Songwriter’s appeal for choir to record his tribute to NHS
A songwriter is hoping a major vocalist such as Michael Ball or a choir will step forward to record a tribute he has penned to the National Health Service.
John Woolridge, aged 75, from Coseley, who started working life as an engineer and then spent 30 years as a probation officer, has been writing songs since 1982.
He wrote a tribute to the Armed Forces who saw service in the Falklands and the song, “Santa Send My Daddy Safely Home to Me”, was recorded by Katie Teitge.
Later he wrote “For King and Country” to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War and this raised £450 for the charity Help for Heroes.
He said: “Now I have adapted the wording and I am hoping a choir, perhaps even one representing the NHS, will get in touch and I have even tried to contact singer Michael Ball.
“I do not want a penny from this and want whatever it makes to go to funds for the National Health Service.”
Married with two grown-up children and six grandchildren, John said: “If this takes off I hope it makes a lot of money for the NHS and if not it will still be a tribute.
“The country owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the NHS for their relentless courage and resilience in the face of such adversity. To quote Churchill, never in the history of medicine have so many owed so much to so few.”
John has the backing tracks and sheet music to his song and anyone interested in taking up the chance to record the song is asked to call 07528195005.
