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Flanagan and Allen - The Galloping MajorFlanagan and Allen were a British singing and comedy double act popular during World War II. Its members were Bud Fla...
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Jun 18, 2018 · Harry Fay of Music Hall fame with "The Galloping Major!" written by Fred W. Leigh and composed by George Bastow.When I was in the army I was a cavalry man, y...
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Aug 4, 2020 · Georges Auric: Opening & Closing Title music from The Galloping Major (1951). Conducted by Muir Mathieson. [U.K.]
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The Galloping Major (song) Original sheet music from 1906. " The Galloping Major " is a British popular song written by Fred W. Leigh and composed by George Bastow. It was first published in London in 1906 by Francis, Day and Hunter. It was first sung by George Bastow, [1] and first recorded by Harry Graham, also in 1906.
May 19, 2021 · The Galloping Major has been revived many times. In the 1950/60s it featured in the repertoire of both by Flanagan and Allen and Stanley Holloway. In 1951 it featured in a British comedy film of same name. Folklorist Alice Kane in her Songs & Sayings of an Ulster Childhood remembered her father singing this song.
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The Galloping Major was based on a story idea by British comedic actor Basil Radford, and would turn out to be his swansong as an actor. Directed and produced by Ealing stalwarts Henry Cornelius (I Am a Camera, Passport to Pimlico) and Monja Danichewsky, The Galloping Major was made by Romulus Films, but owes so much to it’s creators’ former studio, not least a whimsical charm and story ...
