About Ken Woodman
Lived 1928 – 2000. Ken Woodman was a British composer and trumpeter.
Ken (Kenny) Woodman was a British composer and trumpeter. He was famous for the song "Town Talk", which was used as the theme song for Paul Kaye's shows on the pirate radio station Radio London, and later as the theme song for Jimmy Young on BBC Radio 2. He posthumously became famous for the song "Mexican Flyer", which was originally released on the Ken Woodman and his Picadilly Brass album That's Nice in 1966. "Mexican Flyer" was used as the theme song for Space Channel 5, and was included in the soundtrack of Samba de Amigo and Swing Girls.
He was also music arranger for Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones and famously for Sandie Shaw, where he arranged and conducted "Puppet on a String" at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Kenny Woodman was a musician in the Royal Marine Band, during WW2 and arranged a lot of their music in the early 1950s before moving into the music business.
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Who was Ken Woodman?
British musician
When was Ken Woodman born?
Ken Woodman was born in 1928.
When did Ken Woodman die?
Ken Woodman died in 2000.
What was Ken Woodman's occupation?
Ken Woodman was a composer and trumpeter.
What nationality was Ken Woodman?
Ken Woodman was British.
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