An elaborate variation on this piece, “Lesson One”, was a hit in 1962 for Russ Conway.
He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1959, when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews during a recording session at the BBC's Studio 1 at 201 Piccadilly, London.
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He appeared as himself in French and Saunders' 1994 Christmas special, playing "Side Saddle" in their spoof of The Piano.
Russ Meyer | Conway | Conway Twitty | Tim Conway | John Horton Conway | Gerry Conway | Conway, New Hampshire | Russ Cline | Ron Conway | North Conway, New Hampshire | Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington | Conway's Game of Life | Russ Owen | Russ Meyer's | Russ Ballard | Martin Conway | Joanna Russ | Jill Ker Conway | Tim Russ | Russ Shafer-Landau | Russ Johnson | Russ Hamilton | Russ Haas | Russ Feingold | North Conway | Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford | Burroughs School (Conway, South Carolina) | Susan Conway | Sean Conway | Russ Titelman |
"Happy Days and Lonely Nights" has also been recorded by Ken Dodd, Anneke Grönloh, Dick James, Ginger Rogers, Kathy Kirby, Duke Special and Kay Starr with instrumental versions by UK pianist Billy Thorburn (recorded 2 November 1954), Max Bygraves, Russ Conway, Ted Heath and Phil Tate.