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Dick Heckstall-Smith

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Also known as Richard Malden Heckstall-Smith

English jazz and blues saxophonist (1934-2004)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • BLOWING THE BLUES: FIFTY YEARS PLAYING THE BRITISH BLUES
  • The Safest Place in the World

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1934-09-16
Active to
2004-12-17

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,923
Total plays
11,105

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Dick Heckstall-Smith (September 16, 1934 – December 17, 2004) was an English jazz and blues saxophonist. He played with some of the most important English blues-rock and jazz-rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s - including Blues Incorporated (Alexis Korner's groundbreaking blues group), the Graham Bond Organisation (in the lineup that included bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker), John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, and the pioneering UK jazz-rock band Colosseum. <a href="https://www.last.fm/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Dick
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Ludlow
Place of death
London
Occupation
jazz musician
Educated at
Gordonstoun
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
saxophone
Official website
www.heckstall-smith.com
Image
Dick Heckstall-Smith.jpg
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date of birth
1934-09-26
date of death
2004-12-17
start of work period
1962-00-00
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