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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.
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.
Ann Stephens (21 May 1931 – 15 July 1966 [1]) was a British child actress and singer, popular in the 1940s. [2] She was born in London. [3] In July 1941 she recorded several songs, including a popular version of "The Teddy Bears' Picnic", [4] [5] "Dicky Bird Hop" (with Franklin Engelmann) and a setting by Harold Fraser-Simson of one of A. A. Milne's verses about Christopher Robin ...
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; The Teddy Bears' Picnic, 1989 short film ...
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.
Their version of "Teddy Bears' Picnic" was their first children's music hit. By 1983, the group was famous enough to play the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Five more albums and several videos followed, but the early 1990s recession led to fewer bookings [ 2 ] and they parted ways as a duo [ when?
Rosing sang on the original BBC recording of "Teddy Bears' Picnic" [2] as well as "In a Little Gypsy Tea Room". He also sang on the Ray Noble Orchestra's version of "Try a Little Tenderness", the first recording of this well-covered song.
The show's theme song was "Teddy Bears' Picnic" as sung by Ann Stephens. Cincinnati's Don Kortekamp, who was an editor at WSAI, teamed up with Arthur to become the scriptwriter of Big Jon and Sparkie. [2] [5] Arthur originally created the character of Sparkie as a young scamp who would interrupt him while he was on the air.