Edward George White (21 August 1910 – 1994) was a British composer of light music,[1] whose compositions including "The Runaway Rocking-Horse" (1946), "Paris Interlude" (1952), "Puffin' Billy" (1952) and the signature tune for The Telegoons (1963), became familiar as radio and television theme tunes.[2]
White was born in London, England,[1] and was largely self-taught. He became a violinist in a trio and various dance bands, performing also on saxophone and clarinet.[1] He became known as an arranger of music and, after service in the RAF during World War II, he ran a ballroom orchestra at the Grand Spa Hotel in Bristol.[2] In 1961, the first stereophonic single ever released in the UK, was billed as 'The Sound of Ed White', playing "Coral Reef" and "Tropical Blue". This was released by Pye Records.[1]
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 489/90. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- ^ a b "Naxos Records sleeve notes". Naxos.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.