Steve Race(1921-2009)

He studied the piano at the Royal Accademy and wanted to be a full time composer but after the war he became a pianist on a children's tv programme, 'Whirlygig' which lasted 8 years and he was gradually doing more and more talking on the show and became the compere, disc jockey and personality, He had a heart attack in April 65 caused he said by a specific series of incidents, a too hot bath, too big a lunch.,a long hurried walk to the studio and programme complications when he got there, He was back at work in 6 months and composed the tune Nicola, after his daughter, and many tv commercial jingles