Bob Sharples
Robert Sharples (2 July 1913 – 8 September 1987), known as Bob Sharples, was a British musical conductor, composer and bandleader, whose work encompassed films and well-known British television programmes in the 1960s and 1970s, most notably Opportunity Knocks (1964–1978).
Copyright Verification
- CopyrightID (CopyrightChains tx_hash): 0xafbb033581ba103a8418f491951a14c75d4d53a708c4c7ea82159c16c8127882
- Status: registered
- Registered: 2026-06-14T19:20:07+00:00
- Explorer: https://explorer.copyrightchains.com/tx/0xafbb033581ba103a8418f491951a14c75d4d53a708c4c7ea82159c16c8127882
Top Tracks
- Portuguese Washerwomen
- Africa Again
- Special B 2
- Special B 1
- Piano Style
- Keep Right On To The End Of The Road
- Scotland The Brave
- Traditional: Jack and Jill
- Harp Bridges And Links 4
- Harp Bridges And Links 3
- Harp Bridges And Links 2
- Harp Bridges And Links 1
- Dreamy Vibraphone
- Reverie For Percussion And Harp
- Pottering About
- Reverie For Percussion And Harp
- Dramatic Tension
- Pottering About
- Chaos In The Kitchen
- Tea With The Family
Albums (32)
- FDH Maestro Series: Bob Sharples (2025)
- Swank Café: Dinner For Two (2024)
- Any Time Any Place Anywhere (2024)
- This Just In (2023)
- Hard to Find Pop Instrumentals Vol. 2 (2021)
- Opus Africa (2019)
- My Heart's In the Highlands : Kenneth McKellar Sings Robert Burns (2017)
- Dreamy Melody : A Collection of Classic Waltzes (2016)
- Dimension In Sound (2015)
- Children's Classics (2014)
- Highland Spirit (2014)
- La farandole des percussions (2014)
- Strike Up the Band (2012)
- The Golden Age of Light Music: Continental Flavour (2007)
- The World of Scotland (1999)
- Kenneth McKellar - The Decca Years (1999)
- The Wonderful World of Nursery Rhymes (1976)
- Giant Size Economy Pack Vol. 2 (1976)
- 81 Fanfares (1974)
- Solo Flute and Piccolo/Solo Violin and 'Cello (1974)
- Bright Happy Beat - Gentle Lyrical Beat (1972)
- Battle Stereo (1963)
- America on the March (1963)
- Pass in Review (1970)
- Pottering About (1960)
- Two Domestic Pictures (1960)
- Tense Episode (1960)
- Six Light Endings (1959)
- Fanfares for Important Occasions 1-8 / Fanfares for Important Occasions 9 - 16 / Fanfares for Important Occasions 17 - 24 / Tea with the Family (1959)
- Reverie for Percussion and Harp (1959)
- Dimension in Sound & Contrasts in Hi-Fi (1970)
- Contrasts in Hi-Fi (1970)
Full machine-verifiable record (JSON-LD, dual-chain proof, every album and recording): https://artists.proofprofile.net/storage/jsonld/artists/c7c2/artist-903106.json