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Annotation

Recorded 1938–1949

Annotation last modified on 2018-11-29 22:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Bee Song
piano:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
recording of:
The Bee Song (on 1938-04-28)
lyricist:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
composer:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist) (in 1938)
2:43
2Chirrup!
piano:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
recording of:
Chirrup! (on 1938-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
2:47
3I Pulled Myself Together
piano:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
recording of:
I Pulled Myself Together (in 1938-12)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
3:04
4Ding Dong Bell
piano:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
recording of:
Ding Dong Bell (in 1938-12)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
3:01
5The Cuckoo
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Ronnie Munro
recording of:
The Cuckoo (in 1939-01)
2:51
6All to Specification
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Ronnie Munro
recording of:
All to Specification (in 1939-01)
3:13
7The Worm
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Ronnie Munro
recording of:
The Worm (in 1939-01)
writer:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
2:44
8Knitting
piano:
Eric Fowler
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
recording of:
Knitting (in 1939-09)
3:08
9We’re Gonna Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
lead vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian) (in 1939-11)
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Ronnie Munro (in 1939-11)
recording of:
We’re Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line (in 1939-11)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
2:40
10How Ashamed I Was
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Ronnie Munro
recording of:
How Ashamed I Was (in 1939-11)
writer:
Leslie Holmes (Part of "The Two Leslies". (aka Roy Leslie). Comedy singer, died 1960) and Leslie Sarony
3:00
11Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Ronnie Munro
recording of:
Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major (in 1939-11)
writer:
Art Noel (songwriter) and Don Pelosi
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16962)
2:58
12Big and Stinker’s Parlour Games
spoken vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian) and Richard Murdoch (actor)
recording of:
Big and Stinker’s Parlour Games (in 1939-11)
writer:
Arthur Askey (comedian) and Richard Murdoch (actor)
6:58
13The Seagull Song
piano:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
recording of:
The Seagull Song (in 1940-09)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
2:36
14More Chestnut Corner
spoken vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian) and Richard Murdoch (actor)
recording of:
More Chestnut Corner (in 1940-09)
writer:
Arthur Askey (comedian) and Richard Murdoch (actor)
2:38
15Sarah! Sarah!
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Ronnie Munro
recording of:
Sarah! Sarah! (in 1940-09)
writer:
Art Noel (songwriter) and Don Pelosi
3:01
16She Was Very, Very Shy
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Ronnie Munro
recording of:
She Was Very, Very Shy (in 1940-09)
writer:
Leslie Holmes (Part of "The Two Leslies". (aka Roy Leslie). Comedy singer, died 1960) and Leslie Sarony
2:52
17Early in the Morning
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Carol Gibbons
recording of:
Early in the Morning (in 1940-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Sarony
3:22
18The Channel Swimmer
spoken vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
recording of:
The Channel Swimmer (in 1941-07)
2:57
19The Pixie
piano:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
recording of:
The Pixie (in 1941-08)
2:53
20It’s Spring Again
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Phil Green
recording of:
It’s Spring Again (in 1942-02)
lyricist and composer:
Art Noel (songwriter)
3:19
21I Want a Banana
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Phil Green
recording of:
I Want a Banana (in 1942-02)
3:24
22The Christening
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Frank Cordell
recording of:
The Christening (in 1949-01)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
2:51
23Ev’ry Little Piggy’s Got a Curly Tail
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
conductor:
Frank Cordell
recording of:
Ev’ry Little Piggy’s Got a Curly Tail (in 1949-01)
3:22
24A Ballad
piano:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
recording of:
A Ballad (in 1940-04)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Blain (songwriter / pianist)
2:52
25Follow the White Line
vocals:
Arthur Askey (comedian)
orchestra:
Jack Hylton And His Boys
recording of:
Follow the White Line (in 1939-12)
2:29