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The story of 60 years of popular music
A 26-week series
'If a man has food in his stomach and a roof over his head, he'll want to hear a ballad, and I hope to write it for him. (SAMMY CAHN ) ' Melody is the secret. Melody is the thing that makes for memorable songs.'
(HENRY MANCINI)
26: Melody Lingers On
Kenneth More concludes the history of popular music from the beginning of the 20th century, with the help of: JO STAFFORD ,
PAUL WESTON IRVING BERLIN , JOHNNY MERCER TOMMY STEELE , MANTOVANI ANNE SHELTON , ACKER BILK
HENRY MANCINI , SAMMY CAHN and others
Series written by PETER CLAYTON and BENNY GREEN
Research BILL SULLIVAN Producers STEVE ALLEN and JOHN BILLINGHAM

Contributors

Unknown:
Sammy Cahn
Unknown:
Kenneth More
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Jo Stafford
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Paul Weston Irving Berlin
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Johnny Mercer
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Tommy Steele
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Mantovani Anne Shelton
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Acker Bilk
Unknown:
Henry Mancini
Unknown:
Sammy Cahn
Written By:
Peter Clayton
Unknown:
Benny Green
Unknown:
Bill Sullivan
Producers:
Steve Allen
Producers:
John Billingham

Fragrant memories from Victorian and Edwardian times and a little later, with FORBES ROBINSON
PATRICIA LAMBERT
THE REGINALD LEOPOLD ORCHESTRA
FAIREY ENGINEERING WORKS BAND and THE COLLEGIANS
Introduced by Alan Keith Producer
DAVID RAYVERN ALLEN

Contributors

Unknown:
Forbes Robinson
Unknown:
Patricia Lambert
Unknown:
Reginald Leopold
Introduced By:
Alan Keith
Unknown:
David Rayvern Allen

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