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Alan Price the Randy Newman song "Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear", reached No. 4 in the chart as did his self-penned song, "The House That Jack Built". "Don't Stop the Carnival" followed in 1968 and rose to No. 13 in the UK singles charts. Price went on to host shows such as the musical "Price To Play" in the late 1960s, which featured Price performing and introducing the music of guests such as Fleetwood Mac and Jimi Hendrix. His second album, "A Price on His Head" (1967), featured seven songs by Randy Newman, who was virtually unknown at that time.