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George Edward Heath (30 March 1902 – 18 November 1969) [1] was a British musician and big band leader.. Heath led what is widely considered Britain's greatest post-war big band, [2] recording more than 100 albums, [3] which sold over 20 million copies. [4]
Geraldo and his Tango Orchestra: 1933, 1955 (Blackpool) Ernie Gerrard: 1935; ... Ted Heath and his Band: 1948, 1954; The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band: 2007, 2009;
Don Lusher OBE (6 November 1923 [1] – 5 July 2006) was an English jazz and big band trombonist best known for his association with the Ted Heath Big Band. In a career spanning more than 60 years, he played trombone with a number of jazz orchestras and bands and was twice President of the British Trombone Society.
Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), commonly known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Heath also served for 51 years as a Member of Parliament from 1950 to 2001.
In September 1951 Verrell joined the Ted Heath Orchestra and remained with the band until Heath's retirement in 1964. At the time Heath's band was the leading British big band, [ 1 ] and they performed at many concerts, including Sunday-night swing sessions at the London Palladium . [ 5 ]
He also toured the US with the Ted Heath Orchestra. [1] He recorded in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Pye Nixa and Columbia labels. [4] In 1956, Lotis toured with a production of the musical Harmony Close, and first worked as an actor in 1959 in John Osborne's The World of Paul Slickey. [1]
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Born in London in 1924, Hawksworth initially trained as a pianist, but also played double bass for Britain's leading big band the Ted Heath Orchestra during the early 1950s and through the 1960s. During this time he became one of the most popular jazz bassists in the UK, winning many polls and was often featured as a soloist on Heath concerts ...