Ken Howard

Biography

Ken Howard was an English songwriter, lyricist, author and television director. In the 1960s and 1970s, in collaboration with Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard composed the music and words for many international top 10 hits, including two UK number ones, "Have I the Right?" (The Honeycombs)[17] and "The Legend of Xanadu" (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich). Among other performers for whom they wrote were The Herd, Petula Clark, Phil Collins, Sacha Distel, Rolf Harris, Frankie Howerd (the theme song for…