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Michael Flanders

p, voc, 1956-1967 GB, London
Singer of Pop
A.k.a. Michael Henry Flanders OBE

Flanders and Swann were a British comedy duo. The actor and singer Michael Flanders (1922–1975) and the composer, pianist and linguist Donald Swann (1923–1994) collaborated in writing and performing comic songs. They first worked together at a school revue in 1939 and eventually wrote over a hundred comic songs together.

     
Instruments
  • Piano
  • Vocals
Genres
  • Pop
  • Spoken Word
  • Classical
  • Children's Music
  • World
Plays With
Flanders & Swann
Popular Tracks   
The Gnu Song on Simply British Comedy Songs by Various Artists
Misalliance on The Bricklayer: 17 More Comedy Classics by Various Artists
The Chameleon on The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann by Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
The Wompom on The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann by Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
The Spider on The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann by Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
The Wild Boar on The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann by Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
The Sea-Horse on The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann by Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
The Armadillo on The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann by Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
Design for Living on Simply British Comedy Songs by Various Artists
The Warthog on The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann by Michael Flanders & Donald Swann

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Hat TrickMichael Flanders and Donald Swann2007Album
Peter And The Wolf / The Carnival Of The Animals/Young Person's Guide To The OrchestraSergei Prokofiev, Camille Saint-Saëns - Benjamin Britten, Efrem Kurtz, Michael Flanders, Sir Charles Groves1989Compil.
Sir William Walton's Façade, An Entertainment With Poems By Dame Edith SitwellFenella Fielding And Michael Flanders With Members Of The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conducted By Sir Neville Marriner1989Album
The Little Drummer BoyMichael Flanders, Lorrae Desmond1959Single
The Christmas StoryMichael Flanders With Mike Sammes Singers1959Single
The Little Drummer Boy / The Youth Of The HeartMichael Flanders / Donald Swann1959Single
The Little Drummer Boy / The Youth Of The HeartMichael Flanders, Donald Swann1959Album
The New English Bible The Gospel According To Mark - The Letter Of Paul To The Philippians Part ThreeOlive Gregg, Vernon Greeves, Guy Rolfe, Michael Flanders, Carleton Hobbs, John WestbrookAlbum
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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