Sidney Torch
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To look at Sidney Torch in photos -- a slightly gaunt yet dignified visage, slicked hair, evening dress, and a cigarette in a holder held elegantly -- he would be taken for an actor in a 1930s (or even 1920s) movie. But he was actually a star thrice-over in English popular music, as a conductor/composer of light music, as one of the nation's legendary cinema organists, and as a top recording artist in that field as well. From the 1930s through the 1960s, he was a top record-seller and a renowned pop-culture figure in England.
Sidney Torch was the son of Morris Torchinsky, a Russian trombonist, who shortened and Anglicized the family name after emigrating. Born in London in 1908, he began learning music early, courtesy of his father, and later studied piano at the Blackheath Conservatoire...more
Country/Region : Estonia
Sidney Torch was the son of Morris Torchinsky, a Russian trombonist, who shortened and Anglicized the family name after emigrating. Born in London in 1908, he began learning music early, courtesy of his father, and later studied piano at the Blackheath Conservatoire...more
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Sidney Torch Biography
To look at Sidney Torch in photos -- a slightly gaunt yet dignified visage, slicked hair, evening dress, and a cigarette in a holder held elegantly -- he would be taken for an actor in a 1930s (or even 1920s) movie. But he was actually a star thrice-over in English popular music, as a conductor/composer of light music, as one of the nation's legendary cinema organists, and as a top recording artist in that field as well. From the 1930s through the 1960s, he was a top record-seller and a renowned pop-culture figure in England.
Sidney Torch was the son of Morris Torchinsky, a Russian trombonist, who shortened and Anglicized the family name after emigrating. Born in London in 1908, he began learning music early, courtesy of his father, and later studied piano at the Blackheath Conservatoire
Sidney Torch was the son of Morris Torchinsky, a Russian trombonist, who shortened and Anglicized the family name after emigrating. Born in London in 1908, he began learning music early, courtesy of his father, and later studied piano at the Blackheath Conservatoire
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