Signature Tunes

This page started off as a section in the Jazz page. I would still class many of the entries as jazz musicians, but I'm not sure they're even a majority any more. Of the others, some aren't even musicians!

Q: Whose signature tune is (or was) ... ?		A:
The Sheikh of Araby (British comedian, died dramatically in 1984 aged 63)		Tommy Cooper
Somebody Stole My Gal		The Billy Cotton Band
Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside		Reginald Dixon
Take the 'A' Train		Duke Ellington
Underneath the Arches		Flanagan & Allen
It's Just the Time for Dancing (for signing on), Here's to the Next Time (for signing off)		Henry Hall
Sweet Georgia Brown		Harlem Globetrotters
At the Woodchoppers' Ball		Woody Herman
She Shall Have Music		Jack Hilton
Thanks for the Memory		Bob Hope
On Mother Kelly's Doorstep (British entertainer, died in 2009 aged 81)		Danny La Rue
In the Mood		Joe Loss Orchestra
Moonlight Serenade		Glenn Miller
Begin the Beguine		Artie Shaw
You're Dancing on my Heart		Victor Sylvester
Give Me the Moonlight		Frankie Vaughan
Ain't Misbehavin'		Fats Waller
Got My Mojo Working		Muddy Waters

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