The Fred Tomlinson Singers

Actor

BIOGRAPHY

Frederick Tomlinson (18 December 1927 – 17 July 2016) was a British singer, songwriter and composer. He founded the Fred Tomlinson Singers, who sang the music featured on Monty Pythons Flying Circus, The Two Ronnies and other British television shows. Tomlinson also composed and wrote songs for Monty Python, including The Lumberjack Song, which he co-wrote with Terry Jones and Michael Palin. He and his Fred Tomlinson Singers then performed The Lumberjack Song on Monty Pythons Flying Circus in December 1969, as well as the song Spam in 1970 while dressed as Vikings.Tomlinson was born on 18 December 1927, in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. His father, Fred, had created the Rossendale Male Voice Choir in 1924. His older brother, Ernest Tomlinson, was a composer. He studied music, mathematics, statistics, and the Italian language at Leeds University. Tomlinson trained to become a teacher and served in the Royal Air Force in Singapore before embarking on a career in music. He married his wife, Pamela, during the mid-1950s.Fred Tomlinson died on 17 July 2016, at the age of 88. He was survived by his wife, Pamela. His death was announced on Monty Pythons official website.

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