Peter Knight

Peter Norman Knight (23 June 1917 – 30 July 1985) was an English musical arranger, conductor and composer.

Early career Knight was born in Exmouth, Devon, England.

Knight joined the Ambrose Orchestra for a short spell in 1939, Following the Second World War, Knight joined the Sidney Lipton Band, resident at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, where he stayed for four years, leaving to form the Peter Knight Singers with his wife Babs for broadcasting and recording work. After producing countless vocal scores, Knight was commissioned to produce full orchestrations for various artists, and soon had his own orchestra, The Peter Knight Orchestra. This work led to his appointment as musical director for Granada Television at the end of the 1950s. and Edmund Hockridge, and in shows ranging from Spot the Tune (1956) with Jackie Rae and Marion Ryan to the comedy series Home to Roost (1985). He also composed the scores to the feature films Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968, starring Boris Karloff) and Sunstruck (1972, starring Harry Secombe). In between, other highlights of his career were as:

Orchestra director for many episodes of The Morecambe and Wise show (1969–77) released under the name Peter Knight and His Orchestra. This was part of a project to release the entire album in an orchestral version. It was released in 1967 on the Mercury label.

Personal life and death Knight was married to Babs.

Compositions Theme tune for Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961) The Flight of the Heron (drama series) (1968) Duty Free (TV comedy series 1984-86) Home to Roost (TV comedy series 1986-89)

Discography Onward Christian Soldiers (Pye, 1965) Western Heritage with Ted Hockridge (Decca, 1965) Voices In The Night (Deram, 1967) The Old Fashioned Way Peter Knight Orchestra & Chorus* – The Old Fashioned Way (Philips, 1974)