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Fred Hartley
p, 1905-1980 GB
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Pop and Jazz
Fred Hartley (1905–1980) was a Scottish pianist, conductor and composer of light music best known for his waltz Rouge et Noir. He sometimes composed music under the pseudonym Iris Taylor.Hartley was born in Dundee in 1905, where he attended Harris Academy. He later attained a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. He made his first public broadcast as a solo pianist in 1925 and in 1931 went on to form his "Novelty Quintet", which regularly made broadcasts on the BBC. In 1946, he was made Head of BBC Light Music.
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Popular Tracks 
We're Going to be Rich: The Trek Song on Fields, Gracie: Sing As We Go by Gracie Fields Everything's in Rhythm with My Heart on The Dancing Divinity by Jessie Matthews Rouge et noir on British Light Music Classics, Vol. 2 by New London Orchestra, Eric Coates, Ronald Corp, Percy Fletcher, Ernest Bucalossi, Arthur Wood, Fred Hartley, Robert Farnon, Benjamin Frankel, Haydn Wood, Trevor Duncan, Ronald Binge, Gilbert Vinter, Clive Richardson, Herman Finck, Robert Docker, Albert Ketèlbey, Edward Elgar, Charles Williams & Edward White Jack In The Box on The Golden Age of Light Music: Highly Strung by Various Artists I Can Wiggle My Ears on The Dancing Divinity by Jessie Matthews Alpine Festival on The Golden Age of Light Music: Globetrotting by Various Artists, Cedric Dumont, Fred Hartley, Richard Hayman, Arturo Chaite, Frank DeVol, George Melachrino, Gideon Fagan, Jackie Brown, Joe Loss, Kurt Rehfeld, Monty Kelly, Morton Gould, Rae Jenkins, Ray Ventura, Reg Owen, Robert Farnon, Sidney Torch, Stanford Robinson & Arturo Chaite Orchestra The Little Silkworm on The Dancing Divinity by Jessie Matthews Tea for Two on The Twin Pianos of Fred Hartley by Fred Hartley I Never Cried so Much In All My Life on Fields, Gracie: Sing As We Go by Gracie Fields Play a Simple Melody on The Twin Pianos of Fred Hartley by Fred HartleyTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo Spectacular - The Twin Pianos Of Fred Hartley | Fred Hartley | 1997 | Compil. |
| The Twin Pianos Of Fred Hartley | Fred Hartley | 1963 | Album |
| The Great Piano Themes | Fred Hartley | 1960 | Album |
| Show Tunes | Fred Hartley | 1960 | Album |
| The Best of Richard Rodgers | Fred Hartley | 1959 | Album |
| Reflections In Black And White | Fred Hartley | 1956 | Album |
| As Time Goes By | Fred Hartley | Album | |
| Show Tunes | Fred Hartley | Album |
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