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John Judge (3 December 1872 – 25 July 1938) was an English songwriter and music-hall entertainer best remembered for writing the song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Judge originally wrote and sang the song in 1912, but the far more widely known John McCormack acquired greater name recognition with the song.

Jack Judge
Born

John Judge


(1872-12-03)3 December 1872
Died25 July 1938(1938-07-25) (aged 65)
MonumentsBronze statue, Lord Pendry Square, Stalybridge
NationalityBritish
Occupations
  • Song-writer
  • Music-hall entertainer
  • Known forSongwriting
    Notable work"It's a Long Way to Tipperary"

    Life

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    Bronze statue commemorating Jack Judge in Stalybridge

    Judge was born in Worcestershire, England on 3 December 1872. Judge's parents were Irish, from County Mayo.[1] He was originally a fishmonger, and took to the stage after winning a talent contest.[2]

    At the time his famous song was written, he was performing at "The Grand Theatre", Stalybridge, Cheshire.[3] He allegedly wrote the song for a five shilling bet on 30 January 1912 and performed it the next night at "The Grand". However, many people, including the Judge family, dispute this and say the song was written in his home town of Oldbury.[citation needed]

    In 1918 he published Jerusalem through B, Feldman and Co.

    The legal rights to "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" was purchased by a British music publishing company, Feldman, for £5. Harry Williams (died 1924), a neighbour of Judge, was co-attributed as composer. Later in his life when he became very unwell, the company gave him a weekly pension of £1.[citation needed]

    John McCormack recorded the song in 1914, which gave it worldwide popularity. Judge had recorded "The Place Where I Was Born" in 1915, when he was aged 42 and already a big star. Written before the outbreak of war, this is one of his few serious songs, and is a sensitive comment about the working man's compassion for others during hard times. In the same year he recorded "Paddy Maloney's Aeroplane" and "Michael O'Leary, V.C.", both about Irishmen helping the war effort. As well as songs for the stage, he wrote a number of football songs in support of his beloved West Bromwich Albion F.C. He continued recording through the 1920s.[4]

    Judge was buried at Rood End Cemetery, Oldbury.[5]

    A bronze statue of Judge has been erected Lord Pendry Square in Stalybridge. The recently opened public library in his home town of Oldbury bears his name.

    References

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    1. ^ "It's a Long Way for Tipperary". Mayo Advertiser. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  • ^ The Tipperary Star, 7 January 1989
  • ^ "A Tribute to Jack Judge". Staleybridge Online. 2002. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
  • ^ Gibbons, Verna Hale (1998). Jack Judge: The Tipperary Man. West Midlands, England, UK: Sandwell Community Library Service. ISBN 978-1-900689-07-6.
  • ^ "Jack Judge - His Life and Music". History of Oldbury, Langley and Warley. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  • https://www.facebook.com/mayopeacepark/posts/jack-judges-parents-john-and-mary-judge-left-carrowbeg-county-mayo-ireland-to-se/10155849116766827/

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