vladpyre

Hi, does anybody remember the comedy singer/performer Paddy Roberts? I think he was South African - though I could be wrong. Recently discovered a 4 track e.p that my grandma left amongst her possessions and it's quite funny.
Does anybody remember him or know much about him? Does anyone have a pic they could post?

Thank You

(Had to insert this smiley, it's just so cute! Hehe!)

Nick Dando

I have a CD copy of an LP my Dad bought a few years ago - The World of Paddy Roberts.

Nick

vladpyre

What do you think of him Nick? Do you find him amusing also? (In a kinda olde-worlde Noel Coward way)

Nick Dando

Yes, some of the songs have survived the years quite well. The album includes:

The Ballad of Bethnal Green
Tattooed Lady
What's All This Fuss About Love
L'Anglais Avec Son Sang Froid
I Remember Tilly
Follow Me
Our Little Village
Love Isn't What It Used To Be
Auntie Bridget
I Love Mary
Country Girl
The Belle of Barking Creek


I do prefer listening to Rambling Syd Rumpo.

Nick

Mr Cosmo

From my website <b>I WAS A TEENAGE CHART FREAK </b>
PADDY ROBERTS
Paddy Roberts was born John Godfrey Owen in Durban, South Africa in 1910. He was a lawyer who moved to London in 1936 and started writing songs as a sideline, having an early success in 1937 with “Angel Of The Great White Way”. He served as a pilot in the RAF during World War 2 and then after the war he became a commercial pilot, but he was very into music as a songwriter with 50s chart hits by Ruby Murray (“Softly, Softly”, a # 1 from 1955), Max Bygraves (“Meet Me On The Corner”, a # 2 from the same year), Anne Shelton (“Lay Down Your Arms”, # 1 in 1956) and Frankie Vaughan (“The Heart Of A Man” # 5 in 1959). He made some albums of his own offbeat comedy songs (similar in style to Tom Lehrer) which were popular (e.g. “Strictly For Grown Ups”).
He issued 2 singles, Love Is A Wonderful Thing / Send For Me in 1961, and the following year, “Merry Xmas You Suckers” which did not appear to be followed up.
He died in 1975.

1 Writer (with JOHNNY FRANZ)
ANNE SHELTON - COME BACK AGAIN
Entered 13 July 1960 for 2 weeks. Chart Action ;
29 - 27

2 Writer
DONALD PEERS - PAPA LOVES MAMA
Entered 27 July 1960 for 1 week. Chart Action ;
28

3 Writer / Performer
MERRY XMAS YOU SUCKERS 2.22 / GOTN’IDEA (DECCA)
Writer : Paddy Roberts
Entered 24 December 1962 for 1 week. Chart Action;
28

julian_craster

Several of Paddy's Decca albums have made it to CD......check Amazon UK or HMV UK....
He also wrote songs for British films in the 1950s....