Harry Secombe
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Biography
[Edit]One of the most beloved British entertainers of the 20th century, Harry Secombe cut a swathe through comedy, music, theater, and motion pictures that eventually brought him international renown. Born in 1921 in Swansea, Wales, he first gained experience in performing as a choirboy, and subsequently played straight man in a comedy duo with his sister Carol. He started singing solo at neighborhood events, indulging in his love of music when he wasn't engaged in his work as an office clerk. He never thought of performing as an occupation to be pursued, and was content to entertain people on an occasional basis, until the outbreak of World War II. Secombe was just days from being 19 years old when war was declared with Germany in September of 1939, and he joined the 321st Gun Battery of the Swansea Territorials; his unit served in Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa in 1942, and subsequently served on Malta and in Italy. He was wounded in 1944 and spent more than a month in a hospital, but his military service also saw lighter and more encouraging moments, especially his crossing paths several times with Spike Milligan, a young, prodigiously talented comic. It was also during his time in uniform that he began developing a comedic persona to entertain at a concert party, which was a huge success.
In 1945, while still in uniform, Secombe linked up professionally with Milligan, with whom he would later co-found the comedy performing group the Goons. Once out of the service, Secombe began establishing himself as a singing comedian, turning professional during a three-month engagement late in 1946 at the Windmill Theatre in London, where he was on a bill with acts that largely consisted of women in various stages of undress. By 1947 he was touring Germany, and in 1948 he began appearing on radio, on the BBC program Listen My Children. During 1950, he became the resident comedian on the Welsh Rarebit radio show. Secombe and Milligan had been zigging and zagging in and out of each other's orbits for years when, in 1950, they began a collaboration, leading to a demonstration record that became the basis for the Goon Show. The Goons, which also featured Michael Bentine and Peter Sellers, were the radio era's equivalent of Monty Python's Flying Circus, and went on to become Britain's most popular comedy group on radio and on record during the 1950s. Sellers became an international star during the 1960s, but during the early days, Secombe was the star, principally portraying a character called Neddy Seagoon.
Secombe gave his first Royal Command Performance in 1951, by which time he'd already appeared in his third motion picture, and he remained a comedy star of unique stature, until the mid- to late '50s, when the British public discovered that Secombe also had a singing voice. Although he always sold himself short in this area (saying his singing was "less bel canto than can belto"), he charted two Top Five singles in England in 1955, and later recorded a hit album of religious material, Sacred Songs. A devoutly religious man, he became closely associated with sacred music in many of his broadcasts, though Secombe never gave up comedy entirely, merely branching into other areas of entertainment as his stature grew. He became an established stage star with the success of the British production of Pickwick, whose cast also included a young Davy Jones, and also enjoyed a hit single in 1963 with a song from the show, "If I Ruled the World." His later hits included a huge selling rendition of "This Is My Song" in 1967, which reached number two on the British charts, after Petula Clark's version had already topped the charts. That same year, Secombe played the role of Mr. Bumble in the film Oliver!, based on the hit musical. The late '60s marked his heyday on the big screen, with parts in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (directed by one-time Goon director Richard Lester), Song of Norway, and The Bed-Sitting Room (also a Lester movie).
Secombe, who counted John Lennon and Prince Charles among his fans, never lost popularity. In 1978, his album 20 Songs of Joy reach the British Top Ten, right in the middle of the heyday of the Sex Pistols and other iconic figures on the U.K. punk rock scene. In 1981, in recognition of his many years of charitable work, Secombe was knighted — friends rather jokingly referred to him after that as "Sir Cumference," in recognition of his girth. He continued working into the 1990s and was only slowed by a stroke late in the decade, and announced his retirement in 1999.
Title: The Goon Show: The Last Tram (from Clapham)
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: The Spanish Suitcase
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: The Canal
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Best of the Goon Shows No.2
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Goon Show: Dishounoured or the Fall of Neddie Seagoon
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved)
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: Forog
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: Lurgi Strikes Britain!
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: The Whistling Spy Enigma
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: The Booted Gorilla (found?)
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: The Phantom Head Shaver
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: The Affair of the Lone Banana
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Title: The Goon Show: The Lost Goldmine (Of Charlotte)
Artist: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Max Geldray
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Collections
Title: Gospel Classics & Christian Prayers
Genre: Gospel
Title: Christian Songs Through the Ages
Genre: Gospel
Title: Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Simply Songs for the Seaside
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Title: 1960's British Hit Parade, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: 4th of July Classic Celebration
Genre: Country
Title: Chart Busters, Vol. 5
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Christian Classics
Genre: Gospel
Title: Goon Show: The Internal Mountain
Genre: Humor
Title: Mum Knows Best
Genre: Pop
Title: Cracking Christmas Covers
Title: Above & Beyond - Rock, Pop & Reggae Heaven, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Goon Show: The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu-Manchu
Genre: Humor
Title: Big Hits and Highlights of 1955 Volume 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Jewish Music - Songs of Holiday & Tradition
Genre: World Music
Title: Swingin' on a Star, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Welcome to Wales
Genre: World Music
Title: Above & Beyond - Rock, Pop and Reggae Heaven, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Swingin' on a Star, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: This Is My Song 115 Classic Favourites CD 3
Genre: Pop
Title: This Is My Song 115 Classic Favourites CD 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Best Christmas 100 (CD5)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Sixties Classics (CD1)
Title: 100 Christmas Hits (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Mum Knows Best 2 - The Album
Genre: Pop
Title: True Christmas (CD1)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: True Christmas (CD2)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Featuring albums
Title: 50 Classical Wedding Songs & Music Including "The Wedding March"
Artist: Frank Chacksfield, Wal - Berg, Sir Edward Elgar, Otto Klemperer, André Kostelanetz / Andre Kostelanetz, Hallé Orchestra / Halle Orchestra, I. Musici, Arthur Fiedler, Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, City Of London Sinfonia, Yehudi Menuhin, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Sinfonia Of London, The, London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus, Sir John Barbirolli, Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Cappella Coloniensis, Richard Hickox, Moshe Atzmon, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Karl Münchinger / Karl Munchinger, Ferenc Fricsay, Thomas Beecham, George Szell, New York Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, The Boston Pops Orchestra, Antal Dorati, Hilde Gueden, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Zagreb Soloists, Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra, Telemann Society Orchestra, Unicorn Concert Orcestra, London Metropolis Symphony Orchestra, London Proms Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Badische, RCA Victor Orchestra, The Sttugart Chamber Orchestra, Roderick Dunk, Richard Schulze, Heinrich Hollreiser, Harry Dickson, Alexander Faris, Roderick Brydon, Micheal Freedman, Charles Makerras, August Wenzinger, Emmanuel Young, Curt Cremer, Hermann Scherchen, Tonko Ninic
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Title: St Patricks Day Festival - Shamrocks & Guinness
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist