About: Tom Hark

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"Tom Hark" is an instrumental South African kwela song from the 1950s, believed to have been composed by Jack Lerole. The song was arranged for penny whistle and first recorded by Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes—a South African band formed by pennywhistlers Jack and his brother Elias Lerole—and released in 1956. It was later released in the UK after it was used as a theme on a TV series and it reached number 2 on the UK chart in 1958.

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  • "Tom Hark" is an instrumental South African kwela song from the 1950s, believed to have been composed by Jack Lerole. The song was arranged for penny whistle and first recorded by Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes—a South African band formed by pennywhistlers Jack and his brother Elias Lerole—and released in 1956. It was later released in the UK after it was used as a theme on a TV series and it reached number 2 on the UK chart in 1958. Recordings artists of various genres have covered the song, and some of them added original lyrics. A version by the Piranhas became a hit in 1980 in the UK, and it has been adapted into football chants. (en)
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  • Ry-Ry (en)
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  • The Piranhas-Tom Hark.jpg (en)
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  • Tom Hark (en)
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  • Peter Collins (en)
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  • August 1956 (en)
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  • 1956 (xsd:integer)
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  • January 2005 (en)
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  • dbr:Jack_Lerole
  • Jack Lerole, Robert Leslie Grover (en)
  • Jack Lerole, Robert Leslie Grover, John Baine (en)
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  • "Tom Hark" is an instrumental South African kwela song from the 1950s, believed to have been composed by Jack Lerole. The song was arranged for penny whistle and first recorded by Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes—a South African band formed by pennywhistlers Jack and his brother Elias Lerole—and released in 1956. It was later released in the UK after it was used as a theme on a TV series and it reached number 2 on the UK chart in 1958. (en)
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  • Tom Hark (en)
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  • Tom Hark (en)
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