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Avonian Records was a DIY label. It managed one single. It issued singles in an RAJ-1000 numerical series. Distributed By Avonian Records. Bruce Dargavel was born in 1905 at Briton Ferry near Port Talbot, South Wales. After leaving school at the age of 14, he worked in a local factory before auditioning and being accepted by The Carl Rosa Opera Company. His performed his 1st professional part at the age of 24 and went on to sing in all of the major opera houses in Europe including Covent Garden. Sir Thomas Beecham stated that Bruce Dargavel had "the finest baritone voice in the world". World famous tenor Benjamino Gigli commented on his "exceptional and magnificent voice". Despite all of this, Bruce Dargavel was a modest man. He was a very good friend of Ashley Pegg who lived in Cradley, which is in the heart of the Black Country. Bruce appeared in many fund raising concerts that Ashley organised in that area such as Cradley, Stourbridge, Quarry Bank etc. Bruce and his lovely wife Vi lived in London during his career. Following retirement, Bruce returned to his native Neath, still singing well into his 70s, where he died in November 1985 at the age of 80.
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