Johnny Dankworth
Saxophonist, Musical Artist
1927 – 2010
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Who was Johnny Dankworth?
Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE, known in his early career as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. He was the husband of jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, who survives him; they married in 1958.
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- Born
- Sep 20, 1927
Woodford, London - Also known as
- J. Dankworth
- John Dankworth
- John Phillip William Dankworth
- Dankworth, Johnny
- Dankworth, John
- Sir John Dankworth
- The John Dankworth Quintet
- The Johnny Dankworth Quintet
- Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra
- Sir John Phillip William Dankworth
- Spouses
- Cleo Laine
(1958 - 2010/02/06)
- Cleo Laine
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- England
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Academy of Music
- Sir George Monoux College
- Lived in
- Highams Park
- Died
- Feb 6, 2010
Marylebone
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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