The Very Best Of Jake Thackray

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The Very Best Of Jake Thackray
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Length
21 tracks, 71:46
Release Date
28 February 2003
Jake would hate that we listen by modem and wires: He was a true performer in the minstrel style and was one of the few who could manage to retain dignity and gravitas whilst others were peeing themselves laughing having heard his lyrics. - I have heard that tv producers had a similar problem trying to edit shows for general consumption! Famous for walking offstage when he had completed a set, and not doing encores, one can only try to imaginge what it is like to be so popular when you don't expect or want it. What we can do is continue his songs for fun, for laughs, for ent… read more
Jake would hate that we listen by modem and wires: He was a true performer in the minstrel style and was one of the few who could manage to retain di… read more
Jake would hate that we listen by modem and wires: He was a true performer in the minstrel style and was one of the few who could manage to retain dignity and gravitas whilst others wer… read more

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1 Play track The Blacksmith and the Toffee-Maker
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 4:13 1,146 listeners
2 Play track The Lodger
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 3:38 2,088 listeners
3 Play track Go Little Swale
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 2:39 1,022 listeners
4 Play track The Ballad Of Billy Kershaw
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 5:26 1,030 listeners
5 Play track Lah-Di-Dah
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 3:13 13,848 listeners
6 Play track The Hair Of The Widow Of Bridlington
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 3:49 1,373 listeners
7 It Was Only A Gypsy
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 2:28 1,251 listeners
8 Play track Sister Josephine
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 3:19 3,574 listeners
9 Play track Leopold Alcocks
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 3:40 1,202 listeners
10 Play track Old Molly Metcalfe
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 3:39 1,444 listeners
11 Play track On Again! On Again!
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 4:15 2,789 listeners
12 Play track The Rain On The Mountainside
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 2:44 432 listeners
13 Bantam Cock
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14 Play track Miss World
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15 Play track To Do With You
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16 Play track The Poor Sod
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 1:18 1,112 listeners
17 Play track I Stayed Off Work Today
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18 Play track The Kiss
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 3:51 1,573 listeners
19 Play track The Brigadier
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 3:05 896 listeners
20 Play track Hole
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 3:29 387 listeners
21 Play track The Last Will And Testament Of Jake Thackray
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 3:06 1,954 listeners

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Jake Thackray (27 February, 1938 - 24 December, 2002) was a singer-songwriter in the tradition of French chansonniers such as his friend and inspiration Georges Brassens. Born in Yorkshire and educated at the highly respected University of Durham, Thackray became a teacher in the early 1960s and started singing, both in folk clubs and to amuse his students. He became a familiar figure on television in the late 1960s, often composing a new song every week. He recorded several albums and was a popular stage performer, but Thackray preferred the smaller, more intimate atmosphere of fol… read more
Jake Thackray (27 February, 1938 - 24 December, 2002) was a singer-songwriter in the tradition of French chansonniers such as his friend and inspiration Georges Brassens. Born in Yorkshire … read more
Jake Thackray (27 February, 1938 - 24 December, 2002) was a singer-songwriter in the tradition of French chansonniers such as his friend and inspiration Georges Brassens. Born in Yorkshire and educated at the highly respected Universit… read more

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