David Heneker
David Heneker was a British lyricist best-known for his score of the hit musical Half a Sixpence, and the winner of three Ivor Novello Awards (given to outstanding British songwriters and composers). Heneker's musical career didn't truly get going until after World War II, when he began playing piano in London clubs on a regular basis, as well as writing and recording his own original compositions. His first scores for a musical came in 1958, when he collaborated with Monty Norman on the satire on London lowlife Expresso Bongo, following it up shortly thereafter with Irma la Douce (a collaboration with Norman and Julian More), which turned out to be a big hit on the West End of London. It eventually opened stateside, becoming a hit on Broadway in 1960, and was made into a movie starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in 1963. But it was 1965's Half a Sixpence that became Heneker's tour de force. First performed in 1965, it introduced American audiences to Tommy Steele when it opened on Broadway. Heneker died near Cardigan, Wales, in 2001 at the age of 94.
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Discographie
5 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Half a Sixpence (2016 London Cast Recording) (Live)
George Stiles, David Heneker, Anthony Drewe
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez Arts Music le 1 févr. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Biograph Girl (Original London Cast)
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez JAY Records le 1 janv. 1980
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Peg (Original London Cast)
Fred Fisher, David Heneker, Alfred Bryan
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez JAY Records le 17 oct. 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Make Me An Offer (Original London Cast)
Bandes originales - Paru chez Sepia le 22 oct. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Charlie Girl (1986 London Cast Recording)
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez First Night Records le 30 juil. 1986
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo