Humphrey Lyttelton

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bandleader broadcaster composer human jazz trumpeter radio presenter

Humphrey Lyttelton was a renowned British jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and broadcaster who became one of the leading figures in the post-war UK jazz scene.

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Humphrey Lyttelton canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
broadcaster ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz trumpeter ⓘ
radio presenter ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications following surgery ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1921-05-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2008-04-25 ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
employer BBC ⓘ
familyName Lyttelton ⓘ
fullName Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
traditional jazz ⓘ
givenName Humphrey ⓘ
instrument cornet ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
knownFor hosting the BBC Radio 4 panel show "I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue" ⓘ
leading figure in post-war British jazz ⓘ
leading his own jazz band ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Humphrey Lyttelton Band ⓘ
militaryService British Army ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
nobleFamily Lyttelton family ⓘ
notableAchievement "Bad Penny Blues" reached the UK Singles Chart in 1956 ⓘ
notableRole chairman of "I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue" from 1972 until 2008 ⓘ
notableWork Bad Penny Blues ⓘ
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
broadcaster ⓘ
cartoonist ⓘ
jazz trumpeter ⓘ
musician ⓘ
radio presenter ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Eton, Berkshire ⓘ
surface form: Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
placeOfDeath Barnet, London, England ⓘ
positionHeld president of the Society for Italic Handwriting ⓘ
recordLabel EMI ⓘ
Parlophone ⓘ
relative Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ

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Emanuel School → hasNotableAlumnus → Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
Bad Penny Blues → performer → Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
Bad Penny Blues → composer → Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue → hasHost → Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
subject surface form: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue → hasChairman → Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
subject surface form: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
Humphrey Lyttelton Band → leader → Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
Humphrey Lyttelton Band → hasMember → Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
Lyttelton family → hasNotableMember → Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
"Bad Penny Blues" reached the UK Singles Chart in 1956 → composer → Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
subject surface form: Bad Penny Blues
"Bad Penny Blues" reached the UK Singles Chart in 1956 → performer → Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
subject surface form: Bad Penny Blues