[5] Jim Caine married Edna Heaps on Thursday 28 September 1950,[6] the wedding ceremony taking place at St George's Church, Douglas, with his brother Allan officiating as best man.
[7] In addition to Caine, the line-up consisted of Hugh Gibb (drums), Arthur Crawford (accordion), Tommy Cowley (bass), Albert Metcalfe (tenor saxophone) and John Knight (trombone).
[8] He also appeared in support of the Conister Quartette[9] and as a member of Harold Moorhouse and his Augmented Old Time Orchestra, featuring in a charity concert in order to raise money for victims of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising.
[citation needed] It was their appearances at the Arragon which enabled the trio to establish their reputation and from where a New Year's Eve outside broadcast was transmitted, one of the first in the history of Manx Radio.
[2][4] Under the ownership of the former World Motorcycle Champion Geoff Duke, the Arragon Hotel was at the time considered to be one of the finest venues on the Isle of Man.
[1] His body was cremated at a private ceremony, following which there was a Service of Celebration of his life at St Peter's Church, Onchan, Isle of Man.