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Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912) was an English violinist and bandleader on the Titanic during its maiden voyage. He became famous for leading the eight-member band as the ship sank on 15 April 1912. He and the rest of the band did not survive the sinking.
Harry Chapin's album Dance Band on the Titanic (1977) is dedicated to the Titanic's ensembles and contains a song titled "Dance Band on the Titanic" The album Titanic: Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage (1997), [ 55 ] by Ian Whitcomb and the White Star Orchestra, recreates songs played aboard the Titanic the night the ship foundered , and ...
Frederick Cayley Robinson's 1912 oil painting The Outward Bound shows a youth in a boat watching as Titanic leaves Southampton. It was commissioned in memory of Titanic ' s band leader, violinist Wallace Hartley, and given to Leeds Art Gallery by the Leeds Professional Musicians.
Janne Løseth was the band's primary songwriter and Roy Robinson its main lyricist. In October 1971, Titanic reached Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart, with their instrumental track, "Sultana" in the style of Santana. [1] The band relocated to the south of France and released Macumba in 1973 with Helge Groslie on keyboards. It reached number one ...
The Titanic Musicians' Memorial is a memorial in Southampton, United Kingdom, to the musicians who died in the RMS Titanic disaster on 15 April 1912. The original Titanic Musicians' Memorial was unveiled by the Mayor of Southampton, H Bowyer on 19 April 1913, and was located in the old Southampton library.
Following Titanic's success, stars such as Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio continued to find success in the industry. The film, which was released in 1997, was inspired by the historical ...
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million ($1.485 million) at auction on ...
Jay Bennett was born November 15, 1963, in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. [1]Bennett was a founding member of Titanic Love Affair. The band recorded three albums in the 1990s: Titanic Love Affair (1991), No Charisma (EP, 1992), and Their Titanic Majesty's Request (1996).