Jimmy Kennedy's Songbook

Details

Location

Belfast, Empire Music Hall

Year

2020

Date

Length

59min 01sec

Audio

sound

Format

Digital

colour

Source

Clean Slate Televison

Courtesy

BBC NI, Clean Slate Televison, USBF

Rights Holder

Clean Slate Televison

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

This documentary follows the story of Jimmy Kennedy, an Ulster-Scot from Cookstown, who not only wrote 5 US No.1 hits and had his songs performed by the biggest stars, but also wote 'The Teddy Bears Picnic' and 'Cokey Cokey'.  Duke Special and his Band with guest singers perform some of his greatest hits.

Credits

Presenter - Duke Special

Executive Producer for BBC NI - Fiona Keane

Executive Producer for Clean Slate TV - Michael Quinn

Producer - Andrea McCartney

Director - Maurice Linnane

Third party material provided by BBC Photo Library, BBC Archives, NMNI, One Media IP, Pathe, Reuters, Screen Ocean, Studio Canal 

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