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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Kennedy |
| Born | 20 July 1902 Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Died | 6 April 1984 (aged 81) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, lyricist |
James Kennedy OBE (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was an Irish songwriter.[1] He was predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer" or co-writing with composers like Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz and Nat Simon. In a career spanning more than fifty years, he wrote some 2000 songs, of which over 200 became worldwide hits and about 50 are popular music classics.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 231/2. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.