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Kenny Ball RIP

Lincsaddick
Lincsaddick Posts: 32,491
in Not Sports Related
Kenny passed last week aged 82.
An always smooth & immaculate TV and radio regular during the 1960s with his Jazzmen, a VERY underrated, understated musician, the Louis Armstrong of Dagenham.
Midnight in Moscow
RIP Kenny

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  • StrikerFirmani
    StrikerFirmani Posts: 2,757
    Saw him live at the Fairfield Hall a few years back, he had recovered from cancer evidently. The jazzmen had an additional trumpet player just to cover the high notes if he struggled but sounded ok to me on the night, good entertainment.

    He came over as a really genuine guy and musician.

    RIP Kenny
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 12,027
    RIP
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    More sad news. Well remember the heyday of the 'Trad Jazz' bands in the late 50s/early 60s: Kenny, Acker, Chris Barber, Terry Lightfoot and many more. RIP.
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    RIP Kenny
  • queensland_addick
    queensland_addick Posts: 7,585
    Went to my school (long before me) he and Paul Ince were the most famous people produced there.
    RIP

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