation and with her wide repertoire she is admired by and can call upon the top musicians in the country. There is a timelessness about Rosemary Squires that people expect to switch on Radio 2 and hear one of her numbers. Even Her Majesty The Queen Mother said to her not so long ago "Don't ever stop singing, will you..."