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Sir Harry Donald Secombe CBE was born in Swansea in 1921, after leaving school he joined the Territorial Army in 1938 and served in Italy during WWII. He met Spike Milligan in Tunisia and after the war they joined the cast of the Windmill theatre and there met Michael Bentine and Peter Sellers. This quartet wrote a comedy for BBC radio that would develop into the Goon Show which ran from 1951 to 1960.
During this time Harry also persued a singing career which continued up to 1999 when he suffered a second stroke, his first being in 1997. Abig favourite with the royal family, Prince Charles especially, he was knighted in 1981. Harry died in 2001 at the age of 79.
25 videosYouTube Mix for Harry Secombe- 2:43
Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through The Night)by MrsBloomsburyBarton31,696 views
- 1:12
How Green Was My Valley - opening monologueby lhr05,729 views
- 2:56
Dublin Welsh MVC sings Cwm Rhondda - Bread of Heavenby DublinWelsh10,744 views
- 3:41
Miner's songby BlackstoneBand5,130 views
- 8:55
The Goon Show : The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System part 1 of 4by FordPrefect239,623 views
- 2:39
Treorchy Male Choir & Sir Harry Secombe singing Cwm Rhonddaby TreorchyDeano41,153 views
- 2:06
Harry Secombe - I Believe (1970)by ILoveJenni4717,943 views
- 2:42
We'll Keep A Welcome - Shirley Basseyby DannyBoy21542,152 views
- 2:52
Harry Secombe - Beautiful Isle of Somewhereby ILoveJenni477,205 views
- 4:45
Shirley Bassey & Bryn Terfel - We'll Keep A Welcome (duet)by sas90230554,008 views
- 2:22
The day Thou gavest, Lord, is endedby denisjacquiau15,007 views
- 4:38
Harry Secombe - The Holy City (1959)by ILoveJenni474,510 views
- 2:51
Sir HARRY SECOMBE "If I Ruled The World" 1963by Stoltapaura20,681 views
- 4:35
Abide with Me -Welsh Choirby 40thegardener229,931 views
- 3:01
Ave Maria:Harry Secombeby jonnygee6415,160 views
- 2:34
Bless this House - 'Romantic Mixture' download album - David Keith Jonesby VoceVersatile4,056 views
- 3:34
Harry Secombe - On The Street Where You Live (1980)by ILoveJenni477,408 views
- 3:47
Abide with me Harry Secombeby obadiahoutreach43,636 views
- 2:34
We'll Keep A Welcomeby carysannie294,173 views
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JFstillrockin 6 days ago
RIP Dad 20/01/12 xx
LynWills2010 1 month ago
What a great talent Sir Harry was
DROOCHITDUG1 3 months ago
Proud to be Welsh and longing for home
howslover 5 months ago 2
It makes me so proud to be Welsh. Sir Harry bless him, makes us so proud
kjb475 6 months ago
Happy 90th birthday Dad. I know you loved this song. I am in tears right now thinking about you.
evanavyoung 7 months ago
Goodbye Harry.You trancended age .We loved you if,like me you were five,or my dad and mum .Sunday nights were special if you were making us laugh or singing to us.God Bless you
jacpad12 7 months ago
for my late father , a welshman, whom i still miss so very much
spiritladysoul 8 months ago
One of the World's greatest Tenor's ever, and always will be. Very much missed as an absolute inspiration. God Bless You.
lesleysimp 9 months ago
this song reminds me of my uncle bernard and how i loved him . r.i.p
selby16 10 months ago