ALAN BLAIKLEY
Alan Blaikley (born 23 March 1940) is an English songwriter and composer. He is best known for writing a series of international hits in the 1960s and 1970s in collaboration with Ken Howard, including the UK number ones “Have I the Right?” and “The Legend of Xanadu”. Together with Howard, he has also written two West End musicals and a number of TV themes, including the theme music for the BBC’s long-running series of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. (More from Wikipedia)
February 19, 1965 marked the appearance of the third single (on Pye) by the Soul Agents, “Don’t Break it Up” b/w “Gospel Train”. The British songwriting team of Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley wrote “Don’t Break it Up”; they are probably best known for the U.K. Number One hit (and U.S. #5) by the Honeycombs, “Have I the Right”.
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