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== Shows == | == Shows == | ||
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+ | [[Cruise Quiz]] | ||
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+ | [[It Strikes a Chord]] | ||
[[Many a Slip]] (co-host) | [[Many a Slip]] (co-host) | ||
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+ | [[Midsummer Music|Midsummer / Midwinter Music]] | ||
[[My Music]] | [[My Music]] | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
- | Jazz musician and composer. He | + | Jazz musician and composer. He had a very long career on the BBC, hosting over 500 episodes of [[My Music]] and appearing as the "Musical Mistakes Man" on [[Many a Slip]], writing most of the questions in both roles. |
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+ | Born 1 April 1921, he died on 22 June 2009. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
- | Scored a #29 hit in February 1963 called ''Pied Piper (The Beeje)''. | + | Scored a #29 hit in February 1963 called ''Pied Piper (The Beeje)''. During the 1970s it was often played before matches at Queen's Park Rangers, the club where Race was a season ticket holder. |
== Web links == | == Web links == |
Current revision as of 10:00, 12 January 2024
Biography
Jazz musician and composer. He had a very long career on the BBC, hosting over 500 episodes of My Music and appearing as the "Musical Mistakes Man" on Many a Slip, writing most of the questions in both roles.
Born 1 April 1921, he died on 22 June 2009.
Trivia
Scored a #29 hit in February 1963 called Pied Piper (The Beeje). During the 1970s it was often played before matches at Queen's Park Rangers, the club where Race was a season ticket holder.