Paddy Roberts (songwriter)

Paddy Roberts (1910 - 24 August 1975) 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 Roberts in Durban, South Africa, he died in Dartmouth, Devon, England at the age of 65. [http://www.sterlingtimes.org/paddy_roberts.htm Sterlingtimes.org biography] ] 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.

Discography

ongs

*"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)
*"Tattooed Lady"
*"What's All This Fuss About Love"
*"I Remember Tilly"
*"Our Little Village"
*"Auntie Bridget"
*"I Love Mary"
*"Country Girl" [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:w9fuxqwjldfe~T3 All Music Guide discography] ]

oundtrack 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") [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731470/ IMDb database] ]

Albums

*"Strictly for Grown Ups" (1959) - #8 UK
*"Paddy Roberts Tries Again" (1960) - #16 UK
*"Paddy Roberts at the Blue Angel" (1961)
*"Songs for Gay Dogs" (1966)
*"The Best of Paddy Roberts" (1968)
*"The World Of Paddy Roberts" (1969)cite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 465
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5]

ee also

*List of artists under the Decca Records label

References

External links

* [http://www.sterlingtimes.org/paddy_roberts.htm Biography and discography at Sterlingtimes.org]
* [http://www.bucksmusicgroup.com/about/Ivor_Novello_Awards.html Ivor Novello Awards winners list @ Bucksmusicgroup.com]