<Tr> <Th> Instruments </Th> <Td> Guitar </Td> </Tr> <P> Hamish Imlach (10 February 1940, Calcutta, British India - 1 January 1996, Motherwell, Scotland) was a Scottish folk singer . He was born in Calcutta to Scottish parents but claimed to have been conceived in Glasgow, Scotland . Although his commercial success was limited, he influenced many other artists, including most notably John Martyn, Billy Connolly, and Christy Moore . In Central and Northern Europe Imlach enjoyed a strong reputation as a vivid live artist . Particularly in Denmark and Germany his live performances were much cherished . </P> <P> He had his biggest hit in the late 1960s with "Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice", a scurrilous and hilarious take on the American gospel standard "Virgin Mary Had a Little Baby" written by Ron Clark and Carl MacDougall . The song was for a time banned by the BBC as it was assumed to be full of double meanings, but at one point became the most requested song on British Forces Radio . </P> <P> He was described by Ewan McVicar, the Scottish storyteller and singer, as "a raconteur who taught Billy Connolly, a singer who taught Christy Moore, a blues guitarist who taught John Martyn". </P>

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