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Clips from this version were shown during obituary tributes to Cribbins on British news bulletins. The B-side was the comedy love song "Quietly Bonkers", another Dicks-Rudge composition. The song was also recorded in 1966 by Tommy Quickly. That version was produced by Brian Epstein and backed by Ian Whitcomb, Jimmy Page, and the Blue Flames. [10]
"The Hole in the Ground" is a comic song written by Myles Rudge and composed by Ted Dicks. When recorded by Bernard Cribbins and released by EMI on the Parlophone label in 1962, it was a number nine hit in the UK Singles Chart. It remains the highest charting and most successful of Cribbins' hit singles, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.
Bernard Joseph Cribbins (29 December 1928 – 27 July 2022) was an English actor and singer whose career spanned over eight decades.. During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records "The Hole in the Ground" and "Right Said Fred" and for his appearances in comedy films including Two-Way Stretch (1960) and the Carry On series.
"Gossip Calypso" is a novelty calypso song written by Trevor Peacock. It was recorded by Bernard Cribbins and released by EMI on the Parlophone label in 1962. The musical accompaniment was directed by Johnnie Spence, and the producer was George Martin. It reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart, [2] and was Cribbins' third top 30 hit of the year.
Bernard Cribbins, the beloved narrator of 1970s British children’s show “The Wombles” and actor on “Doctor Who,” has died. He was 93. ... the 1962 novelty song “Right Said Fred,” and ...
The group was named after the novelty song "Right Said Fred", which was a hit single for singer and actor Bernard Cribbins in 1962. The Fairbrass brothers were originally accompanied by drummer Ray Weston and guitarist Dan Kruse. Weston left in 1990 to join the progressive rock group Wishbone Ash and Kruse left the next year. Guitarist Rob ...
Bernard Cribbins reads an excerpt from Winnie The Pooh to the audience watched by Jenny Agutter and Gary Warren, after he received the annual J M Barrie Award for a lifetime of unforgettable work ...
Bernard Cribbins enjoyed a versatile career and was never far from our screens during his heyday in the 1970s and ’80s (PA) Cribbins also appeared in 1992’s Carry On Columbus, the final film ...