Arthur Le Clerq
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Arthur William Dudley Henley (5 June 1891 – 4 June 1976), known as Arthur Le Clerq, was a British songwriter from the 1930s, responsible for several, mainly novelty, hits.
Henley was born in Brixton, London.[1] He died in Berkshire in 1976.[2]
His songs included:
- "Is Izzy Azzy Woz?" (1929)[3]
- "The Rocket Bus" (1929) - also known as "Alf's Carpet"[4]
- "He Played His Ukulele as the Ship Went Down"[5] (1931) - recorded by Clinton Ford[5] (also known as "The Wreck of the Nancy Lee"); also recorded by Leslie Sarony.[6]
- "Tan Tan-Tivvy Tally Ho!" (1931) - recorded by George Formby[7] and Billy Cotton[8][9]
- "Nobody Loves a Fairy When She's Forty" (1934)[10] - recorded by Tessie O'Shea[11]
- "There's Another Trumpet Playing In The Sky" - recorded by Jenny Howard[12]
- " She’s One of the Back Row Girls", broadcast and recorded by Miss Effie Atherton[13]
