Composer
Jack Strachey
English composer and songwriter
1894–1972
9 works in the index
- Born
- 1894
- Died
- 1972
- Birthplace
- London
- Place of death
- Brighton
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Jack Francis Strachey (25 September 1894 – 27 May 1972) was a British composer and songwriter.
Strachey was born John Francis Strachey in London on 25 September 1894, he began writing songs in the 1920s for the theatre and the music hall, scoring his first success with songs he had written for Frith Shephard's long-running musical revue Lady Luck which opened at The Carlton Theatre in April 1927 where it ran for 324 performances.
In the 1930s, he began to collaborate with Eric Maschwitz and in 1936 Strachey, Maschwitz (using the pen name Holt Marvell), and Harry Link co-wrote "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)", which was to provide a top ten hit for five separate artists in 1936. Benny Goodman was among the five artists to record the song in 1936, and it has been widely covered since – by Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk and Bryan Ferry among others. Under the title "Ces Petites Choses", it was also a hit in France for Dorothy Dickson.
In the 1940s, Strachey began to compose light orchestral pieces for the Bosworth Music Library, and is best remembered in Britain as the composer of "Theatreland", "Pink Champagne", and especially "In Party Mood", which was first issued on Bosworth BC1172 in 1944. It became the signature tune of Housewives' Choice, a popular radio show on the BBC Light Programme which ran until 1967.
Jack Strachey moved to Brighton in 1958 and died there on 27 May 1972.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter
- Birth name
- John Francis Strachey
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 7654506
- ISNI
- 0000000080871906
- GND ID
- 1216523401
- Library of Congress ID
- nr2006006683
- MusicBrainz ID
- 1c8a91b9-5e5d-472a-bbc0-d5ce334cef0a
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Classical, Jazz, pop, Pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 9
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Jazz, Classical, Pop | 9 |
| In Party Mood | — | — | — | Piano | pop | 4 |
| Untitled Tune I | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Untitled Tune II | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| These Foolish Things I | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| These Foolish Things II | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| These Foolish Things III | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Up On Teddy's Hill | — | — | — | Guitar | — | — |
| These Foolish Things | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 7654506.