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Don Lusher

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Don Lusher OBE (6 November 1923 – 5 July 2006) was an English jazz and big band trombonist best known for his association with the Ted Heath Big Band. [1]

29 relations: Acker Bilk, Alexis Korner, Big band, Cambridgeshire, Collective Consciousness Society, Decca Records, Demobilization, Frank Sinatra, George Melly, Humphrey Lyttelton, Jack Parnell, Jazz, Joe Daniels (jazz drummer), John Chilton, John Dankworth, Kenny Ball, Maurice Winnick, Order of the British Empire, Peterborough, Royal Artillery, Royal College of Music, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Marines, Ted Heath (bandleader), The Daily Telegraph, The Salvation Army, The Squadronaires, Trombone, World War II.

Acker Bilk

Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was an English clarinettist and vocalist known for his appearance – goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat – and breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register clarinet style.

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Alexis Korner

Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984) was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues".

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Big band

A big band is a type of musical ensemble that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section.

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Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.), is an East Anglian county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west.

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Collective Consciousness Society

Collective Consciousness Society, more commonly known as CCS, were a British musical group, led by blues guitarist Alexis Korner.

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Decca Records

Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis.

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Demobilization

Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status.

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Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century.

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George Melly

Alan George Heywood Melly (17 August 1926 – 5 July 2007) was an English jazz and blues singer, critic, writer and lecturer.

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Humphrey Lyttelton

Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the aristocratic Lyttelton family.

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Jack Parnell

John Russell "Jack" Parnell (6 August 1923 – 8 August 2010) was an English producer, bandleader and musician.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.

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Joe Daniels (jazz drummer)

Joe Daniels (1908–2003), born in Zeerust, South Africa, was a British drummer and performer whose career began in the early 1920s.

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John Chilton

John James Chilton (16 July 1932 – 25 February 2016) was a British jazz trumpeter and writer.

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John Dankworth

Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinetist and writer of film scores.

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Kenny Ball

Kenneth Daniel Ball (22 May 1930Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997), p. 29) – 7 March 2013) was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.

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Maurice Winnick

Maurice Winnick (28 March 1902 – 26 May 1962) was an English musician and dance band leader of the British dance band era.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 183,631 in 2011.

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Royal Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is the artillery arm of the British Army.

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Royal College of Music

The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK.

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Royal Festival Hall

The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,500-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London.

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Royal Marines

The Corps of Royal Marines (RM) is the amphibious light infantry of the Royal Navy.

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Ted Heath (bandleader)

George Edward "Ted" Heath (30 March 1902 – 18 November 1969) was an English musician and big band leader.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation structured in a quasi-military fashion.

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The Squadronaires

The Squadronaires is a Royal Air Force band which began and performed in Britain during and after World War II.

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Trombone

The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Lusher

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