Arthur Le Clerq Explained

Arthur William Dudley Henley (5 June 1891 – 4 June 1976), known as Arthur Le Clerq, was a British songwriter from the 1930s, responsible for several, mainly novelty, hits.

Henley was born in Brixton, London.^[1] He died in Berkshire in 1976.^[2]

His songs included:

• "Is Izzy Azzy Woz?" (1929)^[3]
• "The Rocket Bus" (1929) - also known as "Alf's Carpet"^[4]
• "He Played His Ukulele as the Ship Went Down"^[5] (1931) - recorded by Clinton Ford^[5] (also known as "The Wreck of the Nancy Lee"); also recorded by Leslie Sarony.^[6]
• "Tan Tan-Tivvy Tally Ho!" (1931) - recorded by George Formby^[7] and Billy Cotton^{[8] [9]}
• "Nobody Loves a Fairy When She's Forty" (1934)^[10] - recorded by Tessie O'Shea^[11]
• "There's Another Trumpet Playing In The Sky" - recorded by Jenny Howard^[12]
• " She’s One of the Back Row Girls", broadcast and recorded by Miss Effie Atherton^[13]

External links

• National Library of Australia

Notes and References

1. 1911 England Census
2. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
3. Web site: Is Izzy azzy woz? [music] / by Arthur Le Clerq. - Version details - Trove |website=Trove.nla.gov.au |date= |accessdate=2016-04-09].
4. Web site: The Rocket Bus (1929), a film by W.P. Kellino -Theiapolis . Cinema.theiapolis.com . 2016-04-09 .
5. Web site: He Played His Ukelele as the Ship Went Down - Clinton Ford | Song Info . . 2016-04-09.
6. Web site: Leslie Sarony Discography . Discogs.com . 1985-02-12 . 2016-04-09.
7. Book: George Formby An Intimate Biography Of The Troubled Genius . David Bret . 281 . 11 May 2014. Lulu Enterprises Incorporated . 9781291872200 . 2016-04-09.
8. Web site: 10" 78RPM - BILLY COTTON & HIS BAND - TAN TAN TIVVY TALLY HO! (REGAL MR 595) . eBay . 2016-04-09.
9. Web site: 78 RPM - Billy Cotton - Tan Tan Tivvy Tally Ho! / When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba - Regal - UK - MR595 . 45worlds.com . 2016-04-09.
10. Web site: Mark Charles Chard . Mark's Music Circus = Music Events of 1934 . Marks-music-circus.co.uk . 2016-04-09 .
11. Web site: Various - A World Of Variety (CD, Album) . Discogs.com . 30 October 1997. 2016-04-09.
12. Web site: Jenny Howard - After Tonight We Say Good-Bye (Shellac) . Discogs.com . 2016-04-09.
13. Web site: She's One of the Back Row Girls", broadcast and recorded by Effie Atherton.