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A couple of tribute shows next Friday on Radio Two sound well worth catching; he was a phenomenon in the early part of the last century and wrote some great songs (We'll Gather Lilacs).
My Stepmum was talent spotted by Ivor Novello when she was a teenager. I can't remember why it didn't go any further, I seem to remember her mother being opposed to it or something. I'll have to ask her. She has dementia but has a surprisingly good recollection of events years ago.