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Peter Skellern presents a series looking at the many styles and successes of the great piano entertainers.
The accompanist to Gracie Fields, Lita Roza and Joan Regan and the man behind hits like "Roulette", "Side Saddle" and "Snow Coach". His signature hammer style was probably the result of a finger-slicing incident from his working days in the galley of a Royal Navy ship.

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Peter Skellern

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