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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Billy Cotton
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(1899–1969) Popular bandleader who began each show with a piercing cry of 'Wakey, Wakey!'. Alan Breeze (b. 1909) sang for many years with the band, and The Billy Cotton Band Show ran on BBC radio from 1949 and on television from 1956 until Cotton's death.
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