Alyn Ainsworth

Alyn Ainsworth (24 August 1924 – 4 October 1990)^[1] was a British musician, singer and conductor of light entertainment music.^[2]

Education and early career

Born in

Geraldo, but turned down an offer from Val Parnell to conduct the London Palladium Orchestra. Ainsworth chose in 1951 to join the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra, the BBC's then in-house big band, as its arranger-conductor.^[2]

Later career

Ainsworth achieved a huge degree of success with the BBC NDO, whose reputation as one of the top bands in the UK was in no small amount due to his hard work and high standards. In 1956, he announced his engagement to Teddie Beverley of the

Sunday Night at the London Palladium

. They could not marry immediately and in 1957 he announced that the engagement was cancelled.

He resigned from the BBC in 1960 and went freelance. He was signed up by

Granada TV to replace Peter Knight as presenter of Spot the Tune.^[3]

In 1965, he conducted the orchestra at the

LWT show Lena and Bonnie, and in 1979 Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra provided the music for the BBC show Lena Zavaroni and Music

. Along with Alan Roper he provided the musical arrangements for the show.

Throughout his final years, he continued to collaborate with composers for some of

Live From Her Majesty's

.

Ainsworth died in London aged 66.[2]