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"The Teddy Bears' Picnic" is a song consisting of a melody written in 1907 by American composer John Walter Bratton, and lyrics added in 1932 by Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy. It remains popular in Ireland and the United Kingdom as a children's song, having been recorded by numerous artists over the decades.
Today he is remembered for his composition Op103, dating from 1907, "Teddy Bears' Picnic", [4] the only one of his songs to be a lasting hit. Although most of his compositions had lyrics, he left "Teddy Bears' Picnic" as an instrumental.
James Kennedy OBE (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was an Irish songwriter. [1] 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.
The Teddy Bears' Picnic" is a song with melody by John Walter Bratton in 1907, and lyrics added by Jimmy Kennedy in 1932. Teddy Bears' Picnic may also refer to: Teddy Bears' Picnic, a 2002 film by Harry Shearer; The Teddy Bears' Picnic, 1983 book based on the song lyrics, illustrated by Alexandra Day
"Teddy Bear's Picnic" (Lyrics: Jimmy Kennedy, Music: John W. Bratton) (3:04) "Green, Green Rocky Road" (Len Chandler) (3:55) Details. Track 1.
It's the subject of a Teddy Bear picnic from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 4 at the Cornwall Public Library, and it will be a family affair. Expect Loretta Gould, John's daughter-in-law, to read from ...
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Perhaps the best remembered now is "Teddy Bears' Picnic", with lyrics written by Jimmy Kennedy in 1932, although the tune, by the British composer John Walter Bratton, was composed in 1907. [38] As recording technology developed, children's songs were soon being sold on record; in 1888, the first recorded discs (called "plates") offered for ...