singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?

Subject: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 25 Aug 15 - 08:36 AM

talking to an old guy and he remembered a singing cowboy with a horse called Ladybird - apparently they gigged in England?

Anybody any idea who he's talking about?

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 25 Aug 15 - 01:15 PM

No but it might trigger someone's memory.

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: Don Firth
Date: 25 Aug 15 - 07:25 PM

Lyndon B. Johnson?

(Sorry....)

Don Firth

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: GUEST,John J
Date: 25 Aug 15 - 08:24 PM

Not Ladybird, but look at this:http://www.lancashirewallopers.co.uk/index.php?page=1

JJ

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 25 Aug 15 - 09:36 PM

not quite sure how it fits in, but interesting


http://lancashirewallopers.co.uk/index.php?page=1

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Oct 16 - 10:32 AM

Yes, I remember him. I had a lovely glossy black and white photo of him and the horse byt it was the horse's name I remembered.

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
Date: 05 Oct 16 - 12:14 PM

Cal McCord the "Carry On" cowboy.

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
Date: 05 Oct 16 - 12:29 PM

Administrative / Biographical History

Cal McCord (1904-1983) was born Hertzel Spenadl in London's Whitechapel in July 1904 and became popular in Britain during the 1940s-1960s as a Canadian cowboy, rope-spinner, juggler, singer, actor and comedian. The son of Benjamin Spenadl and his wife Anne Louise Ginger who married in Mile End in 1898 and had only one son, but a daughter Hannah who died aged 6 months and six other daughters Rachael, Frieda, Mendel, Zeasel, Malka and Surya, Hertzel, went to Canada aged 16 or 17 where he joined the army. He learned rope-spinning, became a performer with the Canadian Army and with 'the Macordialities' spent six years entertaining Canadian troops across Europe during WWII.

He appeared in a variety of television programmes in England including the BBC television documentary How to be a Cowboy (1953), and the BBC radio series, Riders of the Range (1949). His notable film credentials include Carry on Cowboy (1966) and Never Take Sweets From a Stranger (1960). McCord continued to perform in variety shows and appeared at many music halls, competitions, fetes and fairs across Britain throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Eleanor (Lea) McCord performed in amateur dramatics and variety shows throughout her life. Prior to marrying McCord she was also a performer for the British Army entertainment branch (E.N.S.A)."

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb71-thm/449

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler
Date: 05 Oct 16 - 03:07 PM

aka "Every Night Something Atrocious"!

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: Michael
Date: 05 Oct 16 - 03:41 PM

Steve Gardham's silver tongue!

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: leeneia
Date: 05 Oct 16 - 04:40 PM

See Cal McCord on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3tJ6BCOsGE

Subject: RE: singing cowboy's horse..Ladybird?
From: GUEST,Geoff
Date: 26 May 17 - 04:28 AM

I have a feeling the cowboy was called Ross Salmon.