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Myles Rudge | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Myles Peter Carpenter Rudge |
| Born | 8 July 1926 |
| Origin | Bristol, England |
| Died | 10 October 2007 (aged 81) |
| Genres | Folk, popular music |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, scriptwriter |
| Years active | 1960–1992 |
Myles Peter Carpenter Rudge (8 July 1926 – 10 October 2007) was an English songwriter, known for writing the lyrics for novelty songs. His songs "The Hole in the Ground" and "Right Said Fred" were both British Top 10 chart hits in 1962,[1] both recorded by Bernard Cribbins to music by Ted Dicks and produced by George Martin for Parlophone.[2] Another of his songs, "A Windmill in Old Amsterdam", was a hit in 1965 for Ronnie Hilton, and won an Ivor Novello Award in 1966 for the Year's Outstanding Novelty Composition.[3]
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- ^ Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 393. ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
- ^ "The Ivors 1966". Theivors.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2017.