First music I loved #Octaver

Day 2 of Music "festival" on Audioboo. What's the earliest music I loved? You hear me mention the theme music of radio shows I tuned in to as a young boy: Jimmy Clitheroe... Dick Barton... (forgot to include "Two-way Family Favourites") and especially "The Kennedys of Castleross"... Music featured here: Having often spoken about my first record, this is the one that formed the starting point of my musical journey during the 1960s - the first record I ever bought... (As teenager, I went on to become a big record collector.) Until now I thought this came from 1957... It was first released in October 1961 - 51 years ago. The Leon Young String Chorale were the backing group in the original recording (according to Wikipedia). Marvellous to hear this 2007 recording by the guy who composed the clarinet piece named after his daughter "Jenny". Maybe music prolongs active life? Recognise it? Andy Williams, The Drifters recorded it too... Songfacts (Anne Wade) says it was originally called "Jenny" & had a name change when it became theme music for BBC TV series "Stranger on the Shore". First UK music to top the US charts... Good old Bernard Stanley Bilk of Somerset England "Acker Bilk" meaning "friend" Bilk (28 January 1929 -) His original group was the Paramount Jazz Band... To clarify: this was the first British single to top the US Bilboard Hot 100 Singles Chart - Vera Lynn "Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart" topped US Billboard Chart in 1952).