A keen player and follower of tennis throughout his life, Wayne remains involved with the sport; he has won the British National Indoor Veterans singles and doubles titles, and the National Clay Court doubles. Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in. Wayne graduated from Grant High School, then from Los Angeles Valley College with a journalism degree. After completing his journalism degree he switched to music, playing keyboards briefly with the Sandpipers.

Jeff Wayne – The War Of The Worlds (1978, Gatefold, Vinyl

Its cast included Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Marillion's Fish.

It won two Ivor Novello Awards and The Best Recording in Science Fiction and Fantasy (the judges included Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Alfred Hitchcock). Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.

JEFF WAYNE, the war of the worlds. Featuring Richard Burton JEFF WAYNE, the war of the worlds. Featuring Richard Burton

In 1970 or 1971, he made a single, "The Bittermen Theme", featuring Chris Spedding on guitar, a version of which was used in a television commercial for Ansells bitter.In 1978, he released Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical adaptation of H. His father, Jerry Wayne (né Jerome Marvin Krauth; 1916–1996), was an actor, singer, and theatre producer.

Jeff WAYNE - War Of The Worlds (remastered) Vinyl at Juno

Wayne's two-disc composition sold millions of copies around the world [5] and was the 40th best selling album of all time in the UK by 2009. It included worldwide hit singles "The Eve of the War" and " Forever Autumn", both sung by Justin Hayward, and included narration throughout by Richard Burton.The musical was successful, winning for Edward Woodward the Evening Standard Award for Best Male Performance in a Musical for 1968–69. We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. It features well-known tennis players and events, set against events in world history from 1877 to 2005. Other notable cast for this tour include Claire Richards (Steps) as Beth, Duncan James (Blue) as Parson Nathaniel and Kevin Clifton (Strictly Come Dancing) as the Artilleryman.

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We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads.Wayne wrote approximately 3,000 advertising jingles in the 1970s which appeared on television in the United Kingdom, including a Gordon's Gin commercial which was covered by the Human League. In 1966, Wayne composed the score for his father's West End musical Two Cities based on Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities which ran at London's Palace Theatre. Wayne has also played in numerous fundraising pro-am tournaments, including for Muscular dystrophy and Save the Children. High and attended Forest Hills High School for one year, and played for its tennis team, before moving to California. Wayne announced a new Musical Version of The War of the Worlds album to be released in June 2012 titled Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation.