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Overview of the events of 1945 in British music
List of years in British music
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This is a summary of 1945 in music in the United Kingdom .
Popular music [ edit ]
Classical music: new works [ edit ]
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Musical films [ edit ]
Flight from Folly , directed by Herbert Mason , starring Patricia Kirkwood and Hugh Sinclair .[3] The Daily Mirror described the film as a "neatly made and tuneful comedy" with praise for Kirkwood's "vivacious personality and talent".
Home Sweet Home , directed by John E. Blakeley , starring Frank Randle , with music by Percival Mackey .[4]
I'll Be Your Sweetheart – directed by Val Guest , starring Margaret Lockwood , Vic Oliver and Michael Rennie .
Waltz Time , directed by Paul L. Stein , starring Carol Raye , Peter Graves and Patricia Medina , with music by Hans May .[5]
10 January – Rod Stewart , singer and songwriter
19 January – Trevor Williams , English singer-songwriter and bass player (Audience and The Nashville Teens )
25 January – Dave Walker , English singer and guitarist (Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac )
26 January – Jacqueline du Pré , cellist (died 1987 )
30 March – Eric Clapton , guitarist, singer and songwriter
25 February – Elkie Brooks , singer
14 April – Ritchie Blackmore , guitarist
19 May – Pete Townshend (The Who )
29 May – Gary Brooker (Procol Harum )
24 June – Colin Blunstone , singer
25 June – Labi Siffre , singer-songwriter
28 June – David Knights , bass player and producer (Procol Harum )
19 August – Ian Gillan , singer
5 September – Al Stewart , singer-songwriter
7 September – Max Boyce , singer-songwriter
8 September – Kelly Groucutt , British bassist (died 2009 )
24 September – John Rutter , composer
26 September – Bryan Ferry , singer and songwriter
5 October – Brian Connolly , vocalist (Sweet ) (died 1997 )
28 October
30 November – Stan Sulzmann , saxophonist and educator
3 December – Paul Nicholas , actor and singer
24 December – Lemmy , singer and bassist (Motörhead , Hawkwind ) (died 2015 )
30 December – Davy Jones , singer and actor (died 2012 )
8 February – James Campbell McInnes , baritone singer and teacher, 71
13 March – Herbert Bedford , composer and artist, 78
12 April – Maurice Besly , organist, composer and conductor, 57
24 April – Hubert Bath , film composer, 61
15 May – Kenneth J. Alford , composer of military marches, 64
21 May – Hugh Enes Blackmore , singer and actor, 81
15 August – Frederic Lord , organist, conductor and composer, 58[7]
19 November – Helen Hopekirk , pianist and composer, 89
15 December – Tobias Matthay , pianist and composer, 87
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