Terry Lightfoot
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Terry Lightfoot | |
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| Birth name | Terence Lightfoot |
| Born | 21 May 1935 Trad Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Bandleader |
| Instruments | Clarinet |
| Years active | 1950-2013 |
Terence Lightfoot (21 May 1935 – 15 March 2013)[1] was a British jazz clarinettist and bandleader, and together with Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball was one of the leading members of the trad jazz generation of British jazzmen.
Early life
Lightfoot was born in
Dixieland
jazz band of his friends. After leaving school, he formed his first jazz band, the Wood Green Stompers.
Trad jazz
In 1955, he formed his band, Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen. They had three minor
The Jazzmen made regular appearances on Sunday nights at the Wood Green Jazz Club.Death
Lightfoot died in Milton Keynes General Hospital on 15 March 2013, aged 77, after suffering with prostate cancer.
References
- ^ "Jazz musician Terry Lightfoot dies". Itv.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ISBN 9780826472342. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
- ^
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 321. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- Terry Lightfoot at IMDb
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