#BlogTour | #GuestPost: The Girl From The Savoy by Hazel Gaynor (@HazelGaynor)

 

It is my pleasure to welcome you to my stop on the Girl From The Savoy blog tour and to round off what has been a wonderful tour.  Without further ado, I’ll hand you over to the lovely Hazel and the beautiful playlist that helped inspire her writing.

 

While I was writing The Girl from The Savoy, I often listened to music from the era. There is something so haunting about these high-pitched, warbling voices and something so exciting about the music of the emerging jazz bands such as the Savoy Orpheans, the resident band at The Savoy during the period  in which the novel is set. I hope you enjoy discovering some of these forgotten songs, most of which you can listen to through YouTube while watching some fabulous footage of the era!

‘Good-bye, Good Luck, God Bless You’ Henry Burr, 1916

‘If You Were the Only Girl in the World (and I Were the Only Boy)’ Henry Burr, 1917

‘There’s a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway’
Elsie Baker, 1916

‘Parisian Pierrot’ from London Calling! 1923

‘Fascinating Rhythm’ from Lady, Be Good, Carl Fenton Orchestra, 1924

‘Look for the Silver Lining’ from Sally, Marion Harris, 1921

‘The Merry Widow Waltz’ Marek Weber and His Orchestra

‘The Charleston’ various recordings, but I love the Savoy Orpheans, HMV recording, 1925

‘Charleston, Charleston, Show Me the Way’ Savoy Havana Band, 1925

‘It Had to Be You’ The Savoy Orpheans, 1924

‘Tiger Rag’ The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, 1917

‘Limehouse Blues’ Gertrude Lawrence

‘I Don’t Believe It, But Say It Again’ The Savoy Orpheans, 1926

‘Baby Face’ The Savoy Orpheans, 1926

‘Yes Sir, That’s My Baby’ Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra, 1926

 

You can order a copy of The Girl from The Savoy here.

 

About the Author

Hazel Gaynor’s 2014 debut THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME was a NYT and USA Today bestseller and winner of the 2015 RNA Historical Romantic Novel of the Year award. Her second novel A MEMORY OF VIOLETS was selected by WHSmith Travel as a ‘Fresh Talent’ title and was also a NYT and USA Today bestseller.

Hazel is one of nine contributing authors to WWI anthology FALL OF POPPIES – Stories of Love and the Great War. Her third novel, THE GIRL FROM THE SAVOY is available now.

Hazel writes a popular guest blog ‘Carry on Writing’ for national Irish writing website writing.ie and also contributes special guest features for the site, interviewing authors such as Philippa Gregory, Kate Mosse, Sebastian Faulks, Cheryl Strayed and Rachel Joyce among others.

Hazel was the recipient of the 2012 Cecil Day Lewis award for Emerging Writers and was selected by Library Journal as one of ten big breakout authors for 2015. Originally from Yorkshire, England, Hazel now lives in Ireland with her husband and two children.

To keep up-to-date with Hazel’s latest news, visit her website www.hazelgaynor.com or her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hazelgaynorbooks

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