Ross Parker | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Album_cover_of_The_Happy_Piano_of_Ross_Parker.jpg) Ross Parker on the cover of his 1968 album The Happy Piano of Ross Parker | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Albert Rostron Parker[1] |
| Also known as | Ross Parker Clarke Ross-Parker |
| Born | 16 August 1914 Manchester, England |
| Died | 1 August 1974 (aged 59) Kent, England |
| Genres | Pop, swing |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, lyricist, actor |
| Years active | 1930–1974 |
Ross Parker (born Albert Rostron Parker) (16 August 1914 – 1 August 1974) was an English pianist, composer, lyricist and actor. He is best known for co-writing the songs "We'll Meet Again"[2] and "There'll Always Be an England".[3]
- ^ Notice of name change in The London Gazette, 14 August 1951
- ^ Steyn, Mark (2000). Broadway Babies Say Goodnight: Musicals Then and Now. Taylor & Francis. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-415-92287-6.
- ^ Hayes, Nicky (1999). 'Millions Like Us'?: British Culture in the Second World War. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-0-85323-763-1.