As a bandleader, Ted Heath was responsible for introducing the British public to many top singers of the 50s, including Dickie Valentine, Lita Rosa and Dennis Lotus.
His 1953 recording of the Dragnet theme was the first TV theme to become a Top Ten hit in Britain.
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