Jimmy Kennedy
(1903 - 1984)
Born in northern Ireland, Jimmy Kennedy wrote more than 2,000 songs, over 200 of them international hits with fifty of those considered all-time popular classics. His songs included “We’re Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line.”
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The Teddy Bears’ Picnic (1992)
This popular song was written by Jimmy Kennedy in 1932 to music by John Walter Bratton originally written in 1902. It has been recorded by many artists, including Bing Crosby.
Read online at archive.org.