In his later years Ronnie Aldrich settled in the Isle of Man, where he and his wife Mary lived in a castle. He found it the perfect location to indulge his big passion, sailing, and one of his neighbours was his former producer Mark White (at one time also head of BBC Radios 1 & 2).
Recently, all the Decca recordings were released in CD format by Vocalion.
Ronnie Aldrich became leader of the Squadronaires when its famous director Jimmy Miller left in 1950, a post he held until it eventually disbanded in 1964, following their final season at the Palace Ballroom, Douglas, Isle of Man.
Before World War II, Aldrich went to India to play jazz.
He recorded special tracks that were released by Reader's Digest.