Humphrey Lyttelton Musical artist

Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster, and chairman of the BBC radio comedy programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. As a performer, he is perhaps best-remembered for the hit single "Bad Penny Blues" (1956). Although known as a jazz trumpeter he also played clarinet.

Personal facts

Humphrey Lyttelton
Alias (AKA)
Humph
Lyttelton Humphrey Richard Adeane
Birth dateMay 23, 1921
Birth place
Eton Berkshire
Date of deathApril 25, 2008
Place of death
Barnet General Hospital
Hometown
Eton Berkshire
Berkshire

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Musical artist

Career started1945
Career ended2008
associated musical artist
Alan Barnes (musician)
Tony Coe
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Dixieland
instrument
Trumpet

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Humphrey Lyttelton on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://canterburyheritage.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html
  2. http://download.itv.com/southbankshow/humphreylyttelton.mp3
  3. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article4081155.ece
  4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/people/humphrey_littleton_person_page.shtml#startcontent
  5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/bestjazz
  6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/clue.shtml
  7. http://www.bigredbook.info/humphrey_lyttelton.html
  8. http://www.calligraph-records.co.uk
  9. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/dec/14/graeme-garden-remembers-humphrey-lyttelton
  10. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/oct/20/comedy-radio