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Humphrey Lyttelton (Trumpet Player) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Birthday
*** ,1921
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April 25, 2008 (86 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton, also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family. 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.
Birth nameHumphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton
BornMay 23, 1921, Eton College, Buckinghamshire, England
DiedApril 25, 2008, London, England
GenresJazz, dixieland
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, radio presenter, cartoonist
InstrumentsTrumpet, clarinet
Years active1945–2008
LabelsCalligraph
Associated actsTony Coe, Alan Barnes, Radiohead
Official Websitehttp://www.humphreylyttelton.com

About Humphrey Lyttelton

Trumpet Player Humphrey Lyttelton was born with name Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton. He was born in England on May 23, 1921. He dies at the age of 86, on April 25, 2008.

Lyttelton is best known for his 1956 jazz trumpet smash"Bad Penny Blues," as well as his work on the BBC Radio series I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. He founded the Trumpet Player Humphrey Lyttelton Band in the late 1950s.

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Humphrey Lyttelton before becoming famous

Humphrey Lyttelton was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1921 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He met jazz clarinetist Wally Fawkes at the Camberwell School of Art in the late 1940s while studying there. He recorded alongside American jazz pianist Saxophonist Sidney Bechet a few years later.

Achievement of Humphrey Lyttelton

He worked as a cartoonist for the Daily Mail from 1949 to 1956.

Humphrey Lyttelton's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Henrietta was his daughter from his marriage to Pat Braithwaite. Georgina and Stephen were his children with his second wife, Jill Richardson.

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Trumpet Player Louis Armstrong, an American jazz trumpeter, had an effect on him.

Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971) (Trumpet Player)
Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971)

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Humphrey Lyttelton Income & Net worth

Humphrey Lyttelton's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a trumpet player. Networth of Humphrey Lyttelton in 2024 is 5,000,000$+. He is Millionaire!

Humphrey Lyttelton Height and Weight

How tall is Humphrey Lyttelton? At the age of 86, Humphrey Lyttelton height is 5'11" (1.78m).

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Latest information about Humphrey Lyttelton updated on March 15 2023.