Humphrey Lyttelton
English trumpeter and broadcaster (1921–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family.
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Birth name | Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton |
Born | (1921-05-23)23 May 1921 Eton College, Buckinghamshire, England |
Died | 25 April 2008(2008-04-25) (aged 86) London, England |
Genres | Jazz, dixieland |
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Instrument(s) | Trumpet, clarinet |
Years active | 1945–2008 |
Labels | Calligraph |
Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional musician, leading his own eight-piece band, which recorded a hit single, "Bad Penny Blues", in 1956. As a broadcaster, he presented BBC Radio 2's The Best of Jazz for forty years, and hosted the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on BBC Radio 4, becoming the UK's oldest panel game host.
Lyttelton was also a cartoonist, collaborating on the long-running Flook series in the Daily Mail, and a calligrapher and president of The Society for Italic Handwriting.