July 1955 Penny Whistle is Big Time Now It was in the

July 1955 Penny Whistle is Big Time Now It was in the 40s that a young teenager, Willard Cele, first put his hands on a penny whistle. It wasn't long after this that Donald Swanson, a film producer saw talent in young Willard, and featured him in his movie, The Magic Garden'. Willard's penny whistle followed scene after scene in the background. From that day there was a penny whistle boom in every township on the Rand. Kids all over the place bought whistles, stuck them in their mounths, blew and hoped for the best. (Photograph by Drum Photographer @ Baileys Archive) neg E442

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