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David Heneker

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Real name
David William Heneker
Born
March 31, 1906
Died
January 30, 2001
Country
United Kingdom
IPI
00013824999 46 works
Affiliation
PRS
Comments
English writer and composer of British popular music and musicals best known for creating the music and lyrics for "Half a Sixpence" for which he won an Ivor Novello award.
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Songs written by David Heneker

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Little Bit Individual David Heneker Joss Ackland August 13, 1966 Covered by Barry Kent, The Rita Williams Singers and The Brian Fahey Orchestra
All in the Cause of Economy David Heneker Original Cast [Half a Sixpence, London, 1963] PRF,REL, Tommy Steele, Beverley Cross, David Heneker & the Rita Williams Singers REC March 21, 1963 Covered by (6 artists)
Ask Mr. Jorrocks David Heneker Joss Ackland, Richard Stilgoe, Porters and Clerks August 13, 1966 Covered by Barry Kent, The Rita Williams Singers and The Brian Fahey Orchestra
Belinda David Heneker Richard Stilgoe, Bernard Lloyd, Cheryl Kennedy and Company PRF, Richard Stilgoe, Bernard Lloyd and Company REL August 13, 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
Bells Will Ring David Heneker, John Taylor [GB3] Christine Holmes December 15, 1965 Covered by (3 artists)
Charlie Girl David Heneker, John Taylor [GB3] Joe Brown & The Company December 15, 1965 Covered by (7 artists)
Finale - Ensemble (Half a Sixpence) David Heneker Original Cast [Half a Sixpence, London, 1963] PRF, Original Cast [Half a Sixpence, Broadway, 1965] REL March 21, 1963 Covered by (2 artists)
Flash, Bang, Wallop! David Heneker Tommy Steele and Company March 21, 1963 Covered by (20 artists)
Half a Sixpence David Heneker Tommy Steele and Marti Webb PRF,REL, Roy Sone & David Heneker REC March 21, 1963 Covered by (17 artists)
How Fashionable and Amusing David Heneker The Rita Williams Singers 1962 Covered by David Heneker
I Don't Believe a Word of It David Heneker David Heneker REC, Count Basie REL 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
I Don't Want to Behave Like a Lady David Heneker Cheryl Kennedy August 13, 1966 Covered by Pat Whitmore, the Rita Williams Singers and the Brian Fahey Orchestra
I Don't Want to Say Goodnight David Heneker Cheryl Kennedy and Bernard Lloyd August 13, 1966 Covered by Pat Whitmore and Charles Young, The Rita Williams Singers and The Brian Fahey Orchestra
If the Rain's Got to Fall David Heneker Tommy Steele and Company PRF,REL, Tommy Steele & the Rita Williams Singers REC March 21, 1963 Covered by (14 artists)
I Know What I Am David Heneker Marti Webb March 21, 1963 Covered by (8 artists)
I'll Build a Palace David Heneker Tommy Steele, Rita Williams, Roy Sone & the Rita Williams Singers REC, Tommy Steele and Men REL 1962 Covered by Charlie Stemp, Emma Williams, Vivien Parry, Gerard Carey, Jane How, Harry Morrision
I'm Not Talking to You David Heneker Rita Williams & Beverley Cross REC, Marti Webb, Tommy Steele and James Grout REL 1962 Covered by Count Basie
I Only Want a Little House David Heneker Tommy Steele, Rita Williams, Roy Sone & the Rita Williams Singers REC, Marti Webb and Girls REL 1962 Covered by Charlie Stemp, Emma Williams, Vivien Parry, Gerard Carey, Jane How, Harry Morrision
I Was Young David Heneker, John Taylor [GB3] Anna Neagle, Stuart Damon & Chorus December 15, 1965 Covered by Anna Neagle & Boys
I Well Recall the Day David Heneker Thelma Ruby and Paul Eddington August 13, 1966 Covered by Rita Williams and Charles Granville, The Rita Williams Singers and The Brian Fahey Orchestra
