Paddy Roberts

John Godfrey Owen Roberts (Paddy Roberts) (b. 1910 Durban, South Africa; d. 24 August 1975, Dartmouth, Devon, England) was a popular songwriter and singer, having previously been a lawyer and a pilot (serving with the RAF in World War II). Roberts enjoyed success with a number of songs in the 1950s and 1960s and wrote songs for several films. He released several LPs and EPs of his own material, often featuring what were, for the time, slightly risqu├® lyrics. Roberts was five times the winner of an Ivor Novello Award, four for songwriting and one for services to the British Music Industry. He co-wrote the UK chart-topper, "Softly, Softly", as sung by Ruby Murray.