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Lieutenant Pigeon
12+ albums
britishpopglam rock60sOne Hit Wonders
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Lieutenant Pigeon was a British novelty popular music group, originating from Coventry. Career Lieutenant Pigeon were briefly popular in the early 1970s, and a spin-off from the experimental music band, Stavely Makepeace. Fronted by Rob Woodward, Lieutenant Pigeon's sound was dominated by the heavy ragtime-style piano played by his mother, Hilda Woodward. Lieutenant Pigeon achieved two UK hits: "Mouldy Old Dough", written by Rob Woodward and bandmate Nigel Fletcher, which reached number one in 1972, and "Desperate Dan" (number 17 in 1973). Both tracks were largely instrumental, with the titles providing virtually the only lyrics. "Mouldy Old Dough" (the title being an adaptation of the 1920s jazz phrase, "vo-de-o-do") became the second biggest selling UK single of the year, behind The Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards' bagpipe version of "Amazing Grace". Thus, the two best-selling singles in the UK that year, were both basically novelty instrumentals. In 1974 they had a further hit in Australia with a version of I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen. It reached #3 in the charts there in September that year. Members Robert Woodward - keyboards - (born Robert George Woodward, 30 November 1945, in Coventry, Warwickshire). Hilda Woodward - piano Stephen Johnson - bass guitar Nigel Fletcher - drums Trivia "Mouldy Old Dough" was one of the choices of Jarvis Cocker when he appeared on the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme, Desert Island Discs. The track "Mouldy Old Do
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The Greatest Hits
The Best Of Lieutenant Pigeon
The Best Of
The Decca Years
Mouldy Old Dough
Mouldy Old Dough and Other hits
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Every UK Number One - 1972
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100 Huge Hits Of The 60s & 70s
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Banger Racing Pigeons
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Tio I Topp 1972
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The Trip (Curated by Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey) (Disc 1)
Lieutenant Pigeon Selected Hits