Jorrocks David Heneker Company [Jorrocks, London, 1966] August 13, 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
Let's Do a Deal David Heneker, John Taylor [GB3] Anna Neagle & Hy Hazell December 15, 1965 Covered by (2 artists)
Long Ago David Heneker Marti Webb and Tommy Steele PRF,REL, Rita Williams REC March 21, 1963 Covered by (16 artists)
Love Your Neighbour David Heneker Joss Ackland and Company August 13, 1966 Covered by Barry Kent, The Rita Williams Singers and The Brian Fahey Orchestra
Manhattan Hometown David Heneker Ann Morrison 1984 Covered by Celia Berk
Money to Burn David Heneker Tommy Steele and Company PRF,REL, Tommy Steele & the Rita Williams Singers REC March 21, 1963 Covered by (9 artists)
Only Fools David Heneker, Tommy Duggan Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Harry Prime 1952 Covered by Bernard Manning
Overture [Half a Sixpence] David Heneker Orchestra [Original Cast, Half a Sixpence, London, 1963] March 1963 Covered by (3 artists)
Party of a Lifetime David Heneker, John Taylor [GB3] Hy Hazell & Chorus December 15, 1965 Covered by (2 artists)
Proper Gentleman David Heneker Tommy Steele, Jessica James, Anna Barry, Irene Byatt, Ian White and Party Guests PRF, Tommy Steele, Will Mackenzie, Norman Allen, Grover Dale, Shopgirls REL March 21, 1963 Covered by (2 artists)
She's Too Far Above Me David Heneker Tommy Steele March 21, 1963 Covered by (13 artists)
Stand by Me David Heneker, John Taylor [GB3] Billy Fury and The Gamblers August 16, 1964 Covered by Colin Paul
That's It David Heneker, John Taylor [GB3] Stuart Damon December 15, 1965 Covered by (2 artists)
The Happiest Man Alive David Heneker Joss Ackland, Thelma Ruby, Bernard Lloyd, Cheryl Kennedy, Paul Eddington August 13, 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
The Hounds of John Horrocks David Heneker Joss Ackland, Peter Whitbread, Bernard Lloyd and Company 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
The Oak and the Ash David Heneker Joanna Rigby, Beverley Cross & the Rita Williams Singers REC, Anna Barry and the Students REL 1962
The Old Military Canal David Heneker The Rita Williams Singers REC, Original Cast [Half a Sixpence, London, 1963] REL 1962
The One That's Run Away David Heneker Tommy Steele, Beverley Cross, The Rita Williams Singers 1962 Covered by (3 artists)
The Party is on the House David Heneker Tommy Steele, Grover Dale, Will Mackenzie, Norman Allen, Shopgirls 1965 Covered by Colin Farrell, The Westminster Sinfonia and Theatre Chorus directed by Ray Cook
The Race is On David Heneker, Irwin Kostal Roy Sone, Marti Webb and The Rita Williams Chorus with The New World Theatre Orchestra conducted by Cyril Stapleton 1967 Covered by (4 artists)
This is My World David Heneker, Irwin Kostal Covered by (6 artists)
Toasts of the Town David Heneker Thelma Ruby, Paul Eddington, Michael Malnick August 13, 1966 Covered by Rita Williams, Charles Granville, Andy Cole, The Rita Williams Singers and The Brian Fahey Orchestra
What Would I Get from Being Married David Heneker, John Taylor [GB3] Hy Hazell and Stuart Damon December 15, 1965 Covered by (2 artists)
When You're In David Heneker Paul Eddington, Willoughby Goddard, Michael Malnick August 13, 1966 Covered by The Bow Bells
You Can Depend on Me David Heneker Cheryl Kennedy and Joss Ackland August 13, 1966 Covered by Pat Whitmore and Barry Kent, The Rita Williams Singers and The Brian Fahey Orchestra
You Never Know What You Can Do (Until You Try) David Heneker, John Taylor [GB3] Anna Neagle, Joe Brown & The Company December 15, 1965 Covered by (2 artists)

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