Born Jul 15, 1898 • Died Mar 04, 1954
Noel Gay
Photo: From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Gay
Last updated on March 15, 2025
Born Jul 15, 1898 • Died Mar 04, 1954
Photo: From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Gay
Last updated on March 15, 2025
From Wikipedia:
Noel Gay (15 July 1898 – 4 March 1954) was born Reginald Moxon Armitage. He also used the name Stanley Hill professionally. He was a successful British composer of popular music of the 1930s and 1940s whose output comprised 45 songs as well as the music for 28 films and 26 London shows. Sheridan Morley has commented that he was “the closest Britain ever came to a local Irving Berlin”. He is best known for the musical, Me and My Girl. […]
Noel Gay wrote the song “Leaning on a Lamp-post,” which has been performed by The Beatles and Paul McCartney.
Unreleased song
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