Ross Parker  (1914-1974)
Last updated: 10.01.25
According to the Internet source given below, Ross Parker (born Albert Rostron Parker) was an English pianist, composer, lyricist and actor.
In addition to his wartime patriotic songs his song-writing career included a number of chart hits between 1938 and 1970. I Won't Tell A Soul (I Love You) (1938) co-written with Hughie Charles was a number one hit for Andy Kirk for example. He is best known songs are:
  • Girl in the Alice Blue Gown (1938)
  • There'll Always Be an England! (1939), co-author Hughie Charles
  • We'll meet again (1939, co-author Hughie Charles and sung by Vera Lynn
In 1956, Shirley Bassey's manager Michael Sullivan commissioned Parker to write a song for the then 19-year-old Bassey. Parker wrote Burn My Candle, which later became Bassey's first recording.
Websites:
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Ross Parker  (1914-1974) has at least 11 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
Girl in the Alice Blue Gown, The
Words and Music by: Ross Parker.
Publisher: Dash Music Co. Ltd.
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Printed: 1938. Sheet Music.
b071p5ht9v_m.jpgI Shall Be Waiting
Words and Music by: Ross Parker.
Publisher: Dash Music Co. Ltd.
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Printed: 1939. Sheet Music 3 pages.
I Won't Tell A Soul I Love You
Words and Music by: Ross Parker.
Co-Author: Hughie Charles
Publisher: Dash Music Co. Ltd.
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Printed: 1938. Sheet Music.
b01jj7g396_m.jpgI Won't Tell A Soul I Love You
Words and Music by: Ross Parker.
Co-Author: Hughie Charles
Publisher: Dash Music Co. Ltd.
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 ⇑ Printed: 1938. Sheet Music 3 pages.
b01auqu3kk_m.jpgI'll Make Up For Ev'rything
Words and Music by: Ross Parker.
Performed by: Petula Clark
Publisher: Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
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Printed: 1947. Sheet Music.
b00u2lenrs_m.jpgMem'ries Live Longer Than Dreams
Words and Music by: Ross Parker.
Co-Author: Hughie Charles
Publisher: Dash Music Co. Ltd.
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Printed: 1940. Sheet Music.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday/ I Love You
Music by: Ross Parker.
Words by: Johnny Warrington
Publisher: Leeds Music Corp.
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Printed: 1949. Sheet Music.
b00woei6ni_m.jpgThere'll Always Be an England!
Music by: Ross Parker.
Words by: Hughie Charles
Publisher: Gordon V. Thompson Ltd.
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 ⇑ Printed: 1939. Sheet Music.
b00u90rr2u_m.jpgWe'll Meet Again
Words and Music by: Ross Parker.
Co-Author: Hughie Charles
Performed by: Vera Lynn
Publisher: Dash Music Co. Ltd.
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Printed: 1939. Sheet Music.
b00u91329g_m.jpgWhat Do We Care
Music by: Ross Parker.
Publisher: Bradbury Wood Ltd.
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Printed: 1941. Sheet Music 3 pages.
Why Not Now?
Words and Music by: Ross Parker.
Performed by: Joy Nichols
Publisher: Chappell & Co.
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Printed: 1949. Sheet Music.
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif We'll Meet Again (1939) Hughie Charles Frank Petersohn
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif We'll Meet Again (1940) R. Parker Mary Ann Mercer Victor: BS-057058
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Folk Music CDs:
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cd15.gif Vera Lynn Sweetheart of the Forces flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
Music Halls
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 17 works by Ross Parker (1914-1974). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Blue Skies Are Round the Corner 1938 Hughie Charles (words)
Dawn Davis (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Girl in the Alice Blue Gown, The (w&m) 1938  amazon15.gif Pub.
Girl in the Bonnet of Blue (w&m) 1938  Pub.
I Won't Tell A Soul I Love You (w&m) 1938 Hughie Charles (co-author)  amazon15.gif Pub. youtube15.jpg
There Goes My Affection 1938 Don Hart (words)  wvicon.gif
I Shall Be Waiting (w&m) 1939  amazon15.gif Pub.
I'm Sending You the Siegfried Line to Hang Your Washing On) 1939 Hugh Charles (words)
St John Cooper (words) 		 Pub.
There'll Always Be an England! 1939 Hughie Charles (words)
Vera Lynn (perf.) 		 amazon15.gif wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg
We'll Meet Again (w&m) 1939 Hughie Charles (co-author)
Mitchell Ayers (perf.)
Vera Lynn (perf.)
Mary Ann Mercer (perf.) 		 amazon15.gif Pub. youtube15.jpg  recordmp3.gif
Mem'ries Live Longer Than Dreams (w&m) 1940 Hughie Charles (co-author)  amazon15.gif Pub.
Navy's Here, The 1940 Hugh Charles (words)  wvicon.gif
⇑ Your Heart and My Heart (w&m) 1940 Linda Lee (perf.)  wvicon.gif
What Do We Care 1941  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
I'll Make Up For Ev'rything (w&m) 1947 Petula Clark (perf.)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 1949 Johnny Warrington (words)  wvicon.gif
Why Not Now? (w&m) 1949 Joy Nichols (perf.)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Burn My Candle (w&m) 1956 Shirley Bassey (perf.)  youtube15.jpg
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg R. Parker Burn My Candle (3:19) Shirley Bassey
youtube15.jpg R. Parker I Won't Tell A Soul I Love You (3:14) Andy Kirk
youtube15.jpg R. Parker There'll Always Be an England (2:59) Vera Lynn
youtube15.jpg R. Parker We'll Meet Again (1943) (1:34) Vera Lynn