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981:"London Musicals 1940â1944"
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942:Lloyd, Stephen (2001).
933:Mitchell (1991): p. 629
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74:List of albums released
1816:British music by year
1811:1940 in British music
549:Night Train to Munich
278:This is a summary of
1158:British folk revival
669:, then moved to the
643:, then moved to the
395:â D'Oyly Carte bass
1411:Ivor Novello Awards
1396:Classic Brit Awards
1112:Early popular music
993:on 11 February 2015
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647:on 14 March 1941.
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558:Margaret Lockwood
497:Richard Addinsell
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1391:Brit Awards
1367:performance
1064:Early music
867:16 December
830:25 December
820:15 November
814:Tom McGrath
794:John Lennon
761:The Beatles
757:Ringo Starr
747:The Animals
692:, starring
655:Apple Sauce
587:adapted by
556:, starring
525:, starring
505:, starring
440:Frank Eyton
415:Frank Eyton
401:Ella Halman
361:Ilona Kabos
342:, New York.
296:Sophie Wyss
238:Archaeology
24:By location
1805:Categories
1776:Montserrat
1715:Manchester
1528:Eisteddfod
1477:Rock chart
1208:Strathspey
1203:Sea shanty
900:References
834:Pete Brown
810:23 October
800:14 October
784:Roger Cook
733:Adam Faith
698:Jean Colin
554:Carol Reed
544:Louis Levy
292:30 January
258:Philosophy
248:Literature
1771:Gibraltar
1740:Yorkshire
1710:Liverpool
1553:The Proms
1543:Knebworth
1523:Edinburgh
1365:Media and
1336:Caribbean
1246:Americana
1241:Afroswing
1236:Afrobeats
1218:Work song
1096:Classical
1057:Art music
790:9 October
780:19 August
723:Tom Jones
675:the Blitz
651:27 August
631:New Faces
330:with the
316:, London.
310:Boyd Neel
1756:Anguilla
1749:Overseas
1730:Somerset
1705:Cornwall
1639:The Wire
1604:Kerrang!
1563:Sidmouth
1518:Download
1503:Boomtown
1351:Scotland
1320:Schlager
1266:Scotland
1213:War song
1178:Hornpipe
1079:Scotland
1007:Archived
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878:See also
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806:, singer
725:, singer
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585:John Gay
502:Gaslight
486:(ballet)
436:Noel Gay
419:Noel Gay
377:Columbia
346:21 April
320:28 March
66:By topic
45:By genre
1761:Bermuda
1720:Newport
1700:Cardiff
1346:Ireland
1341:England
1305:Popular
1283:Hip Hop
1261:England
1251:Country
1091:Baroque
1074:Ireland
1069:England
997:19 June
857:10 July
766:10 July
729:23 June
575:5 March
383:22 June
367:record
308:, with
263:Science
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1735:Sussex
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739:4 July
719:7 June
713:Births
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359:May â
286:Events
37:Norway
1356:Wales
1288:Drill
1278:Grime
1271:Wales
1168:Carol
1137:1990s
1132:1980s
1127:1970s
1122:1960s
1117:1950s
1084:Wales
991:(pdf)
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637:revue
253:Music
1690:Jazz
1618:Mojo
1315:Soul
1310:Rock
1295:Jazz
1256:Folk
1198:Reel
999:2014
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113:1930
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1625:NME
1300:Pop
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