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Humphrey Lyttelton Quotes
I did the pilot, and when they came through and said they were going to put it on the air, I had already some dates in the book with my band and so on. So Barry did the first one, he may have done a few more than the first one in the series, and I took it up from then.
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| Birth: | 23rd May, 1921 |
| Death: | 25th April, 2008 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Broadcaster, Cartoonist, Composer, Radio Personality, Trumpeter |
About
Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton, also known as Humph was born in Eton, Berkshire, England. He was an English jazz musician, composer, broadcaster, cartoonist, and radio personality. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, he became a popular figure of the trad jazz revival, leading his own eight-piece band, which recorded a hit single, "Bad Penny Blues", in 1956. As a broadcaster, he presented BBC Radio 2's The Best of Jazz for forty years, and hosted the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on Radio 4, becoming the UK's oldest panel game host. He was also a cartoonist, collaborating on the long-running Flook series in the Daily Mail. His albums list shown below: Triple Exposure, I Play As I Please, 1959, Georgia Mae, In The Evening, Big Band Classics, and I Love Jazz.
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