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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 ]
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.
After demobilization, Bentley joined Ted Heath in 1945. His first recording session with Heath was on 22 October 1945. [9] Although he left the band in 1950 to compose and write scripts, [4] he continued to work freelance for Heath and his last recording was the 89th Palladium Sunday concert on 12 April 1953. [10]
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]
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.
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 ...
Keating was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] After studying piano and trombone, he taught himself how to arrange and compose in his teens.From 1952, he worked with British big band leader Ted Heath as a trombonist, but within two years Heath asked him to become his primary arranger.
When Ted Heath and his music, started, it was mainly instrumental and relied upon drummer Jack Parnell and compere Paul Carpenter for vocals. Ted Heath also had a number of singers, including Lita Roza, Dickie Valentine and Dennis Lotis. [1] Campbell started on third trumpet, and contributed to the world-class drive of the famous Heath brass ...