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Billy Cotton

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Billy Cotton (born William Edward Cotton on May 6, 1899) was an English bandleader and entertainer, best known for his popular BBC radio and television show the Billy Cotton Band Show, which ran from 1949 to 1968. Beginning his career as a drummer, Cotton formed his first orchestra in 1924. With his trademark catchphrase "Wakey! Wakey!" and a lively mix of jazz music and comedy, Cotton became a household name in British entertainment.

Album

Wakey! Wakey!

Label: Pegasus
Released: 2000
Track listing: 1. After You've Gone 2. What a Difference a Day Made 3. Shine 4. Hyde Park Corner 5. Bessie Couldn't Help It 6. Avalon 7. Madame-Ah! La Marquise-Ah! 8. The New Tiger Rag 9. I Took My Harp to a Party 10. They All Start Whistling Mary 11. She Was Only Somebody's Daughter 12. The Tattooed Lady 13. Crying for the Carolines 14. Nobody Loves a Fairy When She's Forty 15. Trucking' 16. Rolling Round the World 17. I Like Bananas 18. I've Gone and Lost My Little Yo Yo 19. Ain't It Nice? 20. 'S Wonderful 21. Day In, Day Out 22. Dancing with My Shadow 23. I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again 24. Somewhere in France with You


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