Jimmy Kennedy

Jimmy Kennedy
Background information
Birth nameJames Kennedy
Born(1902-07-20)20 July 1902
Omagh, County Tyrone, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died6 April 1984(1984-04-06) (aged 81)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Occupation(s)Songwriter, lyricist

James Kennedy OBE (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was a British songwriter. He was predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer" or co-writing with composers like Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz and Nat Simon. In a career spanning more than fifty years, he wrote some 2000 songs, of which over 200 became worldwide hits and about 50 are popular music classics.

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