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4 unusual facts about Harry South


Harry South

At that time he was also composing and arranging for Humphrey Lyttelton, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, and Jimmy Witherspoon.

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In 1981, he again arranged for Annie Ross and Georgie Fame in a collaboration on what was to be Hoagy Carmichael's last recording, In Hoagland.

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In 1954, he was in the Tony Crombie Orchestra, together with Dizzy Reece, Les Condon (trumpet), Joe Temperley, Sammy Walker (tenor saxs), Lennie Dawes (baritone sax), and Ashley Kozak (bass).

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He later branched out into session work, writing themes and incidental music for television and music libraries, including the theme tune for the 1970s ITV police drama, The Sweeney.



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