Alan Blaikley
Alan Blaikley | |
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| Birth name | Alan Tudor Blaikley |
| Born | 23 March 1940 Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, England |
| Died | 4 July 2022 (aged 82) |
| Genres | Pop music, musicals, theme music |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, lyricist, composer |
| Years active | 1960s–2022 |
| Website | www |
Alan Tudor Blaikley (23 March 1940 – 4 July 2022) was an English songwriter and composer, best known for writing a series of international hits in the 1960s and 1970s in collaboration with Ken Howard, including the UK number one hits "Have I the Right?" and "The Legend of Xanadu". Together with Howard, he also wrote two West End musicals and a number of TV themes, including the theme music for the BBC's long-running series of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.