Paddy Roberts (songwriter)

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Paddy Roberts (1910 - September 1975^[1]) was a popular songwriter and singer, having previously been a lawyer and a pilot (serving with the RAF in World War II).

Born John Godfrey Owen in Durban, South Africa, he died in Dartmouth, Devon, England at the age of 65.^[2] Roberts enjoyed success with a number of songs in the 1950s and 1960s and wrote songs for several films. He released several LPs and EPs of his own material, often featuring what were, for the time, slightly risqué lyrics. Roberts was twice the winner of an Ivor Novello Award, and he co-wrote the UK chart-topper, "Softly, Softly", as sung by Ruby Murray.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Songs 1.2 Soundtrack songs 1.3 Albums 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Songs

• "L'Anglais Avec Son Sang-froid"
• "Follow Me"
• "Love Isn't What it Used To Be"
• "The Book" (David Whitfield)
• "Lay Down Your Arms" (Anne Shelton) (1956)
• "Meet Me on the Corner" (Max Bygraves)
• "Pickin' a Chicken" (Eve Boswell)
• "Evermore" (Ruby Murray)
• "Softly, Softly" (Ruby Murray) (1955)
• "Johnny is the Boy for Me"
• "It's a Boy" (Lita Roza)
• "That Dear Old Gentleman"
• "Send For Me"
• "The Three Galleons"
• "Merry Christmas You Suckers" (released in the U.S. as "And A Happy New Year")
• "The Belle of Barking Creek"
• "The Big Deejay"
• "The Lavender Cowboy"
• "The Ballad of Bethnal Green" - Ivor Novello Awards winner (1959)

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[edit] Soundtrack songs

• "Magic Carpet" (from No Time for Tears)
• "You Are My First Love" (from It's Great to be Young!)
• "I'm in Love for the Very First Time" (from An Alligator Named Daisy) - Ivor Novello Award winner (1955)
• "The Heart of a Man" (from The Heart of a Man) (Frankie Vaughan)
• "Play Rough" (from Violent Playground)
• Several songs (from The Good Companions) (1957)
• "Give Me a Man" (from To Dorothy a Son)

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[edit] Albums

• Strictly for Grown Ups (1959) - #8 UK
• Paddy Roberts Tries Again (1960) - #16 UK
• Paddy Roberts at the Blue Angel (1961)
• Songs for Lesbian Dogs (1966)
• The Best of Paddy Roberts (1968)

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[edit] See also

• List of artists under the Decca Records label

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Biography and discography at Sterlingtimes.org
• Ivor Novello Awards winners list @ Bucksmusicgroup.